Month: April 2010

Ning Abandons Free Service, Lays Off 40% Of Staff

Ning has announced that it will phase out its free custom social networks in favor of an all paid model. Ning is popular with musicians and marketers building custom fan. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2010 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Tinysong – Share Any Song In Seconds Via Twitter, Facebook, Email, Tumblr, StumbleUpon

The new an improved Tinysong makes sharing a song you just heard drop dead simple.  Type in a song and it generates a tiny url that link to operator Grooveshark's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2010 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Share Your Favorite Record Store Memories

Record Store Day is this Saturday April 17th and most stores have lots of great things planned. This year there are signs that with a little help from vinyl and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2010 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (12)
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Video: A Look At Record Store Day Exclusives

What does your local record store have planned to celebrate this Saturday's Record Store Day? This video on hosted by Chris Brown of the New England indie chain Bull Moose. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2010 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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More Music Industry News: Lala’s Death, RIAA Misses Shift, Orchard Nashville, NZ Pirates & More

Has Apple killed off indie music service Lala.com? (ZDNet) The RIAA and MPAA Have Failed To Understand A Cultural Shift (TECHi) Recent figures showing a slump in digital sales are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2010 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Choice Adds SWRV Interactive Music Channel

Canble and online music providers Music Choice have created a new a 24/7 interactive music network using the never.no technology suite. SWRV. tv features interactive shows that offers viewers the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2010 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (1)
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MySpace Launches Events & Ticketing Platform

How does MySpace plan to stop the outward flow of traffic to Facebook and Twitter. Apparently,  by connecting with them and an ongoing series of launches rather than a single. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2010 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Twitter By The Numbers

106,000,000+ registered users  300,000 new users each day  180,000,000 unique visitors a month  75% of traffic comes from outside of Twitter.com PS: Follow @hypebot on Twitter here.

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2010 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Fan Data: The Who, What, When, Where, Where…

Data, data everywhere. But what stats really matter in the new music business paradigm? Start by asking yourself these questions: click on picture to enlarge. via VirtualMusic.tv

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2010 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (3)
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More Music Industry News: Sirius Up, Fontana + Royalty Review, An Agent’s Letter, Music App Awards & More

SIRIUS XM added 171,000+ net subscribers in Q1. Says it will report stronger financials as stock hovers near the -$1de-listing benchmark. (press release) Fontana, the independent distribution arm of Universal. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2010 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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