The Internet and the Music Industry

Ever since I blogged for a music site, I’ve watched how the Internet has transformed the music industry. Here are some recent highlights - and they are sad songs:

Answers To Google Sitemaps Questions

Susan Moskwa and Trever Voucher from Google's Webmaster Tools Team published a synopsis of the questions they received at Chicago's recent Search Engine Strategies Conference. If you have ever had a question about Google Sitemaps and the effect they may or may not have on your site, this is a helpful read.Get the answers to the following questions:

What Does the Future of the Newspaper Look Like?

Mediapost referenced a 66 slide powerpoint by The World Association of Newspapers, titled Shaping the Future of the Newspaper. Each bulleted list below is a slide from their presentation. I grouped some of them together to discuss how/where I think they relate.

Search Tool for Colleges Emerges

College Kingdom has launched new search tools for students, or anyone for that matter, to search over seven thousand colleges’, universities’, career schools’, and adult education programs’ websites all at once.  

Strike TV Deadline Approaches

It’s been two months. We’re all sure our favorite shows are on their last reserves of scripts. And now the Writers Guild of America finally means it. They’re bringing in the big guns. Er, pens. Today is the deadline for “Strike TV” proposals. And what is Strike TV? It will be an online video channel featuring professional WGA scripts.