1. Listening Socially The effect of digital and social media on the music industry. #SMBeats Alicia Aiello | Jake Hebert | Melanie Kussell | Rachel Leuthauser | Elora Tocci #NHSM45

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9. What do YOU think of Spotify? “ I use it when I want to listen to one specific artist because it has so many songs.” – Rosa Perez , Junior. “ It’s the only way I listen to music now. It’s so easy to use and has everything I want to listen to.” – Michelle Gaston , Junior “ I prefer using playlists on my iPod. It’s just easier for me.” – Kevin Zambrano , Junior “ I like seeing what my friends are listening to. I’ve found some cool music that way.” – Danielle Stewart , Sophomore "I don’t use Spotify. I just download music from YouTube and store it in my iTunes.” – Jen Camasso , Junior #SMBeats

24. The fusion of radio and new media.

27. The iHeartRadio App: #SMBeats

28. The iHeartRadio App (cont.): #SMBeats

29. The iHeartRadio App (cont.): #SMBeats

30. The iHeartRadio App (cont.): #SMBeats

36. “ Ping has the potential to become a truly profitable social network” – Joshua Johnson , writer at appstorm.com

37. “ With over 12 million songs in the iTunes Library, how do you find out about new stuff?” – Steve Jobs #SMBeats

40. Listening Socially An industry perspective... #SMBeats

43. @Melissa945 #SMBeats

45. @HarleyKeiner

46. How important is the integration of social media to the Grooveshark site? Social media is incredibly important. Users can broadcast a song to twitter and facebook with the click of a button,which not only enables the songs to be exposed to a larger audience, but also exposes grooveshark to that same audience. Our own social media presence is integral in establishing our company's voice and dealing with customer feedback in a timely fashion. Is Grooveshark is going to start dialogue between users and artists in order to make it more social? Absolutely. We want the conversation between artist and fan to hinge on what brought that fan there in the first place...the music. We will be creating a messaging system in the future. What are the key differentiators that make Grooveshark different from Pandora, Spotify, Turntable.fm, etc.? There are quite a few. Location is the biggest as we are in every country in the world. We don't have audio ads and we are a web based application rather than a downloadable desktop app (although we have that for paid subscribers). We also allocate a substantial amount of inventory for artist promotions. Plus, we are broke and they aren't. KIDDING on that last one. How do you feel that Grooveshark is able to expand the user’s experience of music? By giving them choice and limiting obstacles and clicks so they can have an unadulterated listening experience.

47. Listening Socially A look to the future... #SMBeats

50. Listening Socially The effect of digital and social media on the music industry. #SMBeats Alicia Aiello | Jake Hebert | Melanie Kussell | Rachel Leuthauser | Elora Tocci #NHSM45