Lively Raises $2 Million For Concert Recordings Available After The Show
Lively's concert recording service allows bands to offer both audio and video recording of the show after it's over using a mobile app for delivery. They'd already raised half a. Continue reading
GlobalWebIndex Report: Active Users Down For Facebook, YouTube and Myspace
The GlobalWebIndex released its latest quarterly social media report, "GWI Social," with an overview of the state of social networks worldwide. Founder Tom Smith uses the moment to correct Facebook. Continue reading
Beats Music: Crowded Market Gains New Rival
Author's Note: This essay was published almost a year ago. The goal was to predict what the team at project Daisy, now called Beats Music, would need achieve in order. Continue reading
Beats Antique Take Their Fans On A Hero’s Journey
Beats Antique's recent release, "A Thousand Faces – Act 1," draws on the work of Joseph Campbell and the concept of the hero's journey. Lee Martin built on that work. Continue reading
Mobile Music Survey: 27.6% Pay For Streaming, 12.6% Pay For More Than One Service
A recent mobile survey shed some interesting light on mobile music listeners who use more than one app or service and sometimes even pay for more than one service. The. Continue reading
Access Your Music From All Your Devices With BitTorrent Sync
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Most who have been online for a while probably associate BitTorrent with the bit torrent file sharing protocol. BitTorrent, the company, which uses that. Continue reading
Bandsintown Partners With Sony Music Unlimited
Bandsintown has partnered with Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service to bring song previews to its concert listing app. Bandsintown users will now be able to preview music by artists whose concerts are. Continue reading
Rdio Jumps On Free Music Bandwagon, Lifts Listening Limits
"If you love something, set it free," begins the announcement from Rdio, that they've dropped all listening caps on it's U.S. site. The move comes just days after Spotify dropped. Continue reading
Mindie Raises $1.2M For Short DIY Music Videos
iPhone app Mindie, jumps into the short social video space, with a musical twist that has caught the eye of an impressive list of Silicon valley investors. The app combines short, looping. Continue reading
Ecommerce: Square Debuts iPhone Case, PayPal Improves Checkout, Shopify Redesigns App
Indie ecommerce solutions keep improving and that includes their mobile offerings. Given that musicians and merch sellers often spend a lot of time on the road, such updates make a. Continue reading
