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Never Doubt the Power Of YouTube: Britney Super Fan Grabs Reality Show

Just is case you still doubt the power of YouTube, Britney Spears uber-fan Chris Crocker just got a development deal for a reality show based on his meltdowns posted on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/20/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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How Do You Discover Music?

from Hype Machine

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100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – Part 4

31. Start your own discussion group for free at http://groups.yahoo.com/ or Google Groups32. Get on both MySpace.com and Facebook.com and stay active. Don’t just set it up and forget it.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/19/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – Part 3

21. Try local internet advertising via Google Adsense or local web sites22. Advertise on internet radio and blogs that serve your market.23. Create consistency by creating ad mats and radio. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/16/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Six Degrees Of Music Repositioning

Product repositioning is a buzz concept that is easy to dismiss. But for labels trying to monetize existing investments and artists attempting to make noise in a crowded marketplace, repositioning. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – Part 2

11. Put your promo online in downloadable form for easy access by the media and your fans.12. Enable and encourage others to do your promo for you.  Ask fans to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Music Buyer 2.0 – More Of Them But They Each Spend A Lot Less

An analysis of combined data from the Bridge Ratings data and the US Census Bureau showed that despite the popular belief that fewer people are buying music; there is actually. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/13/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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EMI’s Angel Launches ScoutR Online A&R Community

EMI’s Angel Music Group has re-launched its label website with a new focus as an online A&R submission system. ScoutR is part of an online social network where fans can. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/12/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MySpace Slides As Facebook Continues Climb

click on image to enlarge My Space traffic is trending downward for the first time in months and Facebook usage continues its slow but steady upward climb.  Where are you. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/12/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Earvolution Sets Out Prove MP3 Blogs Can Spawn Record Label 2.0

Popular mp3 blog Earvolution is out to prove that music blogs can spawn the next record labels with its first release. Wired’s Listening Post agrees that mp3 blogs could spawn. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/12/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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