What Makes Social Media Trustworthy?
Not surprisingly, we trust content from the people we know the most. But, the venue greatly impacts the degree to which we're willing to trust that content. If my friend. Continue reading
MySpace Launches A New Homepage
A First Look MySpace has begun rolling out a new user homepage which prominently displays the activity stream and is designed to simplify the content discovery experience. At log-in today,. Continue reading
Key Spotify Developer Leaves For Facebook
Spotify's chief designer and developer Rasmus Andersson has taken a position at Facebook. The move could signal new interest in music at Facebook who have been one of to be. Continue reading
The New Demo Tape
This is the first essay by Hypebot intern Mike Pineau (@mikejpineau). From the minute a shaggy-haired kid plugs his slightly used guitar into his slightly used amp, frailly strumming his. Continue reading
Top 7 Reasons Why Artists Resist Social Media
Ariel Hyatt at Ariel Publicity posted these insights yesterday: 1. I don’t want to be pushy and over-hypey. 2. Social Media won’t put any money in my pocket. 3. Social. Continue reading
NuMuBu: We “Empower” Indie Musicans & Stuff
If nothing else, NuMuBu, self-described as “The Music Industry Network,” certainly has some very ambitious goals going for it and, in theory at least, has orchestrated a semi-elaborate system to. Continue reading
Amazon Connects With Facebook For Social Music & Media Shopping
Despite being a pioneer in user recommendations and its overall leadership in the online shopping sector, Amazon has been slow to embrace social shopping. But a new feature launched yesterday. Continue reading
