Music+and+the+role+of+Web+2.0

Hayley Barrett == Pandora is a website that allows the user to create their own radio stations and explore countless artists. This website is managed by the Human Genome project, an interactive team that finds songs with similar qualities to the song selected. The website works by the user selecting a song or an artists then Pandora determines music with similar qualities. Pandora is completely interactive allowing the listener to skip or block songs. The capability to give a “thumbs up” to acceptable tunes enriches the site with collective user knowledge. This enables the viewer to create an ultimate listening experience. The site functions through the mash-up of the Pandora team and the general public creating a comprehensive stations. Since artists are grouped by their distinct sound, this creates the possibility for obscure artists to grow popular. Pandora continues to evolve since the audience is in control of the features of the website. ==

Taylor Marshall [|Liveplasma : Quickly Discover Similar Movies and Songs] "Liveplasma is a cool Flash site developed by Frederic Vavrille from France and offers an innovative way to discover movies, music, artists and bands according to your choice and preferences". Live Plasma offers a variety of music choices based on your own music tastes. It is very simple to use, all you have to do is type an artist that you enjoy listening to, and you get a chain link of multiple artists that are similar to the one you typed in. The circle figures that surround each artist or band is based on how popular that artist or band is. This website is a great addition to web 2.0. If you are looking for a new artist or band to listen to this would be one of the best places to start. I have used this website many times in the past and I can say the upside is that it is a great utility for people to find new music to listen to. The only downside that I can say about this website is that it doesn't have all bands or artists. Most of the music shown on this website is large mainstream music that most would have already known. The only issue I have with the website is that I would want them to include more artists that are not as popular, but just as good. Hayley Barrett Kim Jaxon English 130 October 21, 2009 In the article by Catherine Rampell, “ To Catch a Song Thief: Inside the Anti-Pirate Patrol” is an in-depth study of the control of music pirating. College students are the focus group of Rampell’s analysis. LimeWire is a free program that allows college students to pirate music. This illegal operation undermines the money making machine that is CDs. Many artists are losing revenue because of LimeWire and now gain profits from ticket sales. Although, some artists believe that the increasing awareness of their band can be achieved through having their music downloaded for no cost online. When interviewed, college age individuals feel secure stealing music because the majority of artists are presently living beyond their needs. Schools are being investigated increase the prevention of music stealing amongst students. At Chico State, students are charged at least $3,000 if found guilty of this crime. “ ‘We have no capability of targeting any school at all,’ " said the RIAA representative, who argued that campus administrators mistakenly think that individual colleges get picked on. " ‘We find what we find with this process, and that's what we send to schools’ ” (Rampell).

Works Cited  Rampell, Catherine. "To Catch a Song Thief: Inside the Anti-Pirate Patrol." Chronicle of Higher Education. Academic Search Premier. 23 May. 2008. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. Willis Farnsworth The Effect of Internet Piracy on Music Sales: Cross-Section Evidence The internet’s all around us as is music, so the two mixing in a world of cyberspace was going to come. In the article by Martin Peitz and Patrick Waelbroeck, they discuss the effect the internet has had on music sales. An interesting point is that even though the internet has allowed piracy of music to exist, it could be boosting sales by exposing people to new music, causing them to want to buy more (Peitz and Waelbroeck). This is an interesting point that the author states in their article. This article has many graphs and opinions that would be very insightful towards my research. Peitz, Martin and Waelbroeck, Patrick. “The Effect of Internet Piracy on Music Sales: Cross-Section Evidence.” __Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues__ 1(2) 2004: 71-79

Myspace Bands By: Melanie Higgins

In the magazine article, “MAXIMUM EXPOSURE: CASE STUDY: MYSPACE”, Antony Bruno, an overseer of Billboard Magazine’s Digital Entertainment page, and a writer of digital-related news and features, explains how a high school band became popular through Myspace. Bruno explains how one specific band, All Time Low, created a Myspace page, got signed by Hopeless Records, and managed to record three popular albums. He also makes claims about how Myspace works as a whole. For example, Bruno says, “While MySpace Music can't provide this level of support for every artist on the site, the decision to do so goes far beyond just promoting what labels ask it to. Unlike other promotional platforms that are purely one-way in nature -- such as a TV synch placement or a performance at the mall -- MySpace gives fans the ability to take an active role”(Par. 4). Bruno is arguing that Myspace knows exactly how to create a place that is promotional, and even though not every band becomes popular, or gets signed, Myspace is a great starting point for music-goers.

Bruno, Antony. ““MAXIMUM EXPOSURE: CASE STUDY: MYSPACE”. //Billboard Magazine.// 23 Sep. 2009: 1. Print.

Graffiti and Web 2.0 By: Jacob Tannenbaum

__Interveiw with Dorms__ Through the website artcrimes.com it provides a huge media of graffiti and features artusts all around the world. The interveiw with Dorms a graffiti writer from La that moved to San Diego he talks about his feelings about the graffiti on the internet. Bringing up the point of the false fame that is provided from putting your graffiti on the web, "The Internet is good, but it's a false sense of reality fame." (par 4) as he then talks about how he feels there is a lost persiut of graffiti. As he continues through the interveiw he talks about how he prefers how it used to be, such as driving around and walking miles to get to see a well known graffiti artists peice. Also including some of his influnces and artists who helped him out. Dorms is a graffiti artist who has done large scale murals and seems to be very pressed with the issue of people who are under reconized. Access to the internet and the web has provided a use of media that can be shown through out all the world and can use the photographs and video to provide recognition.

Works cited

Dorms." Interview by Ador ATB. //Artcrimes//. 2007. Web. 22 Oct. 2009. .

Haley Hilbers

In Hallam’s, Price’s, and Katsarou’s article “The Effects of Background Music on Primary School’s Task Performance”, they discuss not only the effects of music on children, but teens also, which is what interests me the most. They discuss the important role that music plays in a teen’s life. “We know that in the adolescent years music becomes increasingly important, with most teenagers listening to music for approximately three hours a day, its role being perceived in relation to portraying an image to the outside world and satisfying their emotional needs (qtd. In Hallam et al).” This quote ties into my topic perfectly because one of my approaches is the role that music plays in our lives. Hallam, Price, and Katsarou are also discussing the affects of music in the classroom, while pointing at that different children at different ages respond differently to music in the classroom. Another topic discussed that caught my eye was that while younger people study or engage in an activity they prefer to have some type of noise in the background. “We also know that much studying undertaken at home is accompanied by music or the TV playing (qtd. In Hallam et all).” This is interesting because it seems to go with the stereotypical assumption that people have on teens. The general idea of studying is to find a quiet place to complete work, but it is often seen with teens that they will put on music or do other things that are distracting. I found this article extremely helpful in many ways. First of all, the information included in the article is helpful with my topic and gives an interesting point of view. Second of all, the style it is written in interests me. While it is still scholarly, it is not extremely difficult to read or understand. This is a style I would like to achieve in my final paper, as well as my proposal.

Hallam et al, Susan. "The Effects of Background Music on Primary School Pupils' Task Performance." //Educational Studies// 2, p111-122, 12p 28.2: 2+. Print. 

Brett Edwards
Annotation proffesional style ====In David Beer's article "Making Friends With Jarvis Crocker: Music Culture in the Context of Web 2.0", he describes how web 2.0 and the sites that have birthed from it effect music culture and practices. He explores the web communities that double over as music sharing homes, focusing particularly on myspace. He then follows a single artist, Jarvis Crocker, on his path through new contemporary music culture, where he creates an online identity and fan base by using the new music sharing tools such as myspace. By looking specifically at the changes that one band goes through in the process of adapting to the new music culture, this article is a foundation of many research opportunities. He not only looks at the effects that new internet culture has on music and musicians, but also the effect that music has on forming connections between the users of the social media sites that the music is on.====

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works cited

Beer, David "Making Friends With Jarvis Cocker: Music Culture In the Context of Web 2.0" Sage publications, 2008
Live music 2.0 By: WhitPerson

We are not the only people exploring Web 2.0. In this article titled "Live Music 2.0: Concerts and the Social Web", the use of Web 2.0 is discussed in how people follow their favorite band(s)/artist(s). This particular blog entry goes into detail descussing similar sites based around the discovery and updates of musicians everywhere. The author also shows concern about their website and others are still developing. They also give you some sites that are suitable for researching bands and such. So many websites featuring Live Music 2.0 do exist. [|Music Stuff] will take you to a list of similar sites that Whitperson talks about. This blog would also like some feedback for research. __Bibliography__ Whitperson. "Live Music 2.0: Concerts and Social Web." Web log post. //Live music blog.com//. Columns, Live Music 2.0, 22 Oct. 2009. Web. 23 Oct. 2009. .