MySpace Teases Totally Redesigned Fan & Artist Social Hub [VIDEO]
(UPDATED) Specific Media bought MySpace from News Corp. two years ago for $35 million, a fraction of the $580 million it sold for in 2005. Since then, they've been promising. Continue reading
MusicMetric & Fanbridge Webinars This Week From NARM [Hypebot Has FREE Invites]
NARM and DigitalMusic.org are continuing their series of webinars this week with two useful offerings, and Hypebot readers get in free to both. On Tuesday, Musicmetric is presenting The Digital. Continue reading
Next Big Sound Rebuilds And Updates Music Analytics Platform
Music analytics startup Next Big Sound has recently unveiled a completely redesigned and rebuilt data platform for musicians and their management / marketing teams. While the service continues to track plays,. Continue reading
GLOWfest Building EDM Empire With College Tour, Startup Career Fair & Much More
When I spoke with GLOWfest cofounder Jack Shannon I expected an interesting conversation about an electronic dance music (EDM) and hip hop college concert tour that had recently added a. Continue reading
9 Top SEO Tips For Musicians
Becoming obsessed with search engine optimization (SEO) can lead you down a rabbit hole if you're not careful. However ignoring basic SEO concepts can undermine your music marketing and overall. Continue reading
ReverbNation Expands PROMOTE IT Ad Platform To Premium Music Sites
Digital advertising campaigns can get complicated, especially for musicians who would rather (and rightfully so) focus more of their time and energy on being creative. Launched just over a year. Continue reading
7 Tips For Spam-Free Music Marketing On Twitter
Over at HowToRunABand.com, Chris "Seth" Jackson is in the midst of a series of posts that comprise a "Twitter Guide for Musicians." Having recently encountered some sad Twitter spam and. Continue reading
Lyrics Videos Offer An Effective Yet Low Cost Music Video Entry Point
Lyrics videos used to cluster around a continuum that ran from low budget art projects to fan videos. In recent years, top charting artists have used lyrics videos to produce. Continue reading
Despite Ratings Drop, VMAs Performers See Music Sales Spike
While last week’s MTV Video Music Awards saw a significant drop in television viewers compared to last year’s (6.1 million vs. 12.4 million – due largely to the Democratic National. Continue reading
Goodbye Ping, We Hardly New You
Two years to the month after Apple launched Ping – it's never-got-off-the-ground attempt to merge music with social – the company is shutting it down. Ping's lack of a connection. Continue reading
