Ruckus, online music services based on universities, for an unlimited number of music, it seems, has closed its doors. This service is designed for students, legal alternatives to piracy are found in many higher education institutions. The noise was as a subscription service, and then finally to a special model with the support of dozens of partnerships with universities. Finally, open to all students accepted by email (usually. Edu).
About 5 PM EST today on the site is the message that, subject to extension. As of 5:30, the announcement of the closure was evident.
Last year was Ruckus Total Music, a joint venture between UMG and Sony, with the intention, as support for the service, which has not yet begun. Total Music is a struggle for some time - we know that for a strong start Facebook to music, but ultimately was rejected, if the social fabric was not ready for revenue and user data, which would be a part of the transaction.
Although the Ruckus of the closure, of course, nothing good for this initiative, the music seems not quite dead. Last month, the site Tunepost to rest in private beta, which seems to be the provision of broadcasting music on a widget.
Source:TechCrunch.com
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