The Cost of Free

Let's face it, nothing is free anymore. Immersed in a culture where consumer's call the shots, the cost of free is rapidly inflating. Consider the difference in profit from the. Continue reading

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Reverb Instrument Marketplace Receives $2.3 Million Series A Funding Round

David Kalt launched Reverb to address the issue musicians and music retailers have buying and selling instruments and gear on Ebay. This true pain point led to a nicely designed. Continue reading

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Fetchnotes’ Users Help Make Social To Do Lists More Useful For Music Fans and Musicians

Fetchnotes is a social note-taking app that began life with a focus on improving to do lists and notes to self by keeping things simple. As the team closely watched. Continue reading

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iOS Music Community Rebrands As Apptronica, Launches Netlabel and Digital Magazine

Back in April Clif Johnston launched the iOS Music Community to connect musicians and app developers focused on making music with the iPad, iPhone and/or iPod. Now he's taking things. Continue reading

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You’re Losing Money: Why The Majority Of Artists Should NOT Use Tunecore

OP-ED by C. Vincent Plummer ( @cvpmusic ) is a Musician, Co-Founder, & Social Strategist for Bedloo. If you're anything like me, your band is not famous. You might have. Continue reading

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2 Quick Tips: Google Goes After Comment Spam & Why I Can’t Find You On Twitter

Two quick tips related to names for folks promoting their band or business in blog comments or on Twitter. Google's Matt Cutts recently clarified, more or less, how you should. Continue reading

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Music Publishers Association Pauses Takedown Action Against Rap Genius

Just days after the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) named popular lyrics annotation site Rap Genius to the top of a list of 50 unlicensed sites targeted for take down, the trade. Continue reading

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CTO Renaud Visage Discusses Eventbrite For Musicians [VIDEO]

By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and Stand Above The Noise. Renaud Visage, the CTO and co-founder of Eventbrite, tells the story of the popular ticketing service, explains who it's. Continue reading

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

YouTube's Google+ Comments A FAIL "Fuck You Google+" – Users Respond To YouTube Comment Changes  Rolling Stone Says "EDM Sucks", DJ's Are "Whores" Great Videos On A Budget Live Nation. Continue reading

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The Week In Music Commentary

Why Digital Consumer Companies Are A Poor Indicator Of The Future of Music Tech Investment Upward Spiral Podcast #33: New Music Industry Beholden To Old-School Benchmarks

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