As MySpace Falls, Where Will Fans & Musicians Go?
Updated. It hasn't been an easy year for MySpace. It's numbers have been down for months, earlier this week the company let go of 47% of its staff and parent. Continue reading
Why You Should Start Using Flattr
This guest essay is written by Robbert van Ooijen. He recently studied online music and music piracy at the master level at New Media & Digital Culture at the Dutch. Continue reading
The Beginning of the End For Facebook
Media critic Douglas Rushkoff believes that the hype surrounding Facebook will fade. Just as all signs are pointing up for the social network and MySpace is showing symptoms of decline,. Continue reading
CHART: Top Reasons Some People Aren’t On Facebook Plus 2 Lessons For Artists & Marketers
Despite what the media would have you believe, everyone is not using Facebook. And, believe it or not, the top reason is not a a fear of losing their privacy.. Continue reading
Moontoast Impulse: A New Social Commerce, Music Application For Facebook [Launch]
Moontoast Impulse is a new music app for Facebook that let's fans listen, share, and buy without leaving the site. The entire song transaction occurs within Facebook. The app lives. Continue reading
Official: MySpace Cuts 500, 47% Of Staff
In an official statement today, MySpace CEO Mike Jones confirmed that about 500 employees will be cut globally. “With our recent relaunch as an entertainment destination for Gen Y, we. Continue reading
50 Cent Made $10M Yesterday. Follow Him On Twitter Before The Feds Come & You Can Too
Over the weekend rapper 50 Cent tweeted repeatedly about HNHI, a distributor of headphones that trades on the penny stock exchange. On Monday, HNHI's stock finished up an impressive 240%. . Continue reading
RootMusic Gets $2.3 Million To Help Musicians Build Better Facebook Pages
(UPDATE 2) According to a filing with the SEC, RootMusic has recieved a total of $2.3 million in funding to build out its popular application that helps musicians design more. Continue reading
Tim Ferriss’ 4 Big Social Media Marketing Predictions For 2011
Tim Ferriss, the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The 4-Hour Workweek and the new The 4-Hour Body shares his 4 Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2011: 1.. Continue reading
Please Buy This Song: The Problem With Ping
"Ping seems nakedly focused on directing us to buy things on iTunes. Every posting links to a purchase opportunity: So-and-so liked this song—want to buy it? This reverses social networks’. Continue reading
