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ReverbNation Passes 3 Million Users [VIDEO]
ReverbNation used Twitter's poplular 15 second Vine video app to announce that as of today they've passed 3 million musicians, venues, labels and music industry proffessionals using their artist and. Continue reading
Facebook Launches Video On Instagram with ‘Cinema’ [WATCH]
Facebook launched Instagram video today on bot the iOS and Android platofrms. In an effort to best Twitter's Vine short video app, Instagram videos are 15 seconds and do not. Continue reading
Warner Deal Means Sean Combs’ Revolt TV Will Have Biggest Launch In Cable History
Revolt TV, the cable network led by Sean "formerly known as Puffy" Combs, has finalized a national carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable. Together with previously announced distribution including Comcast, this will. Continue reading
Top 7 Reasons Every Musician Should Blog from Ariel Hyatt’s New Book “Cyber PR For Musicians”
Early this year music marketer and educator Ariel Hyatt successfully completed an ambitious crowdfunding campaign whose goals included the creation of three new books and a social media course. While. Continue reading
Michael Robertson Launches UberStations, Takes On TuneIn
Digital music serial entrepreneur Michael Roberston today launched UberStations. Robertson previous projects included MP3.com and MP3Tunes, as well as the still active DAR.fm, a DVR for radio. UberStations monitors thousands of. Continue reading
Create Spotify Playlists From Pandora Likes
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. You know how some would-be reporters think Pandora and Spotify are basically the same? Like, when they say “Pandora faces competition from the likes. Continue reading
Universal Music Canada Links With PledgeMusic For Direct-to-Fan Campaigns
This week Universal Music Canada (UMC) announced that they are using PledgeMusic's unique direct-to-fan platform for their artists. Dubbed a partnership, it's a bit different than the wide range of. Continue reading
Social Media From The Aussie Perspective (Guest Post)
Have you ever been to Australia? Ever wonder what the state of marketing is there and if it differs from the U.S.? On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt interviews Australian. Continue reading
Late To The Party: Pandora Joined Facebook Music Just 1 Month Ago
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. When Facebook launched its ambitious attempt to become “a connective tissue for music,” the biggest player in internet radio, Pandora, didn’t join the party.. Continue reading
