LONDON (Hypebot)
– Music centric social networking site imeem and EMI today launched free ad supported on-
demand full song and video streaming of EMI's global digital
catalog.
Members can upload their favorite music, video and photos for
streaming, create custom playlists and slideshows, and share them
with friends and fans on imeem as well as on Facebook and personal
blogs.
MySpace, Friendster and others have also pledged to open their eco-
systems to imeem and others. Services like iLike, Nimbit,
ReverbNation and imeem are also offering services that cross
platforms and are ushering in a new era in viral music marketing.
“We think imeem offers fans a great music discovery experience and
personalized media features through its unique social networking
environment,” said Lauren Berkowitz, Senior Vice President of
Digital for EMI Music North America. “We look forward to working
with imeem to develop innovative promotional opportunities and also
to building new advertising and commerce revenue streams that will
benefit EMI’s artists.”
“We are thrilled to work with our newest record label partner EMI
Music to expand the great content available free to our users on our
ad-supported service and bring imeem a significant step closer to
creating the world’s largest media community," said Dalton Caldwell,
founder and chief executive officer of imeem.
