38 free/cheap music sites — Welcome to the fray, Qbox!

38 free/cheap music sites — Welcome to the fray, Qbox!

Ever since Napster brought free MP3s mainstream — and subsequently garnered the wrath of the Recording Industry Association of America — the music industry has been reeling.

No single strategy for listening to music online has come to dominate the market, as record labels, managers, artists, fans, Apple’s music offering, Internet radio and recommendation companies all jockey for position. But one thing is clear above all the din: Fans will not be denied their music —… Continue Reading

Web 2.0 Summit: MadeIt, Nokia’s new phone, and Zennstrom’s disappearance

Web 2.0 Summit: MadeIt, Nokia’s new phone, and Zennstrom’s disappearance

Web 2.0 Summit, co-hosted by O’Reilly Media and CMP, kicks off this Wednesday at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel. A who’s who list of Web 2.0 digerati will converge for three days of deal making, partying and more deal making.

If you didn’t have the budget to nab one of the $3,595 tickets for the event, fret not – VentureBeat reporters will be on hand to bring you frontline dispatches.

In preparation for the event, here’s a quick… Continue Reading