FanBridge Launches New Fan-Targeting Technology
Fan management and marketing platform FanBridge has just launched a new music centered fan-targeting platform called FanFinder Suite. Using the suite, musicians can connect with targeted fans that frequent highly trafficked. Continue reading
UPDATED: Turntable.fm Raises $7.5 Million, Offers Look At Monetization Strategy
(UPDATE: This round of funding for Turntable.fm is not be closed yet, thanks to competition among venture capitalists scrambling to jump aboard.) Red hot social music startup Turntable.fm has raised. Continue reading
Share Your Tour Stories With Intersect
Intersect is yet another social network with some interesting distinctions that make it worth considering for documenting a tour or special musical event. You create entries which are marked by. Continue reading
ArtistData Founder Launches Musician Site Creator Onesheet.com
ArtistData founder Brenden Mulligan today launched Onesheet.com. Still in beta, the free site allows musicians to connect their existing social networks and services to create a basic but graphically interesting. Continue reading
Facebook Adds Skype Video, Group Chat
Today Facebook announced video chat powered by Skype and a number of upgrades to its messaging system. "A few months ago, we started working with Skype to bring video calling. Continue reading
Artists & Social Networking: Is It About ME or WE?
Much has been written about the need for musicians to be "authentic" when social networking. But little attention has been given to the Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr highway as a two. Continue reading
Twitter Changes Direct Message Rules. Now Easier For Bands To Tweet With Fans
Twitter has changed its direct messaging policies for Verified Accounts of bands, brands and celebrities to allow them to receive Direct Messages without having to follow the sender. Twitter has. Continue reading
HackLolla Apps Leverage Lollapalooza API
[Update 2] The folks from the festival shared this update: "iLollapalooza was an entry in our HackLolla contest this year. Our official app launched yesterday, it’s called “Lollapalooza Official App”. Continue reading
Introduce Yourself To The Hypebot Community: Join Our Online Networking Party
(UPDATE 2) It's not too late to get involved: It's a tradition for Hypebot to host an online networking party several times a year. Much of the business slows down. Continue reading
Twitter Users Now Send 200 Million Tweets A Day
Twitter users are now sending 200 million Tweets per day, according to new stats from the company. In January of 2009, users sent only two million Tweets a day, and. Continue reading