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| |service_logo=[[File:AmieStreetLogo.png|Amie Street logo]]<br />"music lives here"
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| |service_screenshot=[[File:amiestreetscreenshot.png|250px|Amie Street homepage]]
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| |opened={{Flag|United States}}: {{Start date|2006|07|04}}<br />{{Flag|Japan}}: {{Start date|2007|12|11}}
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| |pricing=Variable ([[Supply and demand#Positively-sloped demand curves?|demand-based]]), [[à la carte]]<ref name=help47>[http://amiestreet.com/help/47 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref><ref name=help95>[http://amiestreet.com/help/95 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref><ref name=jpitm>{{cite web|url=http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0712/21/news050.html|title=Fan interest is the price of popular songs and determine "Amie Street"|date=2007-12-21|accessdate=2007-12-26|language=[[Japanese language|Japanese]]|author=Maki Miyamoto|publisher=ITmedia| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20071224015952/http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0712/21/news050.html| archivedate= 24 December 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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| |platforms=[[web application|Web-based]], platform-independent<small> ([[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS]]/[[Mac OS X|X]], or [[Linux|GNU/Linux]])</small>
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| |format=[[MP3|MPEG Layer 3]] (.mp3)
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| |restrictions=None
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| |catalogue=10,000+ [[artist]]s, 1,000,000+ songs<ref>{{cite web|last=Gallaugher|first=John|title=The Week in Geek - Sept. 6, 2007|url=http://www.gallaugher.com/2007/09/06/the-week-in-geek-sept-6-2007/|date=2007-09-06|accessdate=2007-09-06|work=The Week in Geek| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070929131950/http://www.gallaugher.com/2007/09/06/the-week-in-geek-sept-6-2007/| archivedate= 29 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name=jpwlp>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/12/amie-street-exp.html|last=Van Buskirk|first=Eliot|title=Amie Street Expands into Anime and Manga with Japanese Store|date=2007-12-11|accessdate=2007-12-26|work=Listening Post|publisher=''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20071214173234/http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/12/amie-street-exp.html| archivedate= 14 December 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/19/amazon-helping-to-change-the-business-of-music/|title=Amazon Helping To Change The Business Of Music|first=Michael|last=Arrington|authorlink=Michael Arrington|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-12-19|accessdate=2007-12-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20071226144831/http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/19/amazon-helping-to-change-the-business-of-music/| archivedate= 26 December 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>[http://amiestreet.com/blog/amie2_release Amiestreet.com]</ref>
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| |preview=Streaming song clips (85 seconds)<ref name=ars>{{cite news|last=Cheng|first=Jacqui|authorlink=|title=Amie Street signs major artists to sell DRM-free music|publisher=[[ArsTechnica]]|date=2007-03-07|url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070307-amie-street-signs-major-artists-to-sell-drm-free-music.html|accessdate=2007-03-28| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070326175348/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070307-amie-street-signs-major-artists-to-sell-drm-free-music.html| archivedate= 26 March 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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| |streaming=Previews and purchased songs
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| |burning_copying=Unlimited
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| |trial=Free credit and REC(s) with initial signup, many songs are free
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| |protocol=[[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]], [[Adobe Flash|Flash]], [[RSS]]
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| |availability=Worldwide for most tracks, some tracks are only available in the United States or Japan
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| |features=Demand-based pricing, [[Digital rights management|DRM]]-free, ability for users to earn money through RECs
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| |support=[http://amiestreet.com/help Help] / [http://amiestreet.com/feedback Feedback]
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| |homepage=[http://amiestreet.com/ AmieStreet.com]
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| '''Amie Street''' was an [[indie (music)|indie]] [[online music store]] and [[social network service]] created in 2006 by [[Brown University]] seniors Elliott Breece, Elias Roman, and Joshua Boltuch, in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]].<ref name=bestunder25 /> The site was notable for its demand-based pricing. The company was later moved to [[Long Island City, Queens|Long Island City]] in [[Queens]], [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=TCseriesA>{{cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=Nick|title=Amie Street Closes Series A Financing Led By Amazon.com|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-08-05|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/05/amiestreetcom-closes-series-a-financing-led-by-amazoncom/|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> In late 2010, the site was sold to [[Amazon.com|Amazon]], which promptly shut down the Amie Street operation.<ref>http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/21/smallbusiness/amazon_acquisitions/index.htm</ref>
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| ==History==
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| Founded in early 2006, Amie Street opened to the public with a [[software release life cycle#Pre-alpha|pre-alpha]] version on July 4, 2006 and was quickly scooped by [[Michael Arrington]] of [[TechCrunch]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/|title=Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model|first=Michael|last=Arrington|authorlink=Michael Arrington|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2006-07-23|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070527175926/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/| archivedate= 27 May 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Amie Street's catalog and stability have grown steadily since then, adding nine members to the team<ref name=TCseriesA /> and creating partnerships with various [[record label]]s including [[CD Baby]],<ref name=jpwlp /> [[The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080625-amie-street-inks-deal-with-indies-will-add-1-million-songs.html|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]|date=2008-06-25|accessdate=2008-06-25|first=David|last=Chartier|title=Amie Street inks deal with indies, will add 1 million songs| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080626225752/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080625-amie-street-inks-deal-with-indies-will-add-1-million-songs.html| archivedate= 26 June 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Nettwerk|Nettwerk Music Group]], and [[Daptone Records]].<ref>{{cite news|title=AmieStreet's CrunchBase entry|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|work=[[CrunchBase]]|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/amiestreet|accessdate=2007-08-06| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070811160243/http://www.crunchbase.com/company/amiestreet| archivedate= 11 August 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> A few weeks after the initial crush of traffic an [[software release life cycle#Alpha|alpha]] version was completed and a [[software release life cycle#Beta|beta]] version was launched on October 4, 2006.<ref name=TCbeta>{{cite news|last=Robinson|first=Blake|title=Amie Street Takes Innovative Music Model Into Beta|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2006-10-04|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/04/amie-street-takes-innovative-music-model-into-beta/|accessdate=2007-01-31| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070202040926/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/04/amie-street-takes-innovative-music-model-into-beta/| archivedate= 2 February 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> On December 11, 2007, Amie Street Japan launched in partnership with [[Turbolinux]]. They announced that they will experiment with applying the variable pricing system to other [[digital media]] products including [[anime]] [[video]]s and [[manga]] [[comics]].<ref name=jpwlp />
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| ==Investors==
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| As reported by TechCrunch on August 5, 2007, Amie Street announced a site redesign and, led by [[Amazon.com]], closed their [[Series A round]] of [[venture capital]] funding.<ref name=TCseriesA /> They began negotiations for the round in January 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last=Arrington|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Arrington|title=Amie Street Begins Data Mining and Artist Promotion|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-01-26|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/26/amie-street-begins-data-mining-and-artist-promotion/|accessdate=2007-01-27| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070202041006/http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/26/amie-street-begins-data-mining-and-artist-promotion/| archivedate= 2 February 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Notable [[angel investor]]s include Robin Richards, former president of [[MP3.com]]<ref name=TCbeta /> and David Hirsch, director of [[Google]]'s [[business-to-business|B2B]] vertical markets group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/08/amie-street-has.html|title=Amie Street Has Amazon Money. What's The Plan?|last=Kafka|first=Peter|publisher=Silicon Alley Insider|date=2007-08-06|accessdate=2007-10-03| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20071013044807/http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/08/amie-street-has.html| archivedate= 13 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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| ==Website features==
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| Artists [[upload]] tracks onto the site, which allows users to purchase them at a price that varies according to demand. Website users earn credits by recommending ("REC"ing) songs to their friends. If the REC was for a good song and leads to users purchasing it, the price of the song will increase. The user earns credit based on the increase in the price of the song after making the REC.
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| ===Demand-based pricing===
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| Amie Street uses an [[algorithm]] to determine song prices based on [[supply and demand#Positively-sloped demand curves?|demand]]. The price for a track starts at zero when a song is uploaded onto the site. It then rises according to the increased demand and purchase of the song. The maximum price any song will rise to is 98[[cent (United States coin)|¢]].<ref name=help47 /> A [http://amiestreet.com/members/pricingCalculator.php pricing calculator] showed the simple model used to determine pricing, but it is no longer available. The price curve changes based on the overall volume of songs purchased on the site. As of August 5, 2007 15 buys yielded a price of 1¢, 25 buys yielded 15¢, 50 buys yielded 50¢, and 84 buys yielded 98¢.
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| ===Selling music===
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| Artists can upload their music directly to the site in [[MP3]] format at whatever quality [[bit rate]] they choose, but when a record label or music distributor requires Amie Street to encode the music, they strive to achieve an average bit rate of 256 [[data rate units#Kilobit per second|kbit/s]] using a [[variable bitrate]].<ref name=help82>[http://amiestreet.com/help/82 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref> (Other formats such as [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[Free Lossless Audio Codec|FLAC]], and [[Ogg]] are "on the way.")<ref>[http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/02/more_amie_stree.html More Amie Street News | Listening Post from Wired.com]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Arrington|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Arrington|title=Barenaked Ladies: New Album. Free. No DRM. Now.|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-03-05|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/barenaked-ladies-new-album-free-no-drm-now/#comment-1156487|accessdate=2007-03-28| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070324035524/http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/barenaked-ladies-new-album-free-no-drm-now/| archivedate= 24 March 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> As users buy songs, the artist is credited [[fiscal year|quarterly]]. Artists keep 70% of the proceeds after [[United States dollar|US$]]5 in sales for each song.<ref name=ForArtists>{{cite web|url=http://amiestreet.com/page/for-artists|title=For Artists|accessdate=2007-10-03|publisher=Amie Street| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20071002111150/http://amiestreet.com/page/for-artists| archivedate= 2 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Album]]s are priced at the current total cost for each individual song on the album, capped at US$8.98 in most cases.<ref name=help95 /> [[PayPal]],<ref name=TCseriesA /> [[Payoneer]] [[Prepayment for service|prepaid]] [[MasterCard]]s,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pulse2.com/2007/03/26/greylock-partners-leads-4-million-series-a-investment-in-payoneer/|title=Greylock Partners Leads $4 Million Series A Investment In Payoneer|last=Chowdhry|first=Amit|date=2007-03-27|accessdate=2007-10-03|publisher=Pulse 2.0| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20071008231521/http://pulse2.com/2007/03/26/greylock-partners-leads-4-million-series-a-investment-in-payoneer/| archivedate= 8 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> or [[cheque|checks]] are used to make payments to artists.<ref name=ForArtists /> There is some speculation that Amazon's new [[Amazon Web Services|web service]] [[Amazon Flexible Payments Service|Amazon FPS]] would be a good match for the site as well.<ref name=TCseriesA /> [[:ja:BitCash|BitCash]] is used for payments in [[Japan]].<ref name=jpwlp />
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| A [[ringtone]] service was announced on September 17, 2007<ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20070917005453/en AmieStreet.com(TM) and Myxer(TM) Partner to Bring Demand-Based Pricing to the Mobile Ringtone Marketplace]</ref> through a partnership with [[Myxer]]. Pricing for ringtones is also variable, starting out free and climbing to US$1.99.<ref>[http://libizblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/amiestreet-adds-ringtones/ AmieStreet adds ringtones « LI Biz Blog]</ref> This service "doesn't appear to be available yet."<ref>[http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/09/amie-street-to-.html Amie Street To Sell Ringtones with Demand-Based Pricing | Listening Post from Wired.com]</ref>
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| ===RECs===
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| Non-artist users can earn credit as well. They do this by RECing a song. When a user finds a song they believe will be a hit, they can REC it. If the song price increases from the moment they REC it, they will receive compensation based on the price increase. For example, if one RECs a song currently at 5¢ and it rises to 95¢, the user will cash out half the {{nowrap|spread: 45¢ <math>=(\tfrac{95-5}{2})</math>,}} just for RECing the song. If a user RECs a song when it is free, they are compensated with the full spread. RECing also differentiates more popular music from less, as songs that are believed to be good will be RECed more often. Users get approximately 1 REC for every US$1 of Amie Street credit they purchase.<ref>[http://amiestreet.com/dashboard/bank/ Amiestreet.com]</ref>
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| ===Social networking===
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| Users can connect with other users through the "friend" feature. "Friends" on Amie Street are intended to be based around musical interests. RECs are sent out to friends to make it easier to find new music in a music "news feed".<ref name=TCseriesA /> Users can message each other and post comments on freely customizable (including [[Meebo]] integration) user profiles. There is also a "fan" feature so users can easily connect with bands on the site. All of this information is neatly organized on each user's [[Dashboard (Mac OS)|dashboard]]<ref>[http://amiestreet.com/dashboard/ Your Dashboard]</ref> and available as separate [[RSS]] [[web feed]]s.
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| ====Third party integration====
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| Amie Street launched a [[Facebook]] [[Facebook features#Platform applications|Application]] in October 2007 called Fantasy Record Label.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=17895489176 Fantasy Record Label | Facebook]</ref><ref>[http://apps.facebook.com/amiestreet/ Fantasy Record Label | Facebook<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This application allowed Facebook users to create a "record label" with a collection of songs that were linked with an Amie Street account, and post the label on their Facebook profile page. Songs were ranked and as their score changed, each user's label would gain or lose points. These points could be converted into Amie Street credit and could be used to purchase music.<ref>[http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=326 Facebook app: Fantasy Record Label from Amie St. | The Social Web | ZDNet.com]</ref> Labels were also ranked and users were able to compete against each other for bragging rights. However, the Fantasy Record Label application has since been suspended and is no longer available.
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| Presently [[Facebook Beacon]] is used to link purchases on Amie Street to users' Facebook accounts. [[Facebook Connect]] and other integration tools to import data from [[The Hype Machine]], [[iTunes]], [[Last.fm]], [[Pandora]], and [[Songza]] are used to generate [[recommender system|automated music recommendations]].<ref>[http://amiestreet.com/recommendations Amiestreet.com]</ref>
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| ===Benefit media: Download To Make A Difference campaign===
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| On November 6, 2006, Amie Street introduced four benefit media tracks to the site.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/freethechildren|title=Free The Children|first=Elias|last=Roman|publisher=''Amie Street Blog''|date=2006-11-06|accessdate=2007-02-03}}</ref> These songs are priced at 50¢ and all proceeds from sales go to the charity [[Free The Children]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://freethechildren.com/letter/nov2006/spotlight.html|title=Amie Street cranks out cool tunes to benefit Free The Children|publisher=''Voices International Newsletter'', [[Free The Children]]|date=November 2006|accessdate=2007-02-03}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The tracks are "Rushian" and "Waitress" from the album ''[[Us Against the Crown]]'' by [[State Radio]] and "Awakening" and "From Now On" by [[Sonny Fortune]].
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| On March 28, 2007, Amie Street expanded their benefit media program with six more tracks to boost donations for [[Boomer Esiason]]'s [[Boomer Esiason#Boomer Esiason Foundation|Foundation]] and the [[Blubrry Jam]] campaign to fight [[cystic fibrosis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.blubrry.com/2007/03/28/buy-brother-love-fight-cystic-fibrosis/|title=Buy Brother Love, Fight Cystic Fibrosis|publisher=''Blubrry Blog''|date=2007-03-28|accessdate=2007-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/buy-good-music-fight-cystic-fibrosis|title=Buy Good Music, Fight Cystic Fibrosis|first=Joshua|last=Boltuch|publisher=''Amie Street Blog''|date=2007-03-30|accessdate=2007-05-26}}</ref> Also priced at 50¢, [[Brother Love (artist)|Brother Love]] and [[HER and Kings County]] each contributed three tracks to the cause.
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| On July 16, 2008, Amie Street launched "Download To Make A Difference", a new benefit media campaign.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS121251+16-Jul-2008+PRN20080716 | work=Reuters | title=AmieStreet.com Launches 'Download To Make A Difference' With Creative Visions Foundation, | date=2008-07-16}}</ref><ref>[http://www.zibb.com/article/3606145/AmieStreet+com+Launches+Download+To+Make+A+Difference+With+Creative+Visions+Foundation+Peter+Buffett+and+Akon Zibb.com]</ref> With each free download of [[Peter Buffett]] and [[Akon]]'s single "Anything", Amie Street will donate US$2 to the [[Creative Visions Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creativevisions.org/news/amiestreet.html|title=Creative Visions : AmieStreet|publisher=Creative Visions Foundation|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/30/walkmen.album.fights.cancer|title=Walkmen album to fight cancer|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=2008-07-30|accessdate=2008-09-01 | location=London | first=Sean | last=Michaels}}</ref> On July 29, 2008, Amie Street expanded their benefit media program with the exclusive pre-release of a new album, ''[[You & Me (The Walkmen album)|You & Me]]'' by NYC indie rock band, [[The Walkmen]]. 100% of proceeds from the album, sold for US$5, are being donated to [[Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amiestreet.com/page/Walkmen_Release|title=Amie Street - Featured Music|date=2008-07-29|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=Amie Street}}</ref> During its first week of sales, the album charted at #29 on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Billboard charts|Top Digital Albums]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/28/get-the-walkmen-album-early-help-charity-on-amiestreet/|title=Get The Walkmen Album Early, Help Charity On Amie Street|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2008-07-28|accessdate=2008-08-08| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080808032807/http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/28/get-the-walkmen-album-early-help-charity-on-amiestreet/| archivedate= 8 August 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Digital+Albums/|title=Top Digital Albums|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=2008-08-06|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref>
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| ===lonelygirl15 partnership===
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| On May 15, 2007, [[lonelygirl15]] teamed up with Amie Street to sell music featured in episodes of the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/05/lonelygirl15_to.html|title=LonelyGirl15 Soundtrack Will Use Amie Street Artists|first=Eliot|last=Van Buskirk|publisher=''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''|work=Listening Post|date=2007-05-15|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070517054610/http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/05/lonelygirl15_to.html#more| archivedate= 17 May 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/lonelygirl15-featuring-chase-emery-4|title=LonelyGirl15 featuring Chase Emery|first=Peter (treetops)|last=Asbill|work=Amie Street Blog|date=2007-05-22|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070613045039/http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/lonelygirl15-featuring-chase-emery-4| archivedate= 13 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://lg15today.com/2007/05/lonelygirl15-soundtrack-will-use-amie.html|title=LonelyGirl15 Soundtrack Will Use Amie Street Artists|publisher=LG15 Today|date=2007-05-16|accessdate=2007-05-26}}</ref>
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| ===Takeover by Amazon===
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| In an email to Amie Street members on September 8, 2010, the website announced it would be redirecting all customers to Amazon.com starting on September 22, 2010 and ceasing to operate as amiestreet.com. While the digital, downloadable files from Amie Street will all be available on Amazon, demand-based pricing will cease and buyers will have to pay typical Amazon.com prices for their digital music, which in most cases is higher (sometimes significantly so) than the prices for the same music on Amie Street currently. Amie Street members have until September 22 to spend any credit they currently have with Amie Street, as it will not transfer to Amazon. Current members were instead given a small credit of $5 for Amazon mp3s as appreciation for their support of Amie Street over the years. Amazon reportedly shut down Amie Street on the morning of September 9, 2010,<ref>[http://www.internetretailer.com/2010/09/08/amazon-tunes-deal-aimestreetcom Internetretailer.com]</ref> but as of the afternoon of September 9 the website was still active, just with an "important Message From Amie Street" informing users that the website would be redirected to Amazon on September 22, 2010 and to make sure all purchases were downloaded by that time and to use up all credits (which would not be transferable to Amazon).<ref>[http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/an-important-message-from-amie-street Amiestreet.com]</ref>
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| ==Press==
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| Amie Street has been mentioned in several notable media organizations.<ref>[http://amiestreet.com/blog/tag/Buzz Amie Street Press]</ref><ref>[http://amiestreet.com/page/buzz Amie Street Buzz]</ref> These include ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/03/master-ps-latest-so-this-is-what-profanity-free-hip-hop-sounds-like/|title=Master P’s Latest: So This Is What Profanity-Free Hip-Hop Sounds Like|first=Erica|last=Futterman|publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]''|work=Rock & Roll Daily|date=2007-07-03|accessdate=2007-08-05| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070824231601/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/03/master-ps-latest-so-this-is-what-profanity-free-hip-hop-sounds-like/| archivedate= 24 August 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116077466937892327-search.html?KEYWORDS=amie+street&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month|title=Online: Music At new Web store, many songs sell for a few cents|first=Jamin|last=Warren|publisher=''[[Wall Street Journal]]''|date=2006-10-14|accessdate=2007-02-02}}</ref> ''[[BusinessWeek]]'',<ref name=bestunder25>{{cite web|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/bestunder25/source/3.htm|title=America's Best Young Entrepreneurs|work=Best Entrepreneurs Under 25|date=2006-10-30|publisher=''[[BusinessWeek]]''|accessdate=2007-02-02|last=Gangemi|first=Jeffrey|coauthors=Douglas MacMillan| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070128043709/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/bestunder25/source/3.htm| archivedate= 28 January 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[National Public Radio|NPR]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6728986|title=Web Sites Making Music for Your Ears|first=Melody Joy|last=Kramer|publisher=[[National Public Radio|NPR]]|date=2007-01-11|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2007/07/goodbye_allofmp3com.html|title=Goodbye, AllofMP3.com...|first=Rob|last=Pegoraro|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|work=Faster Forward|date=2007-07-06|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-healey14may14,0,1024533.story?coll=la-opinion-center|title=CD or not CD?|first=Jon|last=Healey|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|work=Opinion Daily|date=2007-05-14|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/06/the_game_amie_s.html|title=How much is the Game worth to you?|first=Chris|last=Schonberger|publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''|work=PopWatch Blog|date=2007-06-06|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> [[TechCrunch]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/Amie-Street/|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|title=Amie Street articles on TechCrunch|first=Michael|last=Arrington|authorlink=Michael Arrington|coauthors=Blake Robinson, Nick Gonzalez|accessdate=2007-08-05|date=Various: 2006-07-23, 2006-10-04, 2007-01-02, 2007-01-26, 2007-03-05, 2007-06-03, and 2007-08-05| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070813143703/http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/Amie-Street/| archivedate= 13 August 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Boing Boing]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/05/onlne_label_only_cha.html|title=Online label only charges once songs are popular|first=Cory|last=Doctorow|authorlink=Cory Doctorow|publisher=[[Boing Boing]]|date=2007-01-05|accessdate=2007-02-02| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070125001213/http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/05/onlne_label_only_cha.html| archivedate= 25 January 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Ars Technica]],<ref name=ars /> and ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/11/amie_street_inc.html|title=Amie Street & Include Allow Outlook Access to RSS Feeds of Music Promos... Wha?|first=Eliot|last=Van Buskirk|coauthors=Sean Michaels|publisher=''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''|work=Listening Post|date=2006-11-02|accessdate=2007-02-02| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070217190035/http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/11/amie_street_inc.html| archivedate= 17 February 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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| ===Ashley Alexandra Dupré===
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| In March 2008, the site received additional attention because of the availability of two singles by [[Ashley Alexandra Dupré]], the [[call girl]] at the center of the [[Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal|prostitution scandal]] with [[Eliot Spitzer]]. An unsigned singer, her single "Move Ya Body" set a record<ref name=Lemire>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Lemire |title=Hooker's an online hit - to tune of $200G |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/15/2008-03-15_hookers_an_online_hit__to_tune_of_200g.html |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=2008-03-15 |accessdate=2008-03-16 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080318120316/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/15/2008-03-15_hookers_an_online_hit__to_tune_of_200g.html| archivedate= 18 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> for how fast it commanded the top price on the site following Dupré's identity as the call girl "Kristen" being revealed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' on March 12, 2008.<ref name=wee>{{cite news |first=Gillian |last=Wee |title=`Kristen,' Linked to Spitzer, Becomes Pop Star on Web (Update1) |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a1YDz7KwnW0Q&refer=home |work=Bloomberg.com |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |date=2008-03-15 |accessdate=2008-03-16 }}</ref> While some speculated that she may have earned as much as US$300,000 - US$1.4 million from download sales of her singles on Amie Street,<ref name=Sklar>{{cite news |first=Rachel |last=Sklar |authorlink=Rachel Sklar |title=Millionaire Call Girl? Spitzer's Hooker Rakes In A Fortune Online From Her Music |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/14/millionaire-call-girl-sp_n_91659.html |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=2008-03-14|accessdate=2008-03-16 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080318114517/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/14/millionaire-call-girl-sp_n_91659.html| archivedate= 18 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> others estimated her earnings to be as low as US$13,720.<ref name=Kafka>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Kafka |title=Ashley Alexandra Dupre: Not Rich Yet. Will She Ever Be? |url=http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_not_rich_yet_will_she_ever_be_ |work=[[Silicon Alley Insider]] |date=2008-03-17|accessdate=2008-03-17 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080318174752/http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_not_rich_yet_will_she_ever_be_| archivedate= 18 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Official sales numbers have not been released.
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| ==See also==
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| {{Portal|Companies}}
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| *[[Crowdsourcing]]
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| *[[Silicon Alley]]
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| *[[Social commerce]]
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| *[[Songza]]
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| *[[The Cult of Sincerity]]
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| *[[Web 2.0]]
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| ==Further reading==
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| *[http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/ Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model] - [[TechCrunch]] article that first broke the company back in July 2006 after being open to the public for less than 20 days.
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| *[http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2070636,00.asp New Ways to Get Music] - [[ExtremeTech]] review of Amie Street.
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| *[http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-amiestreet Interview with Amie Street Founder Joshua Boltuch]
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| *[http://www.wellroundedradio.net/amiestreet The Well-Rounded Radio audio interview with Amie Street co-founder Joshua Boltuch]
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| ==References==
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://amiestreet.com Amie Street]
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| **[http://amiestreet.com/newsletter Newsletter]
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| **[http://amiestreet.com/blog/post Music Blog]
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| **[http://amiest-devblog.blogspot.com/ Development Blog]
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| *[http://amiestreet.jp Amie Street Japan]
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| *{{Twitter|amiestreet}}, {{Twitter|amie_street}}
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| *{{Facebook User|AmieStreet}}
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| *{{myspace|amiestreet|Amie Street}}, {{myspace|wheremusiclives|Amie Street}}
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| *<!--{{last.fm|AmieStreet.com}}-->[http://www.last.fm/group/AmieStreet.com Amie Street] at [[Last.fm]]
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