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Today’s social experiences are all integrated into the Google/Apple/Facebook media platforms, and it hardly matters if the music consumer is using a personal computer or smart phone. An entire album can now be written and recorded on a laptop computer, while simultaneously released on iTunes and in traditional media outlets such as radio.
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See also the key findings in this report, Rideout et al. (2010, pp. 2–5).
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For example, recording artists, Cee Lo, Rihanna and others are cited in the following article that benefited from the viral influence of YouTube:Billboard, Nielsen Add YouTube Video Streaming To Its Platforms; Data Enhances Hot 100, Other Charts, http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/1549398/billboard-nielsen-add-youtube-video-streaming-to-its-platforms.
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See Sisario (2013).
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WhatsApp is a text-messaging application for smart phones.
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See also Facebook Buying WhatsApp For $19B, Will Keep The Messaging Service Independent: http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/19/facebook-buying-whatsapp-for-16b-in-cash-and-stock-plus-3b-in-rsus/.
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See Peoples (2011a).
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Based on Robertson (2011).
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This is typical of other Internet businesses as well where the growth in operating expenses often exceed the growth in revenue.
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See Peoples (2011b).
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See Peoples (2011b).
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Pitt, I.L. (2015). Why the Merger Could Be a Viable Option. In: Direct Licensing and the Music Industry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17653-6_10
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