![]() But iLike doesn’t have its own music-streaming deals in place, instead it licenses Rhapsody’s streaming service. Thereby increasing usage of the application. Two officially designated “Great Apps.” One benefit of that designation is that when a friend takes an action on an iLike Facebook app, information about that action is more likely to appear in your news feed, When Facebook launched its own musician pages, last fall, iLike already had musician pages - it managed to get some of its own pages designated as official pages in place of Facebook’s. ![]() The company also has a free-standing site for music fans,, apps on other social networks, and plugins for desktop music players, but its Facebook apps have comprised the core of itsĪnd the company has had a delicate time keeping Facebook at bay so far. ILike’s Facebook apps include music-related games, a way to find local concertsĪnd buy tickets, and more. ILike has offered a wide range of music apps for Facebook and other social networks even before Facebook launched its own musician pages. So which partner is Facebook likely to be working with on this new project? Rhapsody is a mess by any measure of popularity or aesthetics Lala keeps launching new products to lots of fanfare but never seems to get traction. Facebook already shut down a third-party app called “Audio,” more than a year ago, because it let users upload and stream songs - and received takedown notices from labels. Have to deal with licensing streaming music directly from record labels. As the Post reported and I’ve confirmed, Facebook doesn’t want to To which I would personally add: “… or use images for things that could very likely exist in the future but are not yet launched nor even finalized.”įacebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will, as with other company decisions, make the final call on the future of the proposed music service. Not the best idea to use images for things that don’t exist! We’ll probably switch it out to reduce confusion. Honestly, that image was entirely made up by one of our engineers and doesn’t represent a current or future product to show a hypothetical feed story. So where did that screenshot come from? A Facebook spokesperson responded ![]() It currently doesn’t include these apps - nor any other way to listen to tracks like Come Together or buy an album like Abbey Road. While The Beatles do indeed have a Facebook Music fan page, The mockup doesn’t match what already exists, though. This currently available Facebook Music homepage also offers a way for bands to sell merchandise, such as albums, through a third-party app called “ MusicShop,” The page lets a band or itsĪgents upload tracks for users to listen to on their own pages, through a Facebook-built app called “ Music Player.” Facebook launched “Fan Pages” for musicians last year, built around a Facebook Music homepage. It certainly looks very much like a mock-up of the new music service. In the screenshot example it provided to show off the new feature, you can see that a user bought Beatles album Abbey Road through an app called “FBM” (Facebook Music?), and you get the option to listen to Last night, Facebook announced a new feature for any application built by Facebook or a third party, called “ Action Links.” So here’s another piece of that puzzle, maybe But in keeping with Facebook’s design philosophy, it will almost certainly integrate with existing Facebook features like its fan pagesįor musicians and the news feed that shows you your friends’ activities, I’ve learned, and include song playlists and ways to purchase music. Music would also open up new revenue streams for Facebook, currently the less profitable of the two social networks.įew details are available about how that such a music service would actually work. Rival MySpace has taken center stage, especially with its new MySpace Music site. The music industry wants better access to these users. This move would make Facebook a major player in the music world, as it is the largest social network in the world with well over 100 million monthly active users. Of course, Facebook may also try building its own service, or scratch the plans entirely. Partnership deal with one of four companies, including iLike, imeem, LaLa and iLike’s streaming music partner, Rhapsody. The details of a rumor published last week in the New York Post are, from my understanding, basically accurate.
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