WED. NEWS BRIEF: Last.fm Ties w/Spotify, Gracenote Adds Next Big Sound, Rap Geni-is App, Kayne Out $250K & More

WEDNESDAY 1.29.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web   CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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Shazam Turns Grammys Into Green Driving 54,000 Music Purchases

Music and sound recognition app Shazam had it biggest night ever during Sunday night's Grammy Awards telecast. The company notifies its 10 million app users to tune in for exclusive. Continue reading

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Music Startup Dreams? Learn From These 51 Tech Founders Who Failed

Silicon Valley is said to have a culture that embraces failure as a learning process. But that doesn't mean you have to fail first before you can succeed. A recent. Continue reading

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A Personal Thank-You To Pete Seeger

Hypebot is about the "business of music" rather than the music itself. So,  we don't usually write about musicians, unless it's in the context of their marketing and sales efforts. But. Continue reading

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Avoid An Overwhelming Flood Of Fake Fakebook Friending With This Easy Trick

We've previously discussed how services that sell fake Facebook fans have begun clicking Like on other fan pages so that their paid fake activities can elude Facebook's automatic filters. This. Continue reading

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Musicians: Skipping Time Management Is A Major Mistake

By Dave Kusek, former President of Berkleeonline and digital media consultant. His latest venture, the New Artist Model, is an impressive online course for musicians and others learning to navigate in the new. Continue reading

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CrowdTorch Combines TicketMob and Seed Labs For Live Event, Fan Engagement Platform

TicketMob, a ticketing and social marketing platform for music and comedy, was acquired by Cvent last year during a quiet period before their IPO in August. Cvent also acquired mobile. Continue reading

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Music Ad Watch: Tegan and Sara Sing New Oreo Cookie Jingle

Canadian synth-pop duo Tegan and Sara have recorded the jingle for the launch of some new flavors of Oreo cookies.  The spot debuted during Sunday's Grammy telecast. Watch it now:

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Why Music Industry Networking Is So Important & How To Do It

Looking for a quick and dirty lesson in networking? Look no further. It's important to know what we're up against in the never ending evolution of social media connectivity. It's. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Launches New Visual Player

Fresh off a $60 million funding round at a valuation of $700 million, SoundCloud has launched a visual player. The new embeddable player adds artwork and launches an improved version of SoundCloud's. Continue reading

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