Soundcloud Launches “Takes Questions” Audio Q & A Platform. We’ve Got Private Beta Invites
(UPDATED) SoundCloud launched a new site, Takes Questions, in today, which enables users to take questions and leave audio answers from a customizable web page. For musicians and others, Takes. Continue reading
D.I.Y. Music — When Artists Become The Product
UPDATED: This guest post is by (@wgruger) William Gruger. And read a reaction to this post from Tunce Core CEO Jeff Price here. It seems like there is an Internet outlet. Continue reading
HOW TO: Make The Most of Your Facebook Page
This guest post comes from Eilish Burke of Amp Music Marketing. It's 2011 and every artist worth their salt has a Facebook fan page. But keeping yours up to date. Continue reading
Free Book Giveaway – Ariel’s New Book: Musician’s Roadmap To Facebook And Twitter
Music publicist and blogger extraordinaire Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity and Carla Lynne Hall have a brand-new book out called Musician's Roadmap To Facebook And Twitter. To win 1 of the 3 books. Continue reading
NewsCorp Begins MySpace Auction Wednesday
It feels like a race to the bottom, but at least the action has finally begun. After months of publicly bashing MySpace, parent NewsCorp is reportedly beginning the sale process. Continue reading
Facebook Is NOT The Sales Tool You’d Hoped For [CHART]
It's pretty well proven that Facebook is a great way to find fans and communicate with them. But is it also a great place to sell? Some music commerce services. Continue reading
How Many People Really Use Twitter? A Lot, But Fewer Than You Think [CHART]
Facebook has 600 million visitors every month and half that visit every day. But how many users does Twitter have and how active are they? The Twitter about page says. Continue reading
Share the Soundtrack to Your Life with SoundTracking
This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. In the last few weeks, there have been a number of articles posted on Hypebot about the growing social music. Continue reading
Google +1 – A Powerful New Music Marking Tool
Google Search has become the standard for how we find everything including music and tickets. It's why music marketers care about Wikepedia and MySpace – they rank high in search. Continue reading
Twitter Study: Just .05% Generate 50% Of Action
A new Yahoo Research study confirms that Twitter is more of a hierarchical broadcast network than a social network. A striking concentration of attention on Twitter – roughly 50% of. Continue reading
