Monday, April 20, 2009

More Online Radio Gains...


Online radio continues to show significant gains, according to a recent Arbitron study. In the past year, the weekly online radio audience in the US has grown by one-third, based on a survey of listeners aged 12 and over.


The study, a collaborative effort with Edison Research, estimated that 17 percent of Americans tap into an online station on a weekly basis, up from 13 percent one year ago. In total, the weekly online radio audience is now estimated at 42 million, a healthy chunk of the American population. More from Digital Music News

Monday, April 13, 2009

Older generations joining social networking

While online social networks like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are known hang-outs for younger adults and teenagers, older generations in recent months have been taking to the medium at a faster rate than any other age group. Many of these older folks use social networks to keep tabs on younger family members. Read more on CNN.com

Monday, April 6, 2009

Best Universal Pictures opening ever!

"Fast & Furious" sped away from expectations to gross a humongous $72.5 million. That result is effectively double what most industry observers had predicted for the debut of the fourth feature in Vin Diesel's car franchise, and it left in the dust a number of notable records. Best Universal Pictures opening ever (three-day), beating "The Lost World: Jurassic Park's" $72.1 million. read more

Teens are Streaming Music


U.S. teenagers, a bellwether customer for the record industry, bought 19 percent less music last year and instead turned to free alternatives like Pandora.com and MySpace.com, according to NPD Group Inc. more at bloomberg.com

Friday, April 3, 2009

Online Marketing Makes Sense!

For more than a decade, sales strategists have been advising businesses to take their marketing online. Forward-looking companies have heeded this message....businesses need to get with the times and accelerate their investments on the Internet, especially during the downturn. Here are a few good reasons why.