MySpace,
the world's most popular social network, announced today a music
merchandise deal with Zazzle, the only on-demand retail platform to offer
billions of retail quality, one-of a kind products shipped within 24 hours.
The distribution partnership will empower the more than 6 million musicians
and bands on MySpace to sell unlimited music merchandise to the MySpace
community instantly. The announcement also underscores MySpace's commitment
to offer tools and services to the music industry that benefit artists and
consumers alike.
Starting today, musicians and bands on MySpace will be able to create
products and sell merchandise by putting the Zazzle Merch Booth widget on
their MySpace profile. With Zazzle's new "Model Realview" technology, these
artists can display their very own branded merchandise three dimensionally,
on real models in their profile. The Zazzle Merch Booth widget will also
enable placement of the artist's merchandise in a Zazzle gallery, their own
websites, fan sites, blogs and more. MySpace users can also use Zazzle to
create their own custom items for their favorite musicians and bands.
"MySpace will continue to evolve its industry leading music platform by
developing new revenue models, partner integrations, and features that
bring bands and fans together," Amit Kapur, VP of Business Development for
MySpace. "Zazzle's on demand platform will enable music artists on MySpace
to share merchandise with fans like never before."
Musicians and bands on MySpace will be able to sell their merchandise
direct from their own online Zazzle Merch Booth, and have it produced and
shipped from Zazzle in one day. No upfront costs, fees or contracts are
involved.
"The landscape of the music industry continues to change at a rapid
pace; merchandise and ticket sales are the one constant revenue source for
artists on any level," said Jim Heckman, chief strategy officer, Zazzle.
"We are thrilled to be working with MySpace to provide an accessible
solution to bands large and small for their merchandise needs."
MySpace
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle
portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making
a positive impact on the world. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant
messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries,
classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member
forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the first ranked web
domain in terms of page views(c), MySpace is the most widely-used and
highly regarded site of its kind and is committed to providing the highest
quality member experience. MySpace will continue to innovate with new
features that allow its members to express their creativity and share their
lives, both online and off. MySpace's international network includes
localized community sites in the United States, France, Germany, Australia,
Ireland, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Japan, Sweden, Latin America, Denmark, Norway, Finland and the
United Kingdom. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:
NWS - News, NWS.A - News; ASX:NWS - News, NWSLV - News).
*Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, September 2007. F
Zazzle
Infinite and Instant, Zazzle is the only, on-demand retail platform for
consumers and major brands, offering billions of retail quality,
one-of-a-kind products shipped within 24 hours. Offering the largest
library of customizable digital images from world-class brands, Zazzle
enables content owners to unlock their entire libraries of content, making
it available for purchase and customization by consumers. Through Zazzle's
innovative on- demand retail and technology platform, users can instantly
create and customize to fit their personal style, purchase and sell a near
infinite array of products online. Launched in 2005 and based in Redwood
City, California.
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