Facebook Revises Check-In Stats
Facebook's ever evolving platform (Don't forget today's forced switch to Timeline.) is making a some new changes to Check-In. They're revising check-in numbers on Facebook Pages to offer a more. Continue reading
WHODAT.BIZ: OKFocus PR Web Trick Or A Kanye West Internet Head Fake?
When news hit the web that the first product resulting from Kanye West's epic DONDA Twitter rant was a WHOIS domain registration lookup tool called WHODAT.BIZ, the world stopped and. Continue reading
Internet Radio Is Broken If It Needs To Charge Bands To Make Money
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Pandora and other webcasters who fought for lower royalty rates a few years ago rejoiced when they achieved rates they thought would. Continue reading
TODAY: Facebook Makes Mandatory Shift To Timeline, But New Apps Can Help
(UPDATED) Today at 11 AM PT/2PM ET Facebook is making the mandatory conversion to Timeline for pages whether you like it or not. Some artists have already made the switch. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: New Sony CEO, Qtrax Slammed, Reverb Upgrades Promote It, Drip.fm, Eventbrite Int’l,
Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton will become CEO at Sony Corporation of America overseeing Sony's vast entertainment empire, which includes Sony Pictures, Sony Music, and Sony/ATV Music. Continue reading
Emily White: Why Commission Based Teams Are Awesome For Musicians & Why You Should Want One
Guest post by Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment and Readymade Records. Managers in the Entertainment industry take a lot of flack and have various stereotypes associated with their image and. Continue reading
Music Service Guvera Plans U.S. IPO, Hires Industry Vet Phil Quartararo As President
Australian based ad supported music service Guvera is on the hunt for $50 million ahead of a mid-2013 IPO in the United States. To head the effort, the company is. Continue reading
Tunecore Cuts Simify Deal Including Direct Songwriter Payments
Tunecore has added European digital music services simfy to its music distribution partners. What's unique about the deal is that artists that are also TuneCore Songwriter Service customers will be. Continue reading
Indie Music In Advertising Becomes The Status Quo
Recent articles in Adweek, Businessweek, Fortune and the LA Times discuss the widespread use of music by indie artists in advertising. While this is not a new phenomenon, it is. Continue reading
Spotify Connects With Echo Nest For Music Data
(UPDATED) The Echo Nest and Spotify have integrated APIs so that Spotify app developers can tap into The Echo Nest's music intelligence platform. The Echo Nest already powered Spotify radio,. Continue reading