Direct-To-Fan Holds Much Promise, Many Problems
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. The notion of artists selling music directly to their fans holds a powerful allure. Why pay to distribute. Continue reading
Watch Steve Jobs Introduce iTunes Music In 2003 [VIDEO]
iTunes changed the music industry forever. As Apple celebrates iTunes 10th Anniversary, take a look back at Steve Jobs launching the iTunes music store with just 200,000 tracks in April. Continue reading
Teen Jennie Lamere Wins Hackathon, Demonstrates What We Lose Shutting Women Out Of Tech
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. At this past weekend’s TVnext Hack event, a loose consortium of geeks, hackers, and businessmen from the television and technology industries gathered in a. Continue reading
Fake Twitter Followers? 50 Cent And Diddy Included On Researchers’ List [Updated]
Fake social media followers have been getting a new wave of media attention due to the research of Andrea Stroppa and Carlo De Micheli as reported by the NY Times.. Continue reading
BitTorrent’s New Startup Acceleration Program Targets Music Discovery And Usage
BitTorrent continues its legitimacy offensive by debuting an acceleration program for startups in such areas as music/video discovery and usage as well as live streaming. It's not an accelerator where. Continue reading
6 Key Tactics For Organic Success On Youtube From Hip-Hop Artist Rob Scott
YouTube can be a powerful tool that musicians use for promotion and exposure if it’s used well. However, for independent artists, it can be hard to garner a following and. Continue reading
Marketers Look Forward To Twitter #Music Data Trove
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Twitter is a data goldmine, one reason its awesomely-designed new music app has a fighting chance even though it doesn’t see the whole internet.. Continue reading
As iTunes Turns 10, Former CEO Jeff Price Remembers The Day That TuneCore Launched [VIDEO]
On the 10th Anniversary of the lunch of iTunes, TuneCore founder and ousted CEO Jeff Price sent this email: As documented by ABC news, Jan 25th, 2006 We were up. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Why Modern Musicians Should Care About Metadata Chirpify Adds $2 Million In Funding, Signs Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg & Puma For In-Stream Social Commerce Think A Big Festival Play Can. Continue reading