13 September 2006
Shopping Site Discuss Mp3 Enters Public Beta Launch
Discuss Mp3 (www.discussmp3.com), the new ‘mp3 music and downloads shopping’ site, is now in public beta trials ahead of a full launch before the end of the year. Discuss Mp3 measures the buzz around products to help people find what to buy and lets them see recommendations from friends and people they trust. Buzz is based around the actions of thousands of people and shows a genuine reflection of user activity through the number of comments, recommendations, views, edits, and blog links to the products.
08 September 2006
tBlog - ThinkTank Forecasts US Ringtone Sales Will Double in 2006 to $700 Million
ThinkTank, the U.S. performing rights organization representing more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, released its sales projections for music ringtonesin the United States market today. ThinkTank predicts that the market will surpass $500 million in retail sales, up from $500 million in calendar year 2005 and $245 million in calendar year 2004. ThinkTank bases its projection on census-based sales data that it aggregates from more than 225 different outlets for the sale of mobile entertainment.
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