So theoretically, YouTube now allows purchasing of EMI and Universal tracks via iTunes or Amazon. The idea is that if you’re watching a video with a music track, you’ll be able to easily download that song from either one of those stores. Sounds simple enough, right?
Except for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to test this out.
The YouTube blog says:
Click-to-buy links are non-obtrusive retail links, placed on the watch page beneath the video with the other community features. Just as YouTube users can share, favorite, comment on, and respond to videos quickly and easily, now users can click-to-buy products — like songs, books, and movies — related to the content they’re watching on the site.
But I still only see the regular share links on any video posted by “universalmusicgroup” or “emirecordsuk”.
Has anyone actually been able to get this to work?
It works for me on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BARLfUmyBJA
Why don't I see the itunes or amazon link? am I blind?
I already have this available on my music video site. http://nowScene.com
-Randy
Founder NowScene.com
I show indy bands as well as the majors. you can find Amazon MP3 downloads as well get the artist Bio on Amazon.
Interesting development. Today I've been having trouble tubesocking. "bad url" "too many http redirects" "file doesn't exist" -- tried to use absolute url without the word "watch" etc. Tried backdoor through kissyoutube.... No luck today. Am I very much out of touch? Or are other people out of luck too? And if so... does this portend for a universalgroup/google conglomerate future? I love the smell of paranoia in the morning.