Month: April 2013

As It Turns Out, People Aren’t Bored With Facebook [CHART]

Even as new social services like SnapChat and Whatsapp are rapidly gaining traction, users may not be as board with Facebook as media headlines might suggest.  It turns out that. Continue reading

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Amazon Extends AutoRip To Vinyl: 2 Copies Of Any Album For Price Of 1

Amazon announced today that it is extending it's free CD AutoRip service to vinyl. The program automatically gives customers a free mp3 copy of any physilcal product they've have bought. Continue reading

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Vue: EA’s New Social Network Lets Users Combine Music From Rdio & Spotify With Personal Pics

EA Games launched a new mobile app and social network yesterday catching tech bloggers and journalists by surprise. The iOS app allows users to combine their photos and related media. Continue reading

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CIMS Indie Music Store Charts

 Week Ending 3.31.2013 More: Vinyl & Top 100

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NEWS BRIEF: Facebook Unveils ‘Home’ Android Apps, Blackberry Ends Music Service, Coachella 2030 & More

Thursday 4.4.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  Click Here Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab

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Music Streamer Rdio Adds Movies & TV

Music streaming service Rdio has added film and TV dubbed Vdio.  At launch, Vdio has thousands of hit titles available for rent or purchase. "It's the next extension in our. Continue reading

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Exclusive: Topspin To Test Amazon-Like “Fans Who Bought This Also Bought…” Feature

Topspin will soon begin testing a feature which uses purchase histories to recommend other artists that a fan might enjoy. The tests will insert  links to another artist's content at. Continue reading

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Music Ad Spotting: Watch Courtney Love’s E-Cigarette Commercial

Rocker, actress and "style icon", Courtney Love stars in the first webisode of NJOY New Media's web series. In it Courtney lets every non-smoker know to just "fucking relax". The. Continue reading

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If Myspace Makes A Comeback, They’ll Do It One Artist At A Time & One Fan At A Time

Now that so many have written off Myspace, it remains to be seen what will happen to the media platform/social network. Recent interviews with Vice President of Content and Creative,. Continue reading

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5 HootSuite Tips For Bands

Part 2 of 3 – Managing multiple social media accounts is a challenge. Here Ian Bevis, lead singer of Vancouver-based Bear Mountain and member of Top Less Gay Love Tekno. Continue reading

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