Hosting of databases, namely, maintenance of on-line databases for others; hosting of databases, namely, electronic storage of databases of others; host databases that contain bibliographic information relating to music, artists, music videos and other related content, namely, electronic storage of databases of others; hosting databases, namely, electronic storage of databases of others featuring general news and information regarding music, artists, multimedia presentation and other audiovisual works; database design; hosting a web site featuring technology that allows users to input their selections of characteristics for music, and other types of content, or that identifies characteristics of music, and other types of content based on user selections, so that profiling can be completed and recommendations provided based on those characteristics; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software provided over global computer networks for creating entertainment and information profiles based on user selections of entertainment and information options or based on user specification of characteristics of entertainment and information, and recommending other entertainment and information based on user selections and specifications; all of the aforementioned only in relation to music industry-specific databases and social networking; computer services, namely, electronic data storage services; providing customized computer searching services, namely, searching and retrieving market research data at the customer's specific request via the internet, mobile telephone, fibre-optic networks, computer terminals