Facebook Apps & Tools: Facebook Camera, Status Ads, File Transfers, Video Chat, Memes
The media frenzy focused on Facebook's IPO has obscured the fact that Facebook has continued to evolve, from ongoing tweaks of the site to experiments with features and services along. Continue reading
Why Most Music Startups Fail – Hypebot Sessions @ NARM [VIDEO]
Earlier this month, Hypebot hosted a series of panels during NARM’s Music Biz 2012 in L.A. One, hosted by Kyle Bylin, examined of why most music startups fail and but. Continue reading
Why Android Sucks For Many Audio Apps: A Developer Dishes The Dirt
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Oh, how we wish we could divulge the source of this information, because A) It comes from the developer of a pretty. Continue reading
The Growing List Of Cancelled UK Festivals
A dozen UK music festivals have been scrapped this year, including three more casualties that pulled the plug this month. The latest additions include the Cloud 9 festival in Cheshire. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: $2M RealNetworks Suit, Yahoo Music (?), FB Camera, McCartney + Spotify, SOCAN & More
(UPDATED) RealNetworks has created a $2 million compensation fund for some allegedly unwilling RealPlayer and Rhapsody music streaming subscribers who have filed a complaint filed in Washington state over e-commerce. Continue reading
Vote For MTV’s O Music Awards’ Hottest Music Technology NILF
The MTV O Music Awards has listed out the hottest coders, entrepreneurs, writers, and others of the like who work in music and technology. Obviously, this category is one that. Continue reading
Rdio Plans To Compensate Artists For Bringing In Subscribers
In a move that could potentially shift the favoritism of artists towards one music subscription service, Rdio is working on a plan to pay artists for bringing their service new. Continue reading
File Sharing Research Supports Adaptation As Best Industry Reponse
A recent study from a researcher at NC State University in Raleigh found connections between increased filesharing of leaked albums and increased sales of those albums. The findings were a. Continue reading
Martin Atkins Has A Kickstarter Campaign & Why You Need To Give A Fuck
Martin Atkins has a Kickstarter campaign to fund his new book Band:Smart. I made a pledge, and you should too. Here's why: The "advice for musicians" space is overcrowded, and. Continue reading
