New Top Level Domains Becoming Available, Prepare For .Music, .Band, .Club
If you've tried to get a decent .com web address you've probably discovered that a bunch of them are in use but even more are being held by domain speculators.. Continue reading
Plug.DJ Nabs $1.25M To Replace Turntable.fm
2 year old music discovery site Plug.DJ has received $1.25 million in funding to fill the void left by the closure of Turntable.fm. The seed funding round for the previously. Continue reading
bop.fm Partners With Deezer
bop.fm has added Deezer to the list of partners connected to its multi-platform music streaming app. In addition to Spotify, Rdio, YouTube, and SoundCloud, bop.fm now adds 30 million Deezer. Continue reading
SoundCloud Names Its Best Marketing Campaigns Of 2013
By SoundCloud's music content relations manager, David Adams. He selected campaigns from Of Montreal, Big Sean, Little Mix and A$AP Rocky to form Soundcloud's "Best SoundCloud campaigns of 2013" list. Over the past year we’ve covered a wide. Continue reading
MusiXmatch Combines Lyrics App With Karaoke Mic
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. It’s weird to buy someone a music app as a gift for the holidays, or any other time for that matter. Depending on the. Continue reading
Thrillcall CEO Accused Of Misusing Funds, Firing Co-founders In Cover Up
Thrillcall, best known for its last minute event discovery and ticketing app, is at the center of serious legal disagreements that are just now making the news. A lawsuit was. Continue reading
“Maximizing Beatport” With A “Bloodbath” Of Layoffs: SFX Entertainment [SFXE]
Sketchy reports late last week that SFX Entertainment acquisition Beatport was laying off employees were confirmed yesterday. The firings of approximately 26 employees included numerous engineers, what we ordinary mortals. Continue reading
Yahoo! Acquires EVNTLIVE Concert Streaming Platform
(UPDATED) Yahoo! has aquired concert streaming platform EVNTLIVE. Founded by former Cisco CTO Judy Estrin, the EVNTLIVE team will now join Yahoo's video team working on Yahoo Music and Yahoo Screen. No. Continue reading
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