This Week’s Top iTunes Songs, Albums & Apps
For week ending 1.30.2012 Top Songs 1. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson 2. "Set Fire to the Rain," ADELE 3. "Turn Me On (feat. Nicki Minaj)," Nicki Minaj,. Continue reading
Music Marketing With Free SoundCloud Story Wheel
SoundCloud recently released Story Wheel, an app for creating a slideshow using Instragram pics and audio via SoundCloud. It's an interesting webtool with a lot of potential for music marketing. Continue reading
Ian Rogers: Instead of SOPA, Here’s How To Combat Piracy While Encouraging An Open Internet
Guest post by Ian Rogers of Topspin Media. Last week's Internet-wide SOPA/PIPA protests divided the Internet between content owners looking for stronger anti-piracy tools and technologists who believed the proposed. Continue reading
Gigs4Good: Connecting Artists & Non-Profits
Team Up for Nonprofits is a Seattle-based nonprofit that organizes music events for other nonprofits in their Gigs4Good program. Created in 2009, they're building up to their 10th event benefitting. Continue reading
How The 80/20 Rule Applies To Your Social Media Strategy
The Pareto Principle, more commonly also known as the 80–20 rule, states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. In business for. Continue reading
A Musicians’ Guide To Google – Tips To Maximize Your Google Experience
There’s no denying Google's impact. It has become part of the vernacular (I am going to google…). On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt explains why Google is awesome and shares. Continue reading
Midem 2012: A Roundup Of News & Announcements
Unofficial estimates put MIDEM attendance up 12% to 6,900 – 1st gain in 5 years. Find our full Midem coverage here. Coke‘s Head Of Global Entertainment And Sports Marketing, Emmanuel. Continue reading
Analyst Mark Mulligan On The New “Agile Music” #MIDEM
From Cannes by Stuart Dredge for Midem content partner Music Ally. Find them at musically.com and @musically. On Monday, Music analyst Mark Mulligan today shared is theory of "Agile Music". Continue reading
STOP COMPLAINING! Study Shows New Era Of Abundance In Music, Entertainment [INFOGRAPHIC]
A new white paper presented today a Midem, Techdirt founder Mike Masnick heralds a very different present and future for the music and entrainment industries than the doom and gloom. Continue reading
Indie Band Spanish Prisoners Using Kickstarter To Buy Van For SXSW Trip [VIDEO]
A lot of elements go into a successful Kickstarter campaign. Spanish Prisoners combine a unique request, funding the purchase of a low-budget tour van, with unique offerings, songs recorded in. Continue reading
