What Social Media Is Doing To Music (Hint: It’s Not Good)
By Tony Hymes (@TonyHymes), the community manager at Whyd, a social music community. Do you remember the early glory days of social media? We started by genuinely connecting with interesting. Continue reading
Disconnect Your Music Service From Facebook NOW, Says Beats Music Exec’ Ian Rogers
Former Topsin CEO Ian Rogers wants everyone to disconnect their music service from Facebook right now. "If your music service is currently barfing every track you play to Facebook, turn. Continue reading
Instagram Music Videos With Merch On The Side
Before Instagram added video, musicians and videomakers were already creating music videos from Instagram photos or using Instagram as part of the process. Now, of course, folks are making music. Continue reading
Topspin SVP Moz Moves To Twitter To Head Music [OFFICIAL]
UPDATE: Moz's move to Tiwtter was confirmed in an email to Topspin stakeholders. Bob Moczydlowsky, until recently the popular senior vice president of product and marketing at Topspin Media, has. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Road Mania Live Takes Indie Rockers On 1 Day, 6 State Promo Tour Music Video Tools: Easy Lyrics Videos, YouTube Cross-Promotions, Vimeo Sales Upgrade My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields On. Continue reading
Road Mania Live Takes Indie Rockers On 1 Day, 6 State Promo Tour [Updated]
Madison, Wisconsin's Sunspot are promoting their new EP "Arthuriana" with a 6 state string of shows over the course of a single day. Tomorow they'll be performing the songs from. Continue reading
Everybody’s A Publisher: Spotify Launches Landmark, Nielsen Releases TOPTEN App
Though venture capitalists are notoriously uninterested in investing in content plays, every major business on the web eventually seems to head towards web publishing. This week it's Spotify with the. Continue reading
How Musicians Are Using Vine To Promote New Music
Make me love your music in six seconds or less. That's what bands and musical artists are doing with Vine, the micro-video app from Twitter that lets users record six. Continue reading
Chirpify Launches #Actiontags: Ecommerce Hashtags For Cross-Platform Sales
While QR codes struggle to find their place, hashtags are here to stay. Chirpify has already done quite a bit with hashtag ecommerce, facilitating sales within social streams; and now. Continue reading