Music: FAQ

	What is the Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music?
	The Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music is the world’s first and only daily Web traffic benchmark that tracks where and when digital music is being consumed on a global basis. Akamai, as the delivery platform for many of the leading global digital music companies, has a unique view into the daily Web traffic of music streaming and music downloads. Akamai serves content on behalf of the majority of the world’s leading digital media sites.
	Who makes up the Index?
	The following companies represent just a sampling of the global digital music companies that trust Akamai to support their business. These leading businesses are some of the most visited websites around the globe for digital music. Because of the relationship Akamai has with these companies, we are strongly positioned to track and plot how digital music is being consumed on a global scale. CHUM Interactive Clear Channel Napster Premiere Radio Networks Rediff.com XM Satellite Radio
	What information will the Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music give me?
	Up-to-the-moment data on the consumption of digital music on a global basis Geographic trends about where digital music is being consumed and when Socio- and geographic- trends about who consumes news, from where, and how Valid data on the impact and popularity of digital music
	How is the Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music data collected?
	Without releasing any proprietary data about its individual news customers, Akamai is aggregating data on behalf of the leading digital music customers from around the world. Collectively, this data will determine the consumption level of digital music in real-time, as well as capture peak page view traffic delivered across the Akamai Platform in any 24-hour period. By plotting these daily peaks, the Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music will be the first online barometer to measure interest levels by region in real-time.
	Who can use the Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music?
	The Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music is the only available means to chronicle traffic to the leading digital music websites in real-time, and thus is a source for determining how, when and where digital music is being consumed around the globe. This can be a tool for reporters, and other interested parties, to measure global attention to overall usage and growth of digital music.
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