Bandcamp Adds Social Layer With Fan Accounts
Adding a social network layer to any established service is always tricky and doesn't always take, especially if it requires new forms of user behaviors. Bandcamp is introducing social network. Continue reading
The Most Honest Interview About the Music Industry Ever, Featuring Jacke Conte of Pomplamoose
The following interview is a lightly edited and condensed trascript of an episode of The Upward Spiral, Hypebot's music and tech podcast. Jason Spitz: Welcome Jack Conte. Jack Conte: Hello. Continue reading
Monetizing YouTube Content With Merchandise Annotations
Guest post by Valeria Bornstein of Fame House YouTube is one of the most pervasive social media outlets for both music discovery and fan engagement. As one of the world’s leading online video. Continue reading
Facebook Has Been Sucking The Life Out Of Artist / Fan Communication
By Scott Perry (@scottperry) of Sperry Media and the New Music Tipsheet. I've stayed out of this fight for a while, but the noise has gotten so loud that I. Continue reading
Get Involved In The Hypebot & MusicThinkTank Community
Hypebot is much more useful (and fun) as a two way conversation. Pleace join in by adding your comments to posts on the site and on Facebook. And join our. Continue reading
Social Music: What Went Wrong and What Can Still Go Right
Guest post by Aaron Master (@aaronmidomi) for sidewinder.fm, a music a tech think tank. Master works at SoundHound Inc., a sound search company. When the history of music social networking is written,. Continue reading
If You Want A Booming International Fan-Base, Be Prepared To Service Your City Like Macklemore
By Amber Horsburgh (@amberhorsburgh) of MTV. She's teaching a free Skillshare course for musicians on how to build fan-based communities based on Macklemore's story. There aren't many stories quite like. Continue reading
The 36 Rules Of Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
Social media is an undeniably important part of today's music business. It's how most fans choose to connect with their favorite artists. It's also its own beast to tackle, as. Continue reading
Social Media Tools: Wikipedia x Video, ThingLink x Twitter, SumAll x Instagram Analytics
Although social media marketing can really get overwhelming even to the pros, sometimes it's worth stepping back and remembering just how many amazing products we now get for free. Back. Continue reading
How To Promote Your Band Using Custom Tabs On Facebook
By Andrew Apanov of DottedMusic.com. For a long time brands and bands utilised the Facebook feature enabling them to control which tab a user sees when landing on their Facebook. Continue reading