Best Of 2013: How Did Riff Raff Become The Video King Of Vine?
Riff Raff is that kind of rapper that puzzles people with his over-the-top persona that doesn't map easily to the old school template. But that's cause he's a Southern boy. Continue reading
Music Tech Founders On Creating A Constant Flow Of Music
The Scion Music(less) Music Conference took place this Fall in Los Angeles. "What Music Startups Are Offering," a panel moderated by Eliot Van Buskirk, featured three startup founders from Distrokid/Fandalism,. Continue reading
Best Of 2013: Buying Facebook Likes Costs You Money While Reducing Real Likes And Fan Engagement
By Michael Brandvold @michaelsb of Michael Brandvold Marketing. I have said a number of times you shouldn’t buy Twitter followers or Facebook likes because you aren’t buying real fans, you. Continue reading
5 Tumblr Tricks For Increasing Fan Interaction
Tumblr has settled in and become a music marketing staple with its unique combo of blogging and social media. But like most blogging platforms there are lots of little details. Continue reading
Best Of 2013: The 3 Pillars Of Music Fan Engagement
As part of our 9th Anniversary, we asked our regular contributors to share their favorite Hypebot posts. This one comes from Dave Cool of Bandzoogle. In a previous post I. Continue reading
Did Iron Maiden Find New Fans Through Filesharing Data? [Updated]
The idea of using data regarding unauthorized filesharing to identify and reach out to fans has been floated quite a bit but the actual examples are fairly rare. Iron Maiden. Continue reading
Chart Shows Death Spiral After Google Busts Rap Genius For SEO Tricks
Earlier this week John Marbach shared Rap Genius's offer of Twitter links to bloggers posting specified links. Marbach was offered "MASSIVE traffic" and the chance to "bloooowwwww up!" for posting. Continue reading
RapGenius Busted For Spammy SEO, Immediately Snitches and Begs The Court’s Forgiveness
Another bad look for RapGenius as they're exposed for spammy SEO techniques triggering an investigation by Google leading to Google search penalties. Despite their "wild and crazy" hip hop persona,. Continue reading
The Internet Of Things Could Bring Music To Your Home Appliances
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The personal tech revolution that encouraged many of us to look at screens for the past 15 years or so is shifting. As we. Continue reading
Music Tech Founders Consider The Superfan
The Scion Music(less) Music Conference took place this Fall in Los Angeles. "What Music Startups Are Offering," a panel moderated by Eliot Van Buskirk, featured three startup founders from Distrokid/Fandalism,. Continue reading
