(UPDATE) Hyper-targeted ads on Facebook, MySpace and using Google AdSense have become valuable tools for many music marketers.  But what about Twitter's new ad platform? In brief, advertisers select keywords. Continue reading

Ning has announced that it will phase out its free custom social networks in favor of an all paid model. Ning is popular with musicians and marketers building custom fan. Continue reading

The new an improved Tinysong makes sharing a song you just heard drop dead simple.  Type in a song and it generates a tiny url that link to operator Grooveshark's. Continue reading

How does MySpace plan to stop the outward flow of traffic to Facebook and Twitter. Apparently,  by connecting with them and an ongoing series of launches rather than a single. Continue reading

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What is the true value of all of those Facebook fans you've been collecting?  Some social media specialists have done the math and it turns out that on average each. Continue reading

3 Rules & 2 Tools For Twitter Success There's no denying that Twitter use is exploding (even @hypebot has 6400+ fans) or that it should be a part of an. Continue reading

Join the growing Hypebot tribe at twitter.com/hypebot. In addition to our regular posts, I also tweet breaking industry news and observations, poll readers, get quotes and research stories. You can. Continue reading

AOL says it will sell or shut down social networking site Bebo in 2010, just 2 years after buying it for $580 million. Bebo has lost 45% of its unique. Continue reading