Weekly Wrap-Up

In case you missed any of this week’s tweets, here are some of the highlights from this week in music business news and advice:

NEWS:

• Sony Artists to Monetize Raw Cellphone Videos with Kyte http://ow.ly/85N
• Layoffs At Universal’s Interscope http://ow.ly/69q
• Virgin Media ISP Pulls Radical Plan For Legal P2P http://ow.ly/69t
• WMG YouTube Ban Spawns Protest Videos http://ow.ly/69u
• Sony Music Entertainment Q3 2008 Sales and Operating Profit Slip http://ow.ly/858
• Good NYT article about the Isle of Man unlimited download proposal http://ow.ly/69J
• LA’s EconMusic Conference Set For Feb. 5th http://ow.ly/6vK
• The Echo Nest Launches “PromoBot” - targeted online music promotion http://ow.ly/69L
• Irish ISP Agrees To Three-Strikes Scheme http://ow.ly/7Or
• The GarageBand Lesson Store Could Be Apple’s Next Revolution In Music (this looks extremely promising) http://ow.ly/6YS
• N.I.N. Released Free In New PlayApp Format http://ow.ly/6w2
• Post-Ustream Wrap Up: The Straddle http://ow.ly/7KE
• Slacker Gets $5M for Web Radio Service, Portable Player http://ow.ly/7qH
• National Geographic Starts a Record Label http://ow.ly/6Zj
• AT&T, Comcast Cozy Up to RIAA http://ow.ly/6Zd
• Bruce Houghton: Fan Data Resources http://ow.ly/6Z1

THOUGHTS, OPINION, ADVICE:

• Share your thoughts on the new music service Audiolife: http://ow.ly/6YJ
• Is music’s future on the Isle of Man? Thoughts from Gerd Leonhard… http://ow.ly/6NQ
• Pirates As Underserved Customers: Borrowing Thoughts From Another Industry http://ow.ly/6a0
• 10 Tips for Success in the Recording Studio http://ow.ly/6vF
• 7 simple steps to iPhone music-making enlightenment http://ow.ly/6vm
• How Mobile Video Has Changed The Way Music Videos Are Produced http://ow.ly/6Zn
• Thoughts on “quality” in music and entertainment http://ow.ly/69C
• “Facebook Friends Are Not The Holy Grail” http://ow.ly/7mm
• You guys gotta check out this list of musicians & labels on Twitter - maintained by @gcn1 - http://ow.ly/7Mh
• Sustaining a Creative Spirit http://ow.ly/7NQ
• Maximizing Your Music Experience (Part 1) http://ow.ly/69z, (Part Two) http://ow.ly/6vi, and (Part Three) http://ow.ly/6WL
• Interview w/ Ben Cohn, First Keyboardist and Assistant Conductor for Wicked on Broadway http://ow.ly/69r
• Some helpful templates from @mountflorida - Press releases, one sheet, etc. http://ow.ly/7O3
• Video: Malcolm Galdwell Tells How The Beatles Got To Be Great http://ow.ly/85u
• Thelonious Monk’s Advice http://ow.ly/7Ms
• What 2008’s Music Sales Can Tell Us About Selling Music in 2009: http://ow.ly/5Ue