Amie-Street
Amazon Acquires Amie Street, But Not In A Good Way
Amie Street is one of those startups that just got me – love at first site if you will. I first discovered them in 2006, calling it an awesome new…
Sony First Big Label To Try Amie Street Variable Music Pricing
Amie Street always made sense to me. The idea is to show demand for music via variable pricing. Songs start off free and move up in price (up to 98…
News Flash: Amie Street Swallowed Songza Six Months Ago
For months, popular music store Amie Street has kept a deal it forged with Songza, a media streaming service, under wraps. But this tweet (and a fair amount of research…
Amie Street Sheds Its Barebones Look, Gets Professional With Site Redesign
Amie Street, the music store that sells songs on a sliding price scale based on how popular they are, has launched a totally revamped website and new features including a…
Get The Walkmen Album Early, Help Charity On Amie Street
Amie Street, the indie music store that prices songs by their popularity, has pre-released The Walkmen’s new album You & Me three weeks before its scheduled launch date. The entire…
Amie Street Lands Big Content Deal With The Orchard
Amie Street, the music store that features dynamic pricing that varies according to a song’s popularity, has secured a deal with digital music distributor The Orchard, which holds a catalog…
Amie Street Loves Prostitutes
When you think of prostitutes, you usually think of vice and the dark side of the Valley, and not something most startups would want to be associated it. Independent online…
Could Spitzer Scandal Take Skype Video Mainstream?
While Eliot Spitzer’s predilection for hookers (sorry, high priced call-girls) has made headlines worldwide, video over Skype may end up as a beneficiary. Marked as a first for national TV,…
Amie Street Begins Data Mining and Artist Promotion
Amie Street is one of my favorite startups right now, partially because they are the embodiment of (what I consider to be) the perfect music model: DRM-free MP3s sold at…