MySpace To Layoff 150 More On Wednesday
Observers had expected News Corp to complete the sale of MySpace before the June end of its quarter. It looks like the media giant will miss that target, but that's. Continue reading
How To Use Turntable.fm To Interact With Fans & Promote Your Band
Turntable.fm, which grew to 140,000 active users in in first month, may have cracked the social music code – it's enjoyable as both a passive and active music experience. Enter. Continue reading
Facebook’s Incredible Effect On The Web [CHART]
Facebook is eating up more and more of the time we spend on the web at the expense of all other sites, according to an analysis by Ben Elowitz CEO. Continue reading
Facebook Shuts Down Dozens Of Apps
Late last week Facebook's automated monitoring system began shutting down a large number applications for message spam. Many apps with tens of thousands of daily active users had gone mostly. Continue reading
A Musician’s Guide To LinkedIn
Though LinkedIn may be a top social network, it's probably not the first place a musician might go to connect with others. Sure, business people and people looking for jobs. Continue reading
SoundCloud Connects To Social Commerce Platforms Moontoast & D.I.Y. Media
SoundCloud's API is getting quite a workout lately with new partners connecting to its digital audio platform almost daily. The two most recent, Moontoast Impulse and D.I.Y. Media, have similar. Continue reading
Are You Checking In? Foursquare Hits 10 Million
Do you use location based service Foursquare and encourage your fans to? Have you made it part of your marketing plan yet? If not, you may want to. Over the. Continue reading
Study Says Connect With Your Fans To Counteract Illegal Downloading
An academic research paper by Kalika N. Doloswal and Ann Dadich on "using policy to curb illegal downloading" provides some interesting insights into the strength of efforts to connect musicians. Continue reading
Top Timing Tips for Social Media Posts
Last week I shared some research from Dan Zarella on timing and frequency of Twitter and Facebook posts and related research on email and blog posts. Here's a quick cheatsheet. Continue reading
GigsWiz & The Human League Help Disrupt The Ticket Industry
TicketMaster has long been unpopular with both music fans and many bands. GigsWiz' approach to building an alternative was to create a system that rewards artists for ticket sales resulting. Continue reading
