UPDATED: Twitter Stock Hits Record Low As Insiders Flee
UPDATED: Twitter shares fell 17.8% on Tuesday to close at $31.85, the lowest since the company’s initial public offering last November. Hundreds of millions of shares of Twitter stock "unlocked" Tuesday,. Continue reading
RapGenius Makes Nice With Music Publishers
UPDATED: The press release may win the prize for vaguest of all time, but RapGenius has apparently reached an agreement with music publishers; or at least with The National Music. Continue reading
Indie Artist Alex Winters: Using Concert Window For Livestreaming Shows
By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). I’ve written about the platforms StageIt and YouNow, where indie artists can stream a live music performance and even make money doing. Continue reading
Vevo To Insert and Swap Out Ads In Music Videos Via Deal With Mirriad
Last night Vevo announced quite a bit of news at its NewFront pitch. Of special interest is a deal with Mirriad, a company that inserts ads into surfaces shown in. Continue reading
Music ADHD: Users LOVE The Skip Button, says Spotify Data Scientist
It's as if attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is running rampant among music fans. 24% of Spotify users hit the skip button within the first 5 seconds of a song starting, according to. Continue reading
Asthmatic Kitty Builds Virtual Street Teams From Opt-in Email Newsletters
My favorite company blogs are the ones that share real information that not only promotes the product but teaches you something beyond the product. A recent MailChimp blog post by. Continue reading
Dubset Media Closes Series B Funding Round Led By Rhapsody
Dubset Media has closed A Series B funding from a group of investors led by Rhapsody International, parent company music services Rhapsody and Napster. No details of the investment were. Continue reading
Roadie Tuner Wins Audience Choice Award At Disrupt NY Battlefield
TechCrunch just held its Disrupt NY event and it includes a startup competition called Battlefield. Among the contestants was Band Industries with their Roadie Tuner device. They completed a highly. Continue reading
Bands: How to Properly Use a Landing Page on Your Website
Landing pages provide an excellent opportunity to create a great first impression – or, to turn potential fans away if you don't know how to use one. Bandzoogle provides a. Continue reading
Pandora Adds Promoted Stations
Those "Stations You Might Like" suggestions that appear next to your Pandora stream, will no longer generated only using the online music service's secret sauce. If new beta tests go. Continue reading