Turntable.fm Focuses on “Playing Music Together”
Turntable.fm is a new twist on music sharing that one might call social dj'ing. Basically you create a "Room", or listening room, that can be public or private, upload music. Continue reading
Google Is Way More Important Than Facebook For Buying Decisions, According To Study
When consumers want to buy, Google is still where they go to learn more, according to a Bank Of America Merrill Lynch study. Only 1% of 418 people surveyed say. Continue reading
simfy Beats Spotify, Everyone Else To Facebook
Quietly, streaming music service simfy has beaten Spotify and other rumored music services onto Facebook. For now the simfy Player for Facebook is only available to German, Austrian, and Swiss. Continue reading
Twitter Adds Photos In Tweets, Upgrades Search
Twitpic, Yforg and other services have enabled photo sharing in tweets for some time, but now Twitter is getting into the game. Over the next several weeks, they're rolling out. Continue reading
Who Uses Twitter? New Pew Internet Survey Results
13% of online adults use the status update service Twitter as of May 2011. That represents a big increase from the 8% of online adults who identified themselves as Twitter. Continue reading
Mark Mulligan: How Zuckerberg Is Using Music To Keep Facebook From ‘Doing a MySpace’
This guest post comes from independent music analyst Mark Mulligan.. Facebook is rumoured to be on the verge of integrating a number of music services including Spotify into its platform. . Continue reading
Twitter Launches One Click Follow Button For Sites
Twitter has launched a new one click Follow Button for web sites. Previously, site publishers had to direct users off their sites to their accounts on Twitter.com. You can see. Continue reading
Facebook Speeds Toward 700 Million Users. Where Are They Coming From?
Facebook continues to explode, and is now closing in to 700 million users. But much of the growth is coming from outside of the U.S. Brazil alone added 1.9 million. Continue reading
Is The Social Media Tech Bubble Ready To Burst? [GRAPHIC]
LinkedIn just finished an IPO that valued is at $8.9 billion. Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion. Facebook’s estimated value is over $100 billion. Doesn't anyone remember that last messy. Continue reading
Top 5 Ways To Fail On Twitter
This guest post comes from Dave Cool, the new Blogger In Residence at musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. Most artists and bands now use Twitter to promote their music. Continue reading
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Abandon Text, Go Visual To Drive Traffic
Scott Perry, in his excellent free newsletter and site New Music Tipsheet, advises using more picture posts to drive traffic to your band's site and Facebook page: "I know studies. Continue reading
