Ticketmaster’s Social Ticketing Deal With Facebook Radically Shifts Competitive Terrain
Ticketmaster's move to more deeply integrate their interactive seat map with Facebook is not only a great competitive move for both companies but is also a real step forward in. Continue reading
FREE For @Hypebot Readers: Nielsen Soundscan, NARM Webinar Today @ 4PM ET
(UPDATED) Nielsen Soundscan and NARM are holding a webinar today at 4PM ET and it's free for Hypebot readers. "Delving Deeper Into This Upswing – A Sales Trend Update" looks. Continue reading
Letter From Steve Jobs On His Resignation
August 24, 2011 Letter from Steve Jobs To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could. Continue reading
Blackberry Launches BBM Music Service & It’s D.O.A.
(UPDATE 2) As anticipated, RIM has launched its BBM Music service in beta. Built as part of BlackBerry Messaging, BBM Music is a "social music sharing and discovery service" rather. Continue reading
AM NEWS: Steve Jobs, Blackberry Music, CashMusic + Mozilla, SoundHound + Spotify, Pandora $’s & More
(Updated.) Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple, but will remain Chairmen. Tim Cook becomes CEO. Here's the official press release and the full text of Jobs' letter of. Continue reading
When Fan Clubs Attack
A coalition of 35 Michael Jackson fan clubs have called for the cancellation of the planned Michael Jackson tribute concert set for Oct. 8 in Wales, claiming that the event. Continue reading
3 Tips For Better Social Music Video Marketing
An ongoing series of posts at REELSEO explains how to move beyond an obsession with clicks and impressions to focus on building relationships between one's brand (or band) and video. Continue reading
ReverbNation Launches PROMOTE IT Facebook Advertising Platform
ReverbNation today launched PROMOTE IT, a platform that both simplifies and adds a layer of analytics to Facebook advertising for artists, labels and promoters. Targeted Facebook ads have been used. Continue reading
Is Rolling Stone Magazine Dead? A Cover Story Nets Just 2000 New Fans
The cover of a recent issue of Rolling Stone Magazine featured a relatively unknown band called The Sheepdogs. They found themselves there by way of a competition, beating out numerous. Continue reading
No Summer Slump For Facebook & Twitter, Stats Soar
Facebook and Twitter scored their highest number of visitors ever, according to new data released by ComScore. The numbers are particularly impressive given that many sites usually experience a summer. Continue reading
Advice For Beginners & A Reminder To Veterans In The Music Industry
The music industry can be rough and it is made worse by artists and music industry employees backstabbing and undercutting each other. Instead of acting this way, people in the. Continue reading
