They’ve actually figured out that I might like to buy similar music to what I’m listening too.  Now which rocket scientists did they hire to finally figure that out?  If someone is listening to Imogen Heap (she did Watcha Say first), then maybe they’ll be interested in buying music?!!  Wow – amazing.  These guys finally got it.  And guess what, it’s not Imeem’s fault – it’s the music industry.  Don’t get me started again on who the idiotas are…
Here was the ad that actually made me click, but I was disappointed when the ad click went…you guessed it – to the iTunes installation page.  Now how does that help me when I want to buy music?

Someone let the new artist Savior know that her advance is going towards iTunes acquisition…sweet.  It’s probably some type of creative ad, but guess what Saviour…iTunes doesn’t care if you sell…they only care that I install iTunes.

Now wouldn’t you install iTunes if the headline said this:

Looking for Saviour – EP by Lights?

HAHAHA  F*CK YOU ITUNES — YOU BAIT AND SWITCH F*CKS

Don’t believe me on how bright Imeem is with advertising?  Check out my previous post on Imeem in the Deadpool.

HOWEVER, they’ve just secured a fresh round of funding in a recapitalization which means…new money and new company.

Check it out on TechCrunch

It discusses the rise and fall of SpiralFrog.com – an innovative ad-driven, streaming music website.

They Had Big Dreams – But Plopped a Turd Instead

The best part of the writeup is this quote among many other figures,

…He noted that SpiralFrog had initially projected 2008 revenue at $55 million, then reduced estimates in January that year to $25 million, then reduced them again three months later to $3 million. “Uniques are great, but hedge funds want to see revenue,” he implored….

Check out the article for the numbers $$$

Awesome article, a must read.  Here ya go.

After reading how bad they screwed up managing the thing, ask yourself, if they actually ever had a chance?

After I was hooked, the music was taken down (obviously because Deezer has not secured the licensing arrangement for American IP addresses to play back the music).  So once again, as a music listener, I found a model that I liked and became extremely loyal too (just like Imeem and Last.fm before they were ruined).

Yesterday, I was excited again.

Deezer Relaunched With a New Interface!

For a whopping one day, I had all the music that I wanted again in an amazing interface.  Music heaven really and I am willing to pay for it too!  I let me friends know that Deezer was back and better than ever (and free).  By the time they got to the site, the major label music was taken down again.

Will Deezer make it?  Surely not.

Labels Will Not Sign Deals Where the Service Provider Can Profit

Therefore, the deals never get done.  So we can honestly say that Deezer probably has zero chance for sustainable success or profitibility.  If you can’t get the music, you can’t offer any service.  Without service, no advertising.  Without advertising, no money for licensing.  Once again the labels will do a deal with them that they can’t sustain and they will take it so that they at least have a tiny chance to make it.

Lame.