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eMusic.com adds digital tunes from Warner Music Group

Digital music downloads from Warner Music Group are now available at online digital music store eMusic.com. Warner Music Group labels include Atlantic Records and Sire.

Posted 01/13/2010Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Technology

The unexpected success of “I Dreamed …” echoes at Musicnotes.com

Since Susan Boyle stunned a British TV audience with her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream,” the song has shot to the top of the download charts at Musicnotes.com, setting a record of 1,000 sales in 10 days.

Posted 04/21/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Tying content to e-commerce, American Eagle sponsors a concert and contest

Tying its e-commerce web site to content, American Eagle Outfitters will stream on its children-oriented web site 77kids.com a one-time concert with pop band Jonas Brothers. The concert will take place Nov. 14 and will be shown at 77kids.com on Nov. 16.

Posted 09/09/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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eMusic’s catalog grows to more than 4 million tracks

eMusic, which claims the title of the largest retailer of independent music, reported today that its worldwide catalogue now exceeds 4 million tracks from more than 40,000 record labels.

Posted 08/05/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Online pranksters unite as Outrageous Ventures buys competitor GagWorks.com

Outrageous Ventures sells joke items online through such sites as PrankPlace.com and FunnyTies.com. GagWorks.com, which began selling online in 1996, had been one of its biggest competitors.

Posted 06/23/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Early search engine entrepreneurs launch a video-sharing web site

Courtney Jones and Robert Brahms, two of the founders of early search engine FindWhat.com, are among the founders of LoyalTV.com, a web site that lets consumers upload videos about their favorite products.

Posted 04/14/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

How a sudden YouTube frenzy swamped a small e-retailer with orders

A YouTube video from 1998 of the Indiana University a cappella group Straight No Chaser suddenly began registering hundreds of thousands of views a day. A-cappella.com, the only place that had the full DVD for sale, quickly sold out.

Posted 02/26/2008Don DavisPost a comment

Record label Naxos steps up its online efforts

Classical music record label Naxos is offering its catalog through MusicGiants.com, which also will carry music from PentaTone, a Dutch label distributed by Naxos of America. Naxos earlier this year launched its own download store, ClassicsOnline.com.

Posted 08/24/2007Don DavisPost a comment