(Updated) The average YouTube video gets gets 50% of its views in the first 6 days after it is uploaded, according to TubeMogul via Silicon Valley Insider. After 20 days, a YouTube video has had 75% of its total views and the average video lifespan is probably getting shorter. In 2008, it took 14 days for a video to reach 50% of its views and 44 days to hit 75%. Lesson to marketers: post early and often.
Apple has sold more than two million iPads in the 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple also began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. The iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year.
Hello Music has added PlayNetwork, a service which provides integrated entertainment media experiences for brands, to its lists of opportunities for indie artists. The pair will collaborate to find opportunities for Hello Music’s artists to gain distribution and visibility with PlayNetwork’s footprint of over 65,000 business clients. (press release)
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Michael Dolan exits Music Connection Magazine after 33 years at the helm. He has stepped down as both the president of the company and co-publisher/executive editor. The MC co-founder sold his half of the company to partner Eric Bettelli,who will... Continue Reading »
Amazon.com and Walmart tie for #2 U.S. music retailer. The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Apple's control of the music industry. Is another source of income shrinking? Artist Imogen Heap says, "So expensive to tour!" Comparing the platforms: A... Continue Reading »