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
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
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
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
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
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
Indiegogo Raises $40 Million To Expand Crowdfunding Site
San Francisco based crowdfunding site Indiegogo has raised $40 million in Series B venture funding. from IVP and Kelin Perkins. Previous funding rounds had netter the startup $16.5 million. More. Continue reading
Grammys Grab 2nd Largest Audience In 21 Years
It's easy to criticize the Grammys as "over", but Sunday night’s 56th annual awards attracted 28.5 million viewers, according to stats released by CBS. That's a tiny uptick from last. Continue reading
