News: October 2

MySpace tries to strike new chord in digital music

http://www.newsday.com/technology/ny-bc-tec--myspacemusic0924sep24,0,3512793.story

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-fi-myspace25-2008sep25,0,3885213.story

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Discussion Questions:

• Would this new feature keep you on/draw you to MySpace?
• Will the advantages of downloading music through MySpace be enough to break Apple’s dominance on music downloads?
• Will the increased exposure to music through MySpace music lead to an increase in revenue for the music industry as MySpace has predicted?
• Will MySpace’s goal of becoming a “go to site” for buying concert tickets and music merchandise legitimize the site after having so many problems with the network (i.e. predators, privacy)?