Managing the Digital Enterprise | Case Study

CASE STUDY: LISTEN.COM

About Listen.com

Listen.com is a leading online music company that develops and distributes RHAPSODY, a digital music service. Launched in 2001, RHAPSODY gives consumers unlimited access to the world's largest library of music via the PC and network-connected home entertainment components today and on wireless devices in the future. RHAPSODY combines on-demand music, CD burning, customized and professionally programmed Internet radio, and engaging music information and editorial recommendations. In August 2003, Listen.com became a subsidiary of RealNetworks, Inc., the global leader in digital media services and software for consumers and businesses. [Source: Listen.com]

Things to read:

Downloading Free Music: The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s Online Music Report by Amanda Lenhart and Susannah Fox

Questions to consider:

What is the Listen.com business model(s)?
How does Listen.com change the music industry?
How does Rhapsody differ from other online music services?