Social Media = Buyers

I often get a laugh out of how marketers interpret information. A few days ago the BNET crew wrote a brief article about “Myspace and YouTube: Bad Marketing?” I always put on my thinking cap and ask hard questions when marketers draw faulty links or the point they are trying to make is conflicting in the same paragraph:

Warner Music Sues Imeem For Infringement

Did you hear that Flea (of Red Hot Chili Peppers fame) is going to teach schoolchildren music?  Well, Warner Music Group (which represents the Chili Peppers) is going to teach Imeem a lesson - it’s suing the social networking site for copyright infringement.

Rumor: MySpace To Acquire Flektor

MySpace is rumored to be purchasing Flektor, a new startup that allows users to create widgets from photos, video and text, TechCrunch is reporting.