MySpace Delays Announcement As Traffic Tumbles
(UPDATED) When Specifc Media bought MySpace for $30 million, they promised a summer launch press conference with creative partner Justin Timberlake to unveil plans to turn around the struggling social. Continue reading
SonicAngel Creates Hybrid Crowdfunded Label
SonicAngel is a unique hybrid of traditional record label and crowdfunding platform that allows fans to become investors and artists to reap a larger percentage of revenue. They began in. Continue reading
Coder Discovers More Facebook Music Details Including Featured Services
Dutch coder and digital detecive Yvo Schaap did some digging in the code underneath Facebook over the weekend and came up with a list of services particpating in Facebook Music. Continue reading
Yahoo!’s Abandoned App: Music Blogs On Facebook
I initially thought that Music Blogs, a Facebook app that uses music blogs as the source of streaming audio, was something new after finding it via Evolver.fm. It's an interesting. Continue reading
The Weeknd Emerges From Anonymity Thanks To Social Media & A Little Help From Drake
Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, is one of a growing group of musicians, like iamamiwhoami, who have leveraged web to build buzz while initially maintaining anonymity. Now he's coping with. Continue reading
A Musicians Guide To Managing Your Online Brand
This guest post comes from Jon Ostrow (@miccontrol), the cofounder of MicControl, a music resource blog community, and MicControl Consulting, a social media / blog consulting company for the social. Continue reading
More FREE Beta Invites: ChatWithTheBand
FREE BETA INVITE WEEK continues with startups sharing invites each day. Monday, Serendip kicked things off and they're keeping the link openwithr more invites available to their great Twitter music. Continue reading
Official: Turntable.fm Grabs $7 Million In Funding, 600,000 Users In 3 Months. iPhone App Launches
It's not a big surprise, but turntable.fm made it official today that they've raised $7 million in venture funding. Along with that announcement came news they've hit 600,000 users in. Continue reading
FREE Beta Invites: Mobile Backstage For Facebook “Your Mobile Fan Club”
FREE MUSIC TECH BETA INVITE WEEK continues on Hypebot with startups sharing beta invites each day. Yesterday, Serendip kicked things off and there are still invites available for what The. Continue reading
Nielson Social Media Survey: Facebook Dominates Time Online, Tumblr & Mobile Use Exploding
The new Nielson Social Media Report shows again the growing dominance of social networks in general and Facebook in particular. Highlights of “State of the Media: The Social Media Report". Continue reading
Study: Facebook Posts Via Hootsuite, Seesmic Decrease Fan Engagement 80%
Though numerous third party tools like Hootsuite exist to post to social networks and make marketing one's music a bit easier, a new study by EdgeRank Checker supports the theory. Continue reading
