Does It Make Any Sinn for Zoe Keating to Be on Spotify?

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Zoe Keating made 38,000 on iTunes. She also made 25,000 on Bandcamp. By going with a more artist friendly service, she is actually almost making as much there as she is on iTunes. I don't think streaming is bad. It's something where you make money when you're on mass. And yes, people could pirate stuff blah, blah, blah,. But there are many who want to support you and will feel they are supporting you because they pay for Spotify. So in reality, they're giving you like three cents.

This is the story of Stratechery, presented with much sheepishness on Ben’s part. How Ben thought about the market, his business model, and more. We apologize that this is a little long and perhaps a bit choppy. It’s hard to talk about us!

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Andrew Sullivan: A Note to my Readers – The Dish
Ezra Klein: What Andrew Sullivan’s Exit Says About the Future of Blogging – Vox
Ben Thompson: Blogging’s Bright Future – Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Dear Zoë Keating: Tell YouTube to Take a Hike – Stratechery
Taylor Swift: For Taylor Swift, the Future of Music is a Love Story – Wall Street Journal

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