http://edufireblog.disqus.com/Education RevolutionenSat, 27 Sep 2008 23:53:16 -0000http://blog.edufire.com/2008/09/25/the-launch-of-myspace-music-and-what-it-means-to-the-future-of-education/#comment-4618485this is all about driving music into the attention economy, back where it came from. before recorded music the only way to profit from music was really via performance sales. you want to see the symphony? you buy a ticket and go see the symphony. the digitization of the distribution channel brings us back to the future.<br><br>mysapce got it's initial boost from local bands who flocked to self-promote on the site. now the question becomes, 'are teachers similar enough to local bands?' can they translate small, local audiences into larger, wider web audiences? can they capitalize on the same forces that have impacted the music business? can they use the tools of 2008 to self-promote, self-distribute and self-monetize?<br><br>clearly music and education are different businesses with different core drivers but the same forces are impacting both businesses. <br><br>it seems like it's time for a revolution, time to light a fire.jeffSat, 27 Sep 2008 23:53:16 -0000http://blog.edufire.com/2008/09/25/the-launch-of-myspace-music-and-what-it-means-to-the-future-of-education/#comment-4618488Great follow-up to this here:<br><br><a href="http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/09/where_attention.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/09/...</a><br><br>"Maintain an incoming flow of attention and money will follow."<br><br>Exactly.jonFri, 26 Sep 2008 11:55:09 -0000http://blog.edufire.com/2008/09/25/the-launch-of-myspace-music-and-what-it-means-to-the-future-of-education/#comment-4618484It is an awesome concept to merge the streaming music with a social networking site. Many bands currently promote and network their music on MySpace currently anyway. It is great that Royalties are paid as well! Sounds like a win, win! Branding is so important for any company.TinaFri, 26 Sep 2008 03:09:47 -0000http://blog.edufire.com/2008/09/25/the-launch-of-myspace-music-and-what-it-means-to-the-future-of-education/#comment-4618487Yup, ad-supported and yes, artists get paid royalties for each stream.jonThu, 25 Sep 2008 19:42:22 -0000http://blog.edufire.com/2008/09/25/the-launch-of-myspace-music-and-what-it-means-to-the-future-of-education/#comment-4618486Ok, so I have a very naive question - is the revenue then being generated by advertising? And is this then going to pay the artists their royalties on MySpace Music?SandraThu, 25 Sep 2008 19:21:41 -0000http://blog.edufire.com/2008/09/25/the-launch-of-myspace-music-and-what-it-means-to-the-future-of-education/#comment-4618483Totally true. I think what makes this shift bigger is the magnitude. MySpace gets around 5x the traffic of Imeem and many more times that of Last.fm. Plus, I’d argue that Imeem and Last.fm are music sites while MySpace is broader in scope.<br><br>So yes, you’re right. But I think this is a bigger deal for several reasons, the primary one being that they’re MySpace.jonThu, 25 Sep 2008 15:10:36 -0000http://blog.edufire.com/2008/09/25/the-launch-of-myspace-music-and-what-it-means-to-the-future-of-education/#comment-4618482All very perceptive comments, but wasn't this all true a year ago when imeem started streaming all the major label tunes for free?<br><br>And wasn't it true in January of this year when last.fm followed imeem<br><br>The transformation started a long time ago, myspace is merely following the inevitable (and following it with a poor implementation by the sound of things)Annie MThu, 25 Sep 2008 14:59:42 -0000