Have It Your Way: Follow Hypebot on Email, Twitter, Facebook & RSS
Join the growing Hypebot tribe on Twitter at (@hypebot), where 12,500+ people are following us. In addition to regular posts, we also tweet to research stories, as well as, break news,. Continue reading
The Best #SXSW Insight: “The Internet Is Over.”
Writer Oliver Burkeman went to SXSW in search of the next big idea, and after three days he found it: the boundary between 'real life' and 'online' has disappeared. In. Continue reading
As Twitter Turns 5, Five Ways It’s Changed Music
On Sunday, Twitter co-counder Jack Doresy tweeted, "5 yrs ago today, the eve of launching twttr to the company. Moving from @Biz, @florian & me, to all of our peers. Continue reading
HOW TO: Make Fan Connections via Yelp
This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. In a previous post, I explored potential ways artists can use Foursquare to engage their fans. Though Foursquare may not. Continue reading
Only 10% of Your Friends See Your Facebook Posts, And Only 1% Like It.
Post by: Robin Davey, Head of Music and Film Development at GROWVision. How do I know this? Well I conducted a simple experiment that you are all welcome to replicate. I. Continue reading
ReverbNation Upgrades Facebook App
ReverbNation has upgraded its free Facebook app, My Band and renamed it Band Profile. The app competes with Facebook solutions from DamnThe Radio and Root Music. Like those apps, ReverbNation. Continue reading
Will ReverbNation Accelerate Myspace Decline?
At the close of 2010, MySpace caught a break when it partnered with ReverbNation. It finally gave the artists on the social network a great set of tools to connect. Continue reading
10 Strategies To Engage Fans Through Social Media
This post is by Hypebot intern Hisham Dahud. His Twitter: @HishamDahud. By now, it's well known that engaging fans through social media plays a large part in how music artists build. Continue reading
Artists Must Get Fans Immersed In a Great Story
"People want to be immersed. They want to get involved in a story, to carve out a role for themselves, to make it their own. But how is the [artist]. Continue reading
1 Simple, Yet Effective Facebook Marketing Tactic
This post is by digital music marketer Kyle Babson. Occasionally I’ll see an artist execute a simple idea or marketing effort and think “why didn’t I think of that?” Matisyahu. Continue reading
Admit It, Social Media Is Out Of Control.
If despots can't control social media, how can we expect to? It may seem a trivial comparison, but it is a useful one. In our own little world of music,. Continue reading
