Derek Sivers: “Make Your Own Success First”
"You have to make your own success first, before you ask the industry for help. You have to show that you're going to be successful with-or-without their help. Show that. Continue reading
The Michael Jackson Effect: An Unprecedented Spike In Sales
Get this widget! Once again new media trumped old with AOL's TMZ breaking the Michael Jackson story an hour before other news and gossip gatherers. But in addition to the. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: Trendrr Pro, MJ Fever, Apple Sued, Tunecore, Canada & More
Friday is a holiday in the US, but I'll be covering the news as it breaks all week and adding the usual commentary. And on Thursday we'll continue a Hypebot. Continue reading
REWIND: New Music Industry’s Week In Review
How indie artist Amanda Palmer made $19,000 in 10 hours on Twitter: The Friday Freaks story and an Amanda Palmer video interview. YouTube is reporting a 1700% jump in mobile. Continue reading
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Thank you to these great businesses for supporting Hypebot: Noisevox – crowdsourcing music journalism plus great original content Nimbit – everything you need to distribute, promote and monetize your music. Continue reading
Some Fast Thoughts On Michael Jackson
Just in case you're not totally sick of reading about MJ: I have to admit that my own reaction is best summed up by this from @nealbrennan via @iancr: "As. Continue reading
FriendFeed Adds Music File Sharing
How will the RIAA react to this one? FriendFeed, the popular site that enables discovery and discussion of "interesting stuff your friends find on the web", has added the ability. Continue reading
Video Interview: Amanda Palmer On Making $19K In 10 Hours On Twitter
Amanda Palmer: Friday Night Freaks. Just in case you missed the story of Amanda Palmer earning $19K in 10 hours via Twitter, here she explains how it all came together.. Continue reading
Email Poll Do Over
OR HOW THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK Almost a month ago, I asked readers, "What program do you use to collect email addressees and stay connected with your fans?". After. Continue reading