Mixed Reaction To Apple iCloud & iTunes Match
Early reaction to yesterday's announcement of Apple's iCloud digital locker and iTunes Match has been mixed. Some focused on how iTunes Match essentially legitimizes illegally downloaded music. Others were disappointed. Continue reading
Kaiser Chiefs Launch ‘Create Your Own Album & Sell It’ Campaign For New Release
Late last week, the Kaiser Chiefs kicked off a "create your own version of a Kaiser Chiefs album" campaign for The Future Is Medieval, their latest release due June 27th,. Continue reading
More News: MySpace, Apple iCloud, New MTV Prez, Gray To WMG, Omaha, YouTube + Creative Commons
NewsCorp is nearing a deal for MySpace, but it may be more of a partnership than a sale. (Wall Street Journal) Reactions are mixed to Apple's new iCloud and iTunes. Continue reading
TuneCore CEO Says Apple Just Monetized Pirated Music, Reset Music Industry
Apple’s new free iCloud and $24.99 a year iTunes Match, "marries the two disparate ideas of consumer convenience and the monetization of pirated music, providing what could be the 'missing. Continue reading
iTunes Match & iTunes In The Cloud – Apple Takes Cloud Music To A New Level
Early in today's presentation at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, Steve Jobs dropped impressive new stats including 15 billion songs sold on iTunes and 225 million accounts with credit cards on. Continue reading
RootMusic Integrates With Topspin To Sell Downloads, Merch & Tickets On Facebook
(UPDATE 2) Direct to fan platform Topspin has added RootMusic integration to enable download, merchandise and tickets sales on BandPage Facebook pages. Topspin also connects with DamnTheRadio created Facebook pages. Continue reading
The Power Of Sharing: Study Shows Facebook Dominates Share Traffic On Web
A new study by ShareThis along with Starcom MediaVest Group and Rubinson Partners looked at the the sharing and clicking habits of the more than 300 million who each month. Continue reading
10 Tips To Get Your Music News & Content Into Facebook’s Top News Feed
Since Facebook separated its News Feed into Top News and Most Recent, it's become really important to get into the Top News feed which is the default and where you're. Continue reading
Free eBook: Peter Spellman On Developing Music Careers In Uncertain Times
This guest post comes from Dave Cool, the new Blogger In Residence at musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. Peter Spellman has released a free e-book for musicians called “Musician. Continue reading
4 Reasons Today’s Apple iCloud Launch Is Much More Important Than You Think
At about 10AM PT today, Steve Jobs will take the stage at Apple's WWDC2011 to announce the company's latest products. (We'll be tweeting developments live @hypebot and follow with a. Continue reading
