The Daily Loper – June 30, 2006
Posted by Lopy in The Daily Loper on Jul 03, 2006
Today’s links of interest:
- A future in ‘oldies’: IPO generated million to fuel company’s buying power
Here’s a devilishly simple example of the Long Tail in action: "Our whole model is based on the premise that every track has some value to somebody." - Gadget uses TV as art form
File Under: Alternate uses for televisions. - My sonic youth
So, yeah, I once had a friend explain that her dad wouldn’t buy classical music on CD because the sound was too pristine. Now we’re lamenting the decline the big sounding, uh, Walkman. The more things change… - Gas prices have bands rethinking summer tours
This is madness never end? - Music Rocks But Who’s Listening
CD sales are down (again) and the cassette tape is about be mothballed. Oh, how we long for the good old days. - Lawmakers decry Christian film’s PG rating
Now they decide to get all het up. - Hollywood Awakens to the Geriatric Demographic
Or, Hollywood discovers that old people have disposable income too. - Signs of Life at the Box Office (if Not a Full Recovery)
As summer comes at us with full force, Americans take advantage of corporate air conditioning by hitting the megaplex. - A Blog Mogul Turns Bearish on Blogs
Another Nick-Denton-Is-Gloomy-About-Blogs article. This time with a twist: the Gawker media empire has lost some. - Promote your book on the web without taking a Libertine
The internet: it’s cheap, it’s easy, it’s very nearly ubiquitous. A primer using British bands as examples.
