Comments on: eMusic Spike http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott Burns http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-36291 Scott Burns Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:07:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-36291 <p>eMusic increased it's rates back on November 21st -- single track prices rose from $0.25 to $0.33. Existing members (like myself) are grandfathered in at the old rates. They provided plenty a heads up to members well ahead of time that they could upgrade their subscriptions at the old rate and I bet many did. More downloads = more browsing the catalog. I bet they picked up a lot of new members before the 21st, as well.</p> eMusic increased it’s rates back on November 21st — single track prices rose from $0.25 to $0.33. Existing members (like myself) are grandfathered in at the old rates. They provided plenty a heads up to members well ahead of time that they could upgrade their subscriptions at the old rate and I bet many did. More downloads = more browsing the catalog. I bet they picked up a lot of new members before the 21st, as well.

]]> By: Scott Burns http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-54824 Scott Burns Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:07:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-54824 <p>eMusic increased it's rates back on November 21st -- single track prices rose from $0.25 to $0.33. Existing members (like myself) are grandfathered in at the old rates. They provided plenty a heads up to members well ahead of time that they could upgrade their subscriptions at the old rate and I bet many did. More downloads = more browsing the catalog. I bet they picked up a lot of new members before the 21st, as well.</p> eMusic increased it’s rates back on November 21st — single track prices rose from $0.25 to $0.33. Existing members (like myself) are grandfathered in at the old rates. They provided plenty a heads up to members well ahead of time that they could upgrade their subscriptions at the old rate and I bet many did. More downloads = more browsing the catalog. I bet they picked up a lot of new members before the 21st, as well.

]]> By: geoff http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-36290 geoff Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:24:40 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-36290 <p>How about Zune? Much as you hate the thing (for no very good reason, IMHO), it does perhaps herald a move away from itunes. and it seems to me to be targeted at an indie audience (look at the pre-loads), just as emusic is. and the timing is just right.</p> How about Zune? Much as you hate the thing (for no very good reason, IMHO), it does perhaps herald a move away from itunes. and it seems to me to be targeted at an indie audience (look at the pre-loads), just as emusic is. and the timing is just right.

]]> By: geoff http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-54823 geoff Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:24:40 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-54823 <p>How about Zune? Much as you hate the thing (for no very good reason, IMHO), it does perhaps herald a move away from itunes. and it seems to me to be targeted at an indie audience (look at the pre-loads), just as emusic is. and the timing is just right.</p> How about Zune? Much as you hate the thing (for no very good reason, IMHO), it does perhaps herald a move away from itunes. and it seems to me to be targeted at an indie audience (look at the pre-loads), just as emusic is. and the timing is just right.

]]> By: eric http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-36289 eric Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:03:59 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-36289 <p>I thought allofmp3.com had been cut off at the knees by the announcement of Visa/MasterCard they would no longer process payments to that site. I expect traffic for them would be down. Although Norway did just rule allofmp3 legal. Norway giveth, VISA taketh away.</p> I thought allofmp3.com had been cut off at the knees by the announcement of Visa/MasterCard they would no longer process payments to that site. I expect traffic for them would be down. Although Norway did just rule allofmp3 legal. Norway giveth, VISA taketh away.

]]> By: eric http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-54822 eric Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:03:59 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-54822 <p>I thought <a href="http://allofmp3.com">allofmp3.com</a> had been cut off at the knees by the announcement of Visa/MasterCard they would no longer process payments to that site. I expect traffic for them would be down. Although Norway did just rule allofmp3 legal. Norway giveth, VISA taketh away.</p> I thought allofmp3.com had been cut off at the knees by the announcement of Visa/MasterCard they would no longer process payments to that site. I expect traffic for them would be down. Although Norway did just rule allofmp3 legal. Norway giveth, VISA taketh away.

]]> By: Tim Lee http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-36288 Tim Lee Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:05:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-36288 <p>Cog: that's certainly possible, but Rhapsody, AllOfMp3 and Napster--which had similar traffic to eMusic last month--haven't seen a similar spike. So it would have to be a methodological change that only affected eMusic customers.</p> Cog: that’s certainly possible, but Rhapsody, AllOfMp3 and Napster–which had similar traffic to eMusic last month–haven’t seen a similar spike. So it would have to be a methodological change that only affected eMusic customers.

]]> By: Tim Lee http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-54821 Tim Lee Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:05:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-54821 <p>Cog: that's certainly possible, but Rhapsody, AllOfMp3 and Napster--which had similar traffic to eMusic last month--haven't seen a similar spike. So it would have to be a methodological change that only affected eMusic customers.</p> Cog: that’s certainly possible, but Rhapsody, AllOfMp3 and Napster–which had similar traffic to eMusic last month–haven’t seen a similar spike. So it would have to be a methodological change that only affected eMusic customers.

]]> By: Cog http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-36287 Cog Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:44:52 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-36287 <p>I'm going to make the conservative guess that Alexa just changed its traffic measurement methodology in some obscure way. Tom Waits may be popular but he's not <i>that</i> popular.</p> <p>Another possibility is that emusic's decision to change its pricing plans attracted a lot of attention. It was linked (disparagingly) on BoingBoing, at least. People may be clicking through links like that, or people who were on the fence may have decided they want to sign up in order to lock in the old prices.</p> I’m going to make the conservative guess that Alexa just changed its traffic measurement methodology in some obscure way. Tom Waits may be popular but he’s not that popular.

Another possibility is that emusic’s decision to change its pricing plans attracted a lot of attention. It was linked (disparagingly) on BoingBoing, at least. People may be clicking through links like that, or people who were on the fence may have decided they want to sign up in order to lock in the old prices.

]]> By: Cog http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-54820 Cog Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:44:52 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-54820 <p>I'm going to make the conservative guess that Alexa just changed its traffic measurement methodology in some obscure way. Tom Waits may be popular but he's not <i>that</i> popular.<br><br>Another possibility is that emusic's decision to change its pricing plans attracted a lot of attention. It was linked (disparagingly) on BoingBoing, at least. People may be clicking through links like that, or people who were on the fence may have decided they want to sign up in order to lock in the old prices.</p> I’m going to make the conservative guess that Alexa just changed its traffic measurement methodology in some obscure way. Tom Waits may be popular but he’s not that popular.

Another possibility is that emusic’s decision to change its pricing plans attracted a lot of attention. It was linked (disparagingly) on BoingBoing, at least. People may be clicking through links like that, or people who were on the fence may have decided they want to sign up in order to lock in the old prices.

]]> By: Doug Lay http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-36286 Doug Lay Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:51:47 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-36286 <p>Tom Waits is the bomb! Might this have something to do with it as well:</p> <p>http://www.kingston.com/flash/village/default.asp</p> Tom Waits is the bomb! Might this have something to do with it as well:

http://www.kingston.com/flash/village/default.asp

]]> By: Doug Lay http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-54819 Doug Lay Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:51:47 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-54819 <p>Tom Waits is the bomb! Might this have something to do with it as well:<br><br><a href="http://www.kingston.com/flash/village/default.asp">http://www.kingston.com/flash/village/default.asp</a></p> Tom Waits is the bomb! Might this have something to do with it as well:

http://www.kingston.com/flash/village/default.asp

]]> By: Jesper WÃ??Ã?¸ldiche http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-36285 Jesper WÃ??Ã?¸ldiche Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:19:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-36285 <p>Tom Waits: 'Orphans' would be my guess :-) The most hyped, NEW album on eMusic since I joined. The kind of album people stand in line to buy on release day. Might be wrong of course.</p> Tom Waits: ‘Orphans’ would be my guess :-) The most hyped, NEW album on eMusic since I joined. The kind of album people stand in line to buy on release day. Might be wrong of course.

]]> By: Jesper WÃ??Ã?¸ldiche http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/comment-page-1/#comment-54818 Jesper WÃ??Ã?¸ldiche Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:19:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/12/07/emusic-spike/#comment-54818 <p>Tom Waits: 'Orphans' would be my guess :-) The most hyped, NEW album on eMusic since I joined. The kind of album people stand in line to buy on release day. Might be wrong of course.</p> Tom Waits: ‘Orphans’ would be my guess :-) The most hyped, NEW album on eMusic since I joined. The kind of album people stand in line to buy on release day. Might be wrong of course.

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