Friday, February 28, 2003

Fleming & Associates. If you did nothing else but listen to the music of the artists who are represented by Fleming & Associates, you would nonetheless have a very rich and interesting musical life. [Reinvented News] Very nice site with lots of music to listen to - maybe close to a model of how to promote artists today 5:48:22 PM    comment []

Ipsos-Reid sez P2P doesn't hurt record sales. Ipsos-Reid has just completed a comprehensive study of music downloading, a study whose results put a lie to the recording industry's claims that P2P filesharing nets are harming their business. Check out this interview with an Ipsos-Reid research director: * Over 50% of teenagers download music. * About two-thirds of teenage boys download music * Surprisingly, teenagers are the most receptive demographic toward the concept of paying for online services. * Surprisingly, downloaders appear to buy more CDs Link Discuss (Thanks, Jim!) [Boing Boing Blog] This is a streaming interview with a slide show. The first 14 minutes of the 34 are the consultant talking about his methodology. You can skip to minute 14 and then get quite an informative session. A viewer player will load up front called Web Ex - you can also visit the Ipsos site which has lots of good data and charts on the topic of downloading 12:30:26 PM    comment []