Friday Run Down

• Would you bet AGAINST or FOR iTunes? You can now put some $$$ down on whether iTunes will become the worlds largest music retailer by 2009 or not. It's either Wal-mart or iTunes. Make a wise choice, you could win some cash. (Read Full Article)
• Believe it or not people aren't listening to the radio as much as they used to. New York's Rock Experience, WRXP is now focusing on New York listeners and tuning their frequencies to music directly related to hit makers such as Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, and Depeche Mode. (Check it)
• EMI shuts doors in Thailand due to "lower priced pirated CD's" resulting in the decline of CD sales. I for one have NEVER bought a pirated CD. Either Thailand has a huge market for pirated CD's, or EMI is living on another planet. (You Decide)
• Google, already the world's most popular spot for finding Web sites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites too. (Musicians dream?)
  

Facebook Launches Music Platform

Check out the low down on Bruce Houghton's Hypebot Blog.


Time will tell if Facebook can be as cool or as popular amung bands as MySpace, ReverbNation, PureVolume, and GarageBand.com. Most bands already have their own Facebook groups or Apps of their own created soley for the band. Way to miss the train Facebook.