Facebook’s Response to MySpace Music : iLike

Posted on September 10, 2008
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Though Facebook is also trying to set up a music site similar to that of MySpace it is not dealing directly with music. They do not have any plans of directly setting up any music streaming but relying on iLike which is a third party application. iLike does not provide for music streaming but works with Rhapsody. iLike has been given special permission to access Facebook with the help of the Great Apps program.

MySpace has a large and effective influence over the music area and they have their own plans for enhancing their power over music. If the Facebook members want to stream music they will be able to do so via a complicated network from the labels to Rhapsody and then to iLike finally culminating in Facebook. Social networking may still be Facebook’s forte but as far as music is concerned there is no comparison with MySpace.

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