Facebook's digital music partnership sparks industry optimism - San Jose Mercury News

"It's been nearly a month since the announcement at Facebook's annual developer conference of its partnerships with Rdio and other music services. That's too soon for a definitive answer about whether Facebook will reboot the music industry. There are early signs for optimism, as well as pessimism." - San Jose Mercury News


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