Comments on: OMG New GNR on MySpace! Oh…Nevermind http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081121/omg-new-gnr-on-myspace-ohnevermind/ by Peter Kafka Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Welcome to the Jungle! Guns ‘N Roses Accused of Stealing Songs for Pirated Album | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081121/omg-new-gnr-on-myspace-ohnevermind/comment-page-1/#comment-11139 Welcome to the Jungle! Guns ‘N Roses Accused of Stealing Songs for Pirated Album | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:12:38 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=1299#comment-11139 [...] that the labels suing the band and Universal Music might have done last fall, when there was a biggish to-do about the album, and when the band and Universal Music were siccing the federal government on bloggers who posted [...] [...] that the labels suing the band and Universal Music might have done last fall, when there was a biggish to-do about the album, and when the band and Universal Music were siccing the federal government on bloggers who posted [...]

]]> By: Blogger to Guns ‘N Roses: Sorry I Shared Your Album. Best Buy to Guns ‘N Roses: Sorry We Bought Your Album. Axl Rose to Internet: Look At Me! | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081121/omg-new-gnr-on-myspace-ohnevermind/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Blogger to Guns ‘N Roses: Sorry I Shared Your Album. Best Buy to Guns ‘N Roses: Sorry We Bought Your Album. Axl Rose to Internet: Look At Me! | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:40:42 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=1299#comment-1045 [...] Before anyone gets tempted to put two and two together here and blame the Internet for poor music sales, be warned: The music that is most popular among file-sharers is the music that is most popular among buyers. In retrospect, it was easy to tell that his album would stiff based on the reactions of MySpace browsers who came to check out a legal stream of the album — they listened to one track and bailed out. [...] [...] Before anyone gets tempted to put two and two together here and blame the Internet for poor music sales, be warned: The music that is most popular among file-sharers is the music that is most popular among buyers. In retrospect, it was easy to tell that his album would stiff based on the reactions of MySpace browsers who came to check out a legal stream of the album — they listened to one track and bailed out. [...]

]]> By: Best Buy’s News Not Quite As Grim As It Could Be: November Sales Flat | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081121/omg-new-gnr-on-myspace-ohnevermind/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Best Buy’s News Not Quite As Grim As It Could Be: November Sales Flat | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:26:58 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=1299#comment-1041 [...] company reports “double-digit declines” in movie and music sales (thanks for nothing, Guns ‘N Roses fans) and single digit declines in video games. Print [...] [...] company reports “double-digit declines” in movie and music sales (thanks for nothing, Guns ‘N Roses fans) and single digit declines in video games. Print [...]

]]> By: Ken Okel http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081121/omg-new-gnr-on-myspace-ohnevermind/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Ken Okel Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:07:48 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=1299#comment-507 A MySpace music page should give people a taste for the album but not the whole thing. The band has great brand recognition and that will generate curiosity. But nothing has come from GNR for a long time. I loved my Atari 2600 years ago but that doesn't mean I want to play one today. A MySpace music page should give people a taste for the album but not the whole thing.

The band has great brand recognition and that will generate curiosity. But nothing has come from GNR for a long time. I loved my Atari 2600 years ago but that doesn’t mean I want to play one today.

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