Music & Entertainment Stocks Drift Downward
It was a roller coaster week on Wall Street and music related stocks went along for the ride. Here is the price of the top 10 music, music technology and related. Continue reading
Google’s Chromecast Adds Payer FM and RocketPlayer
Chromecast, Google's streaming media device, has added support for two new audio and music apps. Player FM for podcasts and the Rocket Music Player join Pandora, MTV, Rhapsody and Rdio and a. Continue reading
Questlove Wins Shorty Awards In Music & Singing But Who Will Win A Webby?
Apparently we're in the midst of web awards season. The Shorty Awards for Social Media just wrapped up and Questlove dominated both the Music and Singer categories. Didn't know he. Continue reading
Facebook Bans Your Favorite Marketing Tactics ‘For The Good Of The People’
Some popular social media marketing tactics that have helped increase noise on the web are Facebook's newest target for elimination or downgrading in the news feed. The three tactics in. Continue reading
Is YouTube a Social Network – or Something Better?
YouTube has earned itself a slot amongst premiere social networks. It creates a platform for users to create, learn, see, and share interactively with an infinite audience. YouTube upped it's. Continue reading
Apple Bans ‘iTunes Radio Competitor’ Bloom.fm
Apple has banned UK based streaming music startup Bloom.fm from advertising to attract new users on Apple's iAd network. The ban reportedly came because the tech giant sees Bloom.fm, as "a competitive. Continue reading
Artist Marketing Platform Zankme Shuts Down
Just 14 months after launch, music marketing platform Zankme is shutting down. In an email to users the founder wrote, "Zankme is getting ready to shut its doors.. Zankme will stay open for the next 30. Continue reading
Heartbleed Bug: A Musician’s Guide To The Web’s Biggest Security Threat
Ideally you’ve already heard of Heartbleed and are acting accordingly. If not, you need to know that a “crypto bug” in OpenSSL has been identified that, if exploited, “allows attackers. Continue reading
Smule Raises Another $16.6M For Social Music Apps
Smule, the maker of popular social music apps including Sing! Karaoke, Ociana and Magic Piano has raised $16.6 million in new funding. The fuding was led by Roth Capital Partners along. Continue reading
Local Concert App Timbre Quietly Acquired By Seatwave Ticketing Marketplace
Timbre, a local concert discovery app that has been a real leader in this area of tech activity, was acquired last week by Seatwave, a secondary ticketing marketplace based in. Continue reading
