Billboard & MySpace Want Musicians To Pay $100 To Become “Dreamseekers”
(UPDATED) For decades Billboard has been a must-read source for the music industry. Now, the narrowing influence of the major labels along with the growth of the independent sector and. Continue reading
Apple Says Go To Distributor To Get iTunes Ping Artist Profile & TuneCore’s Response
Ever since Ping launched, there has been a bit of confusion and discontent about how indie artists can get their own Artist Profiles on iTunes 10's new social network. Today. Continue reading
Did You Miss Re-Launch Of Songza.com? Don’t.
Lost in the media coverage that AimeStreet was being been bought and shut down by investor Amazon and that the AmieStreet team's focus was shifting to Songza, was that a. Continue reading
MySpace Adds User Generated Video Channels
MySpace has just added a new feature that enables the creation of shared video channel based on vdieo content they’ve created individually or through their network of friends. Powered by. Continue reading
5 Traits That Ping Might Reveal About Your Friends
(That You Didn’t Want To Know) With Apple’s big announcement last week that iTunes will now be integrated with a social network — based around music discovery – called Ping, its. Continue reading
Apple’s Ping Grabs 1 Million Users In 48 Hours
iTune's new social network Ping is drawing a lot of criticism for its lack of connectivity to other networks (Facebook shut Ping out) and a profile system that limits access. Continue reading
iTunes Ping Draws Fire From Facebook & Indie Music Community
Discontent and controversies are continuing to grow regarding iTunes' new social network Ping just two days after its launch. A hands on tour of Ping by ars technica showed promise,. Continue reading
iTune’s Ping Social Network Won’t Connect To Facebook Because Of “Onerous” Terms
Tucked into yesterday's Apple presentation announcing iTune's 10 and its new social network Ping were signs that it would link to Facebook Connect. In fact, the email sent out yesterday. Continue reading
Hypebot Finally Gets A Facebook Page
For q uite some time, Bruce has been using his personal Facebook profile to keep readers abreast on the happenings in the music industry. Today, we'd like to invite readers. Continue reading
Want A Global Hit? Spend More Time On Facebook.
Social networks are hugley popular in the US, but they are rapidly becoming even more so in other markets. According to Nielsen, the social network and blog category reached 74%. Continue reading
