Hype Machine

Hype Machine Outs Bands it Thinks Manipulated Charts

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2009 - 9:22am.

Los Angeles - Hype Machine, an aggregator of music based on coverage and buzz generated on blogs, has made changes to its chart of popular songs after it found allege manipulation of some of the placements. The company found that multiple fake accounts had been created whose only actions were to favorite a single band's songs, upping their ranking. Hype Machine also went as far as to name the bands "who (or their managers, promoters, interns, determined fans, there is no way to ultimately know) we believe have attempted to manipulate the charts on the Hype Machine."

Report: imeem Leapfrogs Yahoo to Become Top Music Streamer

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2008 - 10:11am.

Los Angeles - Social music service imeem has surpassed Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) to become the top streaming music service, claiming 10.3 million unique visitors in March, Wired.com reported, citing data from analytics firm Compete.