Social Networking Giant Facebook plans to launch a music platform. The Facebook music launch would be significant because Facebook’s huge user base (more than 750 million users) could provide a new marketplace for recording artists and music publishers.
Noone knows exactly how Facebook’s music platform would work. But most of the sources say that Facebook has not been negotiating to actually become a music retailer itself; instead, it may be creating an environment where third-party music services such as Pandora, Spotify, MOG and others can offer their wares. If that’s the case, rather than threaten existing music services, a Facebook music platform could actually provide a boost in traffic to those that offer free, ad-supported services.
A music launch would fit the vision Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined earlier this year, when he said it’s now best to judge Facebook’s growth based on the volume of content users are sharing, rather than on the raw number of active users.
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