miniblog

• Revamped Last.fm boasts 'smartest' ads on the web
  I know that 50% of my ad spend is wasted; I just wish I knew which 50%? Or have the odds got shorter. It'll be interesting to see if record companies, who have been tradtionally shy of online advertising in the UK give it a go.
• Music industry to tax downloaders
  It still seems like one of the better business models being pushed as a way of saving the record business. The only question is are the record companies, ISP's and mobile Networks prepared to do the deal?
• BPI v ISPs - who's won on music piracy?
  The record industry get their own way, forcing the ISP's to act as the internet police! But will it stop the decline in CD sales?
• For Coldplay, it's another album, but for EMI, is it a leap too far?
  Can Coldplay's latest album keep the wolf from the door, or will it be a final hurrah as the band go DIY?
• The digital things people say
  Who were HMV trying to convince about their digital strategy in 2005?