Google owns the internet. Now, they pay indie bands!

At South By Southwest which is a major media convention that seems to be growing in popularity with Facebook, MySpace, and now - Google? Google is promoting partnering bands, and paying the bands for advertisement. The videos which can be uploaded for free are shared with the world. The musician can display his or her content, sell some add space and earn revenue. In the event that the band's video gets embedded into another web page, the earning can go up. Very interesting concept for the aspiring artists. That being said, when Facebook and others are trying to find a way to tap into the music industry. The media giant, Google, did and is offering payment for content while cutting out the music record industry. No middle man means more profit for the little guys.

To find out more, go here http://www.youtube.com/t/partnerships_faq to sign up, or review the article which I found from WNPR.org.