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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

Bruce Houghton on 05/31/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (2)
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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

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (3)
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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

Bruce Houghton on 05/18/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (10)
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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

Bruce Houghton on 05/16/2011 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Lady Gaga Hits 10M Twitter Followers plus 10 Must See Twitter Stats

Saturday night, Lady Gaga became the first celebrity or brand to reach 10 million Twitter followers, according to Famecount.  "10MillionMonsters! I'm speechless, we did it! Its an illness how I. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/16/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Co-Founder & Former CEO Chris DeWolfe Hints At Buying Back MySpace

"I'd love to work with Myspace again," concludes a wide ranging BusinessWeek interview withMySpace co-founder and former CEO Chis DeWolfe. But will  the current CEO of gaming company MindJolt actually. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/13/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (4)
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MySpace Page Views Drop Another 50% in 60 Days

Even as MySpace prepares to leave the unfriendly grasp of News Corp and into what will hopefully be the more attentive arms of a new buyer, their numbers continue to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/12/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Highlights From SF MusicTech: Tools, Tech, Revenue, Recommendation, Live & The Cloud

Plenty of solid discussion filled the walls of the Kabuki Hotel on Monday where the eighth SF MusicTech Summit was held. Strong panelists and bright attendees all contributed to meaningful. Continue reading

admin on 05/11/2011 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (5)
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RootMusic Upgrades Free & Paid BandPages Facebook App

RootMusic has released a major upgrade for both free and paid users of its BandPages Facebook app. BandPage is the social network's #1 music app with 150,000 musicians driving 22. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/06/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (8)
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Likester Helps Make Sense Of Your Facebook Likes

2137 people Like a band on Facebook, but what does that mean?  Who are all those Likers? If the Like band A, what else do they Like? How does 2137. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/05/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (9)
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The Evolution Of Facebook Social Widgets [Infographic]

From "Connect" to "Share" to "Like" and it's new social selective cousin "Send", Facebook has been encouraging us to share information with each other in ways and on a scale. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2011 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (2)
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