MOG: A First Look
I'll be writing a longer post tomorrow morning that includes my interview with MOG.com CEO David Hyman. But before today gets away from me, I wanted to share a few. Continue reading
Interview: Scott Kirsner of Fans, Friends & Followers
From Kyle Bylin: Today, I spoke with Scott Kirsner, author of Fans, Friends and Followers: Building an Audience and a Creative Career in the Digital Age. Scott shares his perspective. Continue reading
Leaked Memo Shows U.S. Gov’t Supports 3 Strikes
In recent weeks, privacy advocates and others have been encouraging the U.S. government to make public it's secret "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement", but so far the Obama administration has refused on. Continue reading
Too Much Joy’s Absurd WMG Royalty Statement
(UPDATED) There is a long and illustrious list of artists who have complained about major label accounting practices; and almost every audit or lawsuit that I've ever been aware of. Continue reading
50 Cent’s 4 Rules Of Fan Engagement
Even as his success has reached mega-proportions, 50 Cent has maintained a level of engagement that leaves his fans feeling that he is still one of them. Their loyalty now. Continue reading
MOG Launches $5 Music Streaming Today
UPDATE 2: MOG.com is live. Read my "first look" here. MOG's All Access premium music service goes live in the U.S. today (12/2) at 7 AM PST. MOG promises a. Continue reading
Video: Six Female Rock Journalists Share Stories
Women Who Rock from Caitlin Wittlif on Vimeo. What is it like being a female in the music journalism industry? 6 women in the field share their experiences in this. Continue reading
NARM Hosts Online Look A The Ultra Fan
On Wednesday December 3rd, NARM is hosting an online look at a study of 5200 hard core fans. FanboyFAQ took a quantitative look at the critical Fanboy/Fangirl audience. The online. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Facebook, Free Music, Spotify, Cyber Monday, 7Digital, P2P In Japan & More
Facebook eliminates regional networks, tops 350 million users. (VentureBeat) Yahoo is also deepening its relationship with Facebook. (NY Times) "Can Music Be Free?" Music Ally takes a week long look.. Continue reading
How MySpace Can Still Beat Facebook
CNet UK assembled a gaggle of social media experts to tell MySpace how to save itself from the Facebook juggernaut. Some of their ideas: Sort out it's design mess. Focus. Continue reading
