Veoh, YouTube, and Many Other Sites One Step Closer To Becoming 100% Legal
From a recent ruling by a case between Universal Music Group and Veoh, the judge ruled that Veoh is a legal entity as long as it complies with the DMCA.
The safe harbor of the DMCA states that Web services are not liable for copyright infringement if the content is stored “at the direction of a [...]
Web Development or Design Work in Gainesville, Florida? Escape Media Group Can Help
Escape Media Group is the parent company of Grooveshark, and is a boutique web development firm located in Gainesville, FL.
Michelle Obama in Downtown Gainesville: Pictures
So the event is about to start, and there are a ton of people in downtown Gainesville. It almost feels like a rock concert.
Watch Hulu, CBS, Comedy Central, and Last.fm on Your Apple TV with Boxee
I may be purchasing an Apple TV. I’ve been looking for a way to watch Hulu on my PC without having to connect a DVI port to my Macbook Pro. Boxee looks to be just what I was looking for.
Michelle Obama Speaking on the Grooveshark Patio in Gainesville, FL
Tomorrow is shaping up to be an exciting day. Michelle Obama will be speaking tomorrow at 3pm EDT. She’s going to be speaking right outside our patio, and it’d be exciting even to see John McCain.
Grooveshark Goes Down For Maintenance, Cute Panda In Its Place
Looks like there are some changes abrew at Grooveshark, what o’ what could they be up to?
Here’s the quote from the page:
To those of you who were redirected here, we apologize.
In an attempt to befriend Asian investors and increase office morale, we here at Grooveshark established some connections with the Chinese black market and imported [...]
ReverbNation Partners With SongVest To Give Music Fans An Opportunity to Invest in 250,000 Artists
ReverbNation, who recently closed a $3 million funding round has had a wave of announcements recently. The most recent partnership with SongVest gives them yet another reason for independent artists to work on their platform.
Think Apple's Genius Feature is Just OK? Here's a REAL Genius Moment
So you think the latest Apple release is pretty neat, eh? But you probably don’t like the fact that it only includes music from your current library, and unless we’re pilfering millions of songs, it probably limits the ability for the Geniuses to do their work.
All the Music You Could Ever Want
Online music sites have [...]
Pandora's The Best Radio on Radio, But Herein Lies Their Biggest Problem
Pandora is a great service for listening to music, but I think their main strength may be their biggest weakness. Music fans have a ton of different of places to get music entertainment. TV, in the form of music videos, inserted into programming, and in movies. Fans can listen to the radio in the car, [...]
Analyzing Startup ROI in the Music Space: Lala vs Grooveshark vs we7
Working at Grooveshark, we’ve long been the underdog in the startup music game, and I definitely don’t think things have changed for us, but after 2 years of hard work, we’re finally starting to see some of the fruits of our labor. Rhapsody is spending $50 million on their new DRM-free campaign to try to [...]
Rob Thomas Made An Appearance in the Grooveshark Office, In Other News..
So I guess this whole Grooveshark thing is starting to pan out, eh? Well, Rob Thomas felt it necessary to stop by Gainesville on his way to Jacksonville today, and got the obligatory tour, complete with mention of ping-pong room, and pieces of chair.
Please excuse Rob’s expression, I think he was as surprised to be [...]
Creating a Legal Alternative to the Illegal Networks
Exclusives are the common trade practice for most industries to help companies get a competitive advantage over others. AT&T and the iPhone, the Super Bowl on FOX, Madonna on Verizon, etc.
Now for the first two, the exclusives make sense. You can’t use an iPhone on Verizon and you can’t watch the Super Bowl on CBS, [...]
Grooveshark: On Our Way to Durham, NC for CED in an RV
Yes, we are actually in an RV driving up i-95 to Durham, NC for the CED Venture Conference April 16-18.
We’re going to be presenting on Thursday at 2:30pm, so if you’re in the area, be sure to stop by and say hi:
By the way, if you haven’t yet, check out Grooveshark Lite and listen to [...]



