AOL Says Bye Bye Bebo
AOL says it will sell or shut down social networking site Bebo in 2010, just 2 years after buying it for $580 million. Bebo has lost 45% of its unique. Continue reading
How Not To Shut Down A Street Team
A Letter from the JK Team I got this via email yesterday and added the bold to make sure that you didn't miss the high points. Dear Team Members, We. Continue reading
Trick Out Facebook Band Pages For $1.99 A Month
BandPage Plus is an upgrade from the free BandPage Basic Facebook app that we wrote about recently Fans are able to listen to a band’s music via a Soundcloud player. Continue reading
This Week’s iTunes Top 10
For the week ending April 5, 2010 Top 10 Singles: 1. "Hey, Soul Sister," Train2. "Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)," B.o.B3. "Rude Boy," Rihanna"4. "Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris),". Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Rhapsody, Broadband Fight, IODA, MixTapeForYou & More
Rhapsody’s President On Price Cut, Mobile Future (TechCrunch) Court rules in favor of ISP's ability to restrict broadband, drives FCC towards nuclear option. (Wired) Juno Download have partnered with Discogs.com,. Continue reading
Rhapsody Drops Price To $9.99
(UPDATED) the spin off of Rhapsody from Real and MTV became official last week, and armed with a $51 million war chest, the music subscription service dropped its monthly prices. Continue reading
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Sign up to follow Hypebot on Twitter today @ http://twitter.com/hypebot and you could win either Seth Godin's new book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? or Larry Harris' And Party Every Day:. Continue reading
Beatles, Pink Floyd & Coldplay Contracts May Be Reason EMI Can’t Make A Deal
The contracts of some of EMI's best selling acts could be the reason that the label group has yet to make a catalog licensing deal that would provide much needed. Continue reading
Gang Of Four To Fan Fund Album Via Pledge Music
The recent rise, fall and rise again of Sellaband has left many supporters of the fan funding concept a bit edgy. But that hasn't stopped veteran UK rockers Gang Of. Continue reading
Musicians For Music 2.0 Hopes To Fund Music Tech Startups
(UPDATED) I first learned about the Musicians For Music 2.0 proposed venture fund on Duncan Freeman's IndieMusicTech blog. As the founder of music analytics firm Band Metrics, Duncan is no. Continue reading
