Music Sales Up, Taliban Joins Twitter, Gilt Worth A Billion, And More…

The Fast Company reader’s essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web–updated all day. Music Sales Up Thanks To Hipsters, Old People Nielson released a piracy apocalypse-busting stat about the music industry: sales are up 1.6% in 2011. Premium content, such as the Beatles’ albums , and a 37% surge in vinyl (thank your local hipster, everybody), helped propel a trend for a sector that hasn’t always had much to celebrate lately

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Music Sales Up, Taliban Joins Twitter, Gilt Worth A Billion, And More…