{"id":25249,"date":"2011-04-10T15:39:27","date_gmt":"2011-04-10T14:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=25249"},"modified":"2011-04-10T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2011-04-10T14:42:08","slug":"music%e2%80%99s-demise-artists-music-audiences-change-labels-find-it-tough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/music%e2%80%99s-demise-artists-music-audiences-change-labels-find-it-tough\/","title":{"rendered":"Music\u2019s Demise &#8211; Artists, Music, Audiences Change Labels Find it Tough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n google_ad_client = \"pub-7021221536180758\"; \/* 468x60, created 11\/11\/09 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"1949837292\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">The following is by G. A . &#8220;Andy&#8221; Marken, President of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markencom.com\/index.htm\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.markencom.com\/index.htm', 'Marken Communications']);\" ><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Marken Communications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> Inc. He has kindly given us permission to republish his thought-provoking article. As with everything that we publish at AlienBabelTech, the opinions expressed are solely those of the individual writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and the <strong>opinions of the rest of the ABT staff.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> \u2013Mark Poppin,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">ABT Senior Editor<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/ali&lt;br\"><\/a> <strong>Music\u2019s Demise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25253\" title=\"Untitled-1\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=247%2C247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=247%2C247 247w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>Hey, Riley, we&#8217;re all plugged in and checked up&#8230; yeah, we&#8217;re ready.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 <strong>Buddy Holly, <em>The Buddy Holly Story<\/em>, ECA Productions (1978)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>Music is dying if you believe the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).<\/p>\n<p>Music is a growing business if you believe Apple, Google, Spotify, Yahoo Music, Artist Direct, My Space Music, Pandora and hundreds of other options.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re right \u2026 all of them.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cgood ol days\u201d are gone.<\/p>\n<p>Everything lives in phases \u2026 music is no different:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8-tracks had their peak in \u201978 of $3.1 B according to the RIAA<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LPs had their peak in \u201978 of $8.1B<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cassettes had their peak in \u201988 of $6.1B<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CDs peaked in 99 with $16.4B<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Albums began their rise with downloads of $1B in \u201810<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Singles jumped out with downloads of $1.6B in \u201810<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mobile \u201csales\u201d is going to be <strong><em>huge<\/em><\/strong> but\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, Warner Music is up for grabs but the buzzards see a feast in the carcass\u2026 a library that\u2019s worth gazillions.<\/p>\n<p>Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens were killed in a plane crash in \u201959 and everyone called it the day the music died.<\/p>\n<p>For Elvis fans there was a similar feeling.<\/p>\n<p>Same when John Lennon was killed\u2026or El Shaka\u2026or Selena<\/p>\n<p>Eras ended, but music survived.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out the royalties to their estates and older artists may have been reborn with the Eminem\u2019s decision against Universal that digital sales are licensed royalties not out-in-out sales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The New Beginning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the industry (RIAA) is trying to revive its collective income, the ruling made them step back a little.<\/p>\n<p>Buddy commented, <em>\u201c<\/em><em>I have never, ever\u2026it feels funny to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Worldwide revenues remain strong.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25254\" title=\"Untitled-2\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=369%2C186\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=369%2C186 369w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-2-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Figure 2 \u2013 Yes But \u2013 <\/strong>The music industry reluctantly admits that music sales \u2013 of all types \u2013 continues to rise but the old way of stamping a disc, shrink-wrapping it and sending it to the store is dwindling.\u00a0 The RIAA members just can\u2019t figure out how they\u2019re going to make the same amount on the digital sales and streaming music.\u00a0 <strong>Source &#8211; eMarketer<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s true, the guys aren\u2019t stamping out, shrink wrapping, shipping as many albums, but the music plays on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25255\" title=\"Untitled-3\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-3.jpg?resize=465%2C191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-3.jpg?resize=465%2C191 465w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-3-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Figure 3 \u2013 Tracking the Mix \u2013 <\/strong>While physical media sales continue to drop, single and album sales have begun to level off to a more modest\/realistic growth.\u00a0 The newest opportunity, mobile music, is still trying to gain its foothold.\u00a0 <strong>Source &#8211; eMarketer<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How else would the labels have the money to chase down and shut down all those bad kids?<\/p>\n<p>When the RIAA got the courts to shut down Limewire in October of last year &#8212; the largest P2P site &#8212; file-sharing dropped like a rock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25256\" title=\"Untitled-4\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-4.jpg?resize=439%2C332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-4.jpg?resize=439%2C332 439w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-4-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMaria Elena emphasized, <em>\u201c<\/em><em>My aunt is very conscious of these things.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NPD noted that the site was so popular for so long that when it disappeared people just figured that was the end of the free stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, hard-core freeloaders still hang out at sites like Frostwire and Bittorrent; but they\u2019d work at getting it for nothing, no matter how little you charged.<\/p>\n<p>Normal humans moved on to other methods of getting\/listening to music.<\/p>\n<p>Digital sales were up a paltry one percent in 2010, but music sales overall were down 2.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Changing Appetites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are people giving up music?<\/p>\n<p>Home audio sales are up \u2026 nearly every car is sold with a radio \u2026 portable speakers are up \u2026 Skullcandy and Bose are enjoying great headphone, earbud sales.<\/p>\n<p>In addition:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 150.2 mln Flash-equipped MP3 players will be sold this year<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70.9 mln Americans will have phones with music capability by year-end<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72% of online Americans listen to music on their PCs<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asia Pacific music market will generate $12.2 bln this year<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EMEA satellite radio subscriptions will generate $30.1 bln this year<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PMP\/MP3 player market will grow to 275 mln units this year<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The top music retailers last year: Wal-Mart, iTunes, Amazon, Target, Best Buy<\/p>\n<p>Digital music really is universal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Online and Mobile Music Revenues of the Top 10 Digital Music Countries Worldwide <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25257\" title=\"Untitled-5\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-5.jpg?resize=331%2C359\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-5.jpg?resize=331%2C359 331w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-5-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Figure 5 \u2013 Balancing Act \u2013 <\/strong>While their choice of listening device might vary from country to country, people all have the same desire to listen to music to make their day go better.\u00a0 But online or mobile, it\u2019s still music.\u00a0 <strong>Source \u2013 International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course our kid won\u2019t rip the 4K + CDs we no longer play. \u00a0Not because it\u2019s \u201cillegal\u201d (does that stop a kid?) but<em>, \u201cOMG, you know how long that would take me?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The little ingrate!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Changelings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the times have again changed.<\/p>\n<p>We find ourselves listening to iNet radio.<\/p>\n<p>People around the globe go online and listen to web radio or online services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Use of Web Only Radio\/Music Services % of US Internet Users <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25258\" title=\"Untitled-6\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-6.jpg?resize=347%2C526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-6.jpg?resize=347%2C526 347w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-6-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Figure 6 \u2013 Web-centric Music \u2013 <\/strong>Whether it\u2019s Pandora, I Heart Radio, Rhapsody or Yahoo! Music, people are able to use the Internet to enjoy the specific genre of music they prefer and enjoy.\u00a0 Often it is music that suits their mood, feelings at that specific time. <strong>Source \u2013 Vision Critical<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One of our kids uses her iPod Touch to text, download\/store\/enjoy music.<\/p>\n<p>She can store her stuff in Apple\u2019s cloud but keeps most of her music on her device.\u00a0 Unfortunately, playing that music on something else is impossible because Apple uses the AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) format.<\/p>\n<p>The others can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Of course Apple devices can play \u201ctheir\u201d <strong><em>open<\/em><\/strong> music formats \u2013 MP3, WAV, WMF.<\/p>\n<p>The son and his friends don\u2019t mind, they\u2019ve moved on to the next big thing\u2026streaming<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Hose<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Streaming will grow at the rate of 95 percent over the next six years and, according to ABI Research, is going to \u201cexplode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25259\" title=\"Untitled-7\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-7.jpg?resize=454%2C454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-7.jpg?resize=454%2C454 454w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-7-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-7-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Figure 7 \u2013 Streaming Explodes \u2013 <\/strong>While the number of streaming music subscribers won\u2019t knock you back on your heels, it does look impressive when you graph it out using just the right scale.\u00a0 Streaming will gain momentum as people move from the need to \u201cown\u201d the music to simply enjoying it in the here and now.\u00a0 <strong>Source \u2013 ABI Research<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>By 2016, they say streaming will have more than 161 million subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>But keep in mind that the planet has more than 7 billion people, so that\u2019s a pretty small explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Today, kids just have more to do &#8212; play games, watch music videos, listen to music, move in\/out of Facebook, text.<\/p>\n<p>Bands and artists have found that the new online sites\/tools are great for forming direct relationships with their fans.\u00a0 They\u2019re monetizing the relationships with things like tickets to live shows, merchandise and fan clubs.<\/p>\n<p>While the RIAA sues their fans, the artists talk to them \u2026 seems to work better.<\/p>\n<p>The industry knows their future is in the cloud.\u00a0 They just can\u2019t figure out how they make the same amount of money.<\/p>\n<p>The new purveyors say the label\u2019s problem is greed, stupidity (or more kindly, shortsightedness), bad will.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wrong!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The problem is everyone has a silo mentality.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone wants his\/her \u201cunfair share\u201d in his\/her silo.<\/p>\n<p>Someone has to tell &#8217;em, <em>\u201cFolks it ain\u2019t workin!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Music piracy and digital music put an end to the RIAA members\u2019 silver disc cash cow.<\/p>\n<p>People are finding new ways to listen to their content and they like it.\u00a0 They don\u2019t want eight songs wrapped around the two they really want\u2026they want the specific songs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not <strong><em>just<\/em><\/strong> a bunch of the content; it\u2019s the listeners\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n<p>Studios have to understand musicians like reaching out, delivering the experience, making a living.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Elena emphasized, <em>\u201cJust take my word for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It means labels and the rest have to figure out licensing agreements that are best for everyone \u2026 including the listener.<\/p>\n<p>The consumer simply doesn\u2019t care about \u201cthem.\u201d\u00a0 They want to listen to music that is relevant right now on the device they have at the time.<\/p>\n<p>They need to agree on something that works for the artist and the consumer \u2026 regardless of the platform or device.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t care how the services compensate each other whether we buy it, rent it or stream it.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t like it?\u00a0 Remember what Buddy said at the end of his last concert, <em>\u201cThank you, Clearlake! C&#8217;mon&#8230; we love you, we&#8217;ll see you next year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25260\" title=\"Untitled-8\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-8.jpg?resize=392%2C234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-8.jpg?resize=392%2C234 392w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Untitled-8-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Figure 8 \u2013 Legend Power \u2013 <\/strong>While some music fades in only a few months or years, there are musicians whose songs live on years after their death.\u00a0 In some instances, their music becomes increasingly popular over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The music will live on.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>by:   G.A. &#8220;Andy&#8221; Marken<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> President<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Marken Communications Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"mailto:Andy@markencom.com\">Andy@markencom.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please join us in our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142', 'Facebook']);\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech', 'Twitter']);\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates from ABT, please <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?feed=rss2\" target=\"_blank\">join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Folding@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 164304<\/li>\n<li>SETI@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 138705<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1', 'World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech']);\" target=\"_blank\">World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is by G. 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