Two sites collide to bring people and free music together
Facebook and Ruckus Network, Inc. join forces to create My Ruckus Music
By: Jade Lehar
Issue date: 10/4/07 Section: News
Facebook's new addition to its Web site is causing a buzz amongst college students nationwide. As of Sept. 20, Ruckus Network, Inc. teamed up with Facebook to give college students a new music experience.
Ruckus Network, Inc. provides entertainment geared towards college students to create a strong sense of community at schools across the nation. Ruckus is the world's only free, legal and ad-supported music downloading system geared specifically towards college students.
"The great thing is that it is better than free; it is legal, safe and allows for social media interaction like no one else. What you want, when you want, where you want," said Chris Lawson, director of Corporate Development for Ruckus in an e-mail interview.
The teaming up of Ruckus and Facebook brought My Ruckus Music, which "brings the best social music applications and many music subscription services to Facebook free and legally," according to a Ruckus press release. The application works with Facebook and Ruckus' service to bring a new way for students to share music with friends in their Facebook community.
Whether looking for a roommate with similar interests or someone who enjoys punk music as much as they do, Ruckus members are able to find friends through media and media through friends. Ruckus is currently available to hundreds of thousands of U.S. college students for networking and entertainment.
With the new Facebook application, users can share their music and their musical habits back and forth with friends but also provide links for their friends to go and download what they are listening to for free, said Lawson.
Unfortunately the free music cannot be burned on to a CD, but the tracks are available for 79 cents to 99 cents if users wish to burn them.
"Students nationwide have been using Ruckus as an outlet to connect with their campus community, and through our Facebook application, we are giving them yet another way to interact with friends and classmates, as well as their media libraries," said Mike Babel, CEO of Ruckus Network, in a press release.
Ruckus Network, Inc. provides entertainment geared towards college students to create a strong sense of community at schools across the nation. Ruckus is the world's only free, legal and ad-supported music downloading system geared specifically towards college students.
"The great thing is that it is better than free; it is legal, safe and allows for social media interaction like no one else. What you want, when you want, where you want," said Chris Lawson, director of Corporate Development for Ruckus in an e-mail interview.
The teaming up of Ruckus and Facebook brought My Ruckus Music, which "brings the best social music applications and many music subscription services to Facebook free and legally," according to a Ruckus press release. The application works with Facebook and Ruckus' service to bring a new way for students to share music with friends in their Facebook community.
Whether looking for a roommate with similar interests or someone who enjoys punk music as much as they do, Ruckus members are able to find friends through media and media through friends. Ruckus is currently available to hundreds of thousands of U.S. college students for networking and entertainment.
With the new Facebook application, users can share their music and their musical habits back and forth with friends but also provide links for their friends to go and download what they are listening to for free, said Lawson.
Unfortunately the free music cannot be burned on to a CD, but the tracks are available for 79 cents to 99 cents if users wish to burn them.
"Students nationwide have been using Ruckus as an outlet to connect with their campus community, and through our Facebook application, we are giving them yet another way to interact with friends and classmates, as well as their media libraries," said Mike Babel, CEO of Ruckus Network, in a press release.
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Miami Ad School Chick
posted 6/25/08 @ 12:50 PM PST
Awesome article, I love Ruckus but didn't realize they had teamed up with Facebook, have to check that out. Some people are miffed by the use of DRM on the Ruckus network but hey, why complain you're getting free music aren't you? I'm currently attending an advertising and design college and these types of crossovers are very interesting to me because Facebook may be a great platform for marketing new music. (Continued…)
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posted 7/30/08 @ 11:48 AM PST
I want to download free music, and now I actually have a crossover platform to do so. Great article.
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