Big Facebook, MySpace Joint Announcement Today
(Updated) MySpace and Facebook will make a major joint announcement at Noon PST today according to a press invitation sent last night. Mike Jones, CEO of MySpace, and Dan Rose,. Continue reading
Why Facebook’s New Messaging System Could Hurt Music Marketing
Yesterday, Facebook announced their own "modern messaging system" that combines email, text messaging, and instant messages into a single stream that founder Mark Zuckerberg says goes well "beyond email". The. Continue reading
Facebook Introduces “Modern Messaging System”
(Updated) During a press conference today Facebook announced a new "modern messaging system" that combines email, text messaging, instant messages and Facebook messaging into a single stream that founder Mark. Continue reading
Video: How Twitter & Ping Link For Music Discovery
Yesterday, Twitter announced that they had linked with iTunes Ping in ways that could enhance and encourage the viral spread of music. This official Twitter video is a bit more. Continue reading
RockMelt Brings Social To Your Web Browser
RockMelt is like Google Chrome with Facebook and other social features bundled in. Reviews have called it everything from completely necessary to Chrome with extensions. Though at times, a platform. Continue reading
Twitter & iTune’s Ping Link For Music Discovery
Ping, iTunes' music social network, and Twitter have linked in ways that enhance and encourage the viral spread of music. Ping users now can link to their Twitter account and. Continue reading
SignMeTo Roadrunner Records Is Fan-Sourced A&R
(UPDATED) Roadrunner Records has launched a new service called SignMeTo. The idea behind the site is to allow fans and unsigned bands to take part in the A&R process. Users. Continue reading
Study: More Time Spent On Social Media Than Email
Futurist Gerd Leonhard predicted this would happen back in 2008 and now its true. People send more time on social networking than they do on email worldwide. eMarketer's TNS “Digital. Continue reading
The Importance Of Living And Connecting In Person
Too often, artists and professionals use digital media to make local connections, forgetting that tweets and text messages are poor substitutes for real human beings. By keeping our digital devices always on,. Continue reading
2 Months After Launch iTunes Ping Has Authorized Only 2000 Artists
An email sent to iTunes users this morning touted its Ping music social network which "lets you follow your favorite artists and friends to discover the music they're talking about,. Continue reading
Saved By The Social Media Sobriety Test
We've all been there. You come home from a late night show pumped and ready to post details and photos of the evening's events to every social networking site you. Continue reading