3 Microsites for Aggregating Your Band’s Social Media & Extending Your Web Presence
The core of a musician's web presence should be your own website that functions as a homebase of operations for news, content development and ecommerce that fuels your social media. Continue reading
Alicia Keys Demonstrates The Art Of Tumblr
Alicia Keys launched a Tumblr blog and it's an excellent reminder that the rich or, in this case, celebrities are not like you and me. The up and coming artist. Continue reading
Girl Walk // All Day: Girl Talk Album Gets 71 Minute Video Thanks To Kickstarter
Building on the success of a viral video to music by Girl Talk, filmmaker Jacob Krupnick raised way more money than requested on Kickstarter for a 71-minute film that he. Continue reading
Mashtival: A Live Mashup Music Festival On Turntable.fm
MashupFM is hosting a live mashup music festival on Turntable.fm called Mashtival taking place this Wednesday, December 7th, from 7 pm till 1 am EST. Starting at 7, five up. Continue reading
Is Anyone Up? Marketing Sex & Rock ‘n’ Roll In The Era Of Facebook
I honestly can't believe I "discovered" Is Anyone Up? via a writing assignment for Hypebot. Though it's not the first site devoted to naked and near-naked pictures of band members. Continue reading
Bands.com: (Almost) Free Direct-To-Fan Sales & Management Platform
(UPDATED) Taking aim at the likes of BandCamp, OneSheet, BandPage and VibeDeck, Chicago-based Internet media company Emerge Media has released Bands.com – a new platform for artists to aggregate and. Continue reading
6 Tips From Nimbit’s “Ultimate Guide To Selling And Promoting Your Music On Facebook”
Last month Nimbit added Spotlight landing pages to their direct to fan Facebook storefronts. They're now spreading the word with a guide to selling and promoting your music on Facebook. Continue reading
Turntable.fm DJ Battle “Tech The Halls” To Benefit One Laptop Per Child
Tech the Halls is a crowd-fundraising event organized by Horn Group that will feature big names in tech media in a Turntable.fm dj battle to support One Laptop Per Child. Continue reading
Google+ Boosts Google Search Results Via Personal Accounts & Pages
At this point the evidence is clear that both Google+ personal accounts and brand pages are affecting Google search results in multiple ways. +1 buttons and Direct Connect are also. Continue reading
Perry Farrell’s “Ugly American” Attitude & How To Promote Music In Emerging Markets
Perry Farrell recently upset Brazilian music fans with a comment about their knowledge of music. Though this is bad pr for Lollapalooza's first run at Brazil, it also points to. Continue reading
