Crowd Factory Marketing Apps Gain Traction With Major Music Companies
Crowd Factory, a software as a service company focused on social marketing tools, recently introduced a new function for their Social Offer service that enables quick creation of landing pages. Continue reading
MagCloud: Make Your Own Music Fan Mag
With Lady Gaga playing editor and Diddy offering a MYMAG for fans, creating editorial content is becoming another part of superstars' skill sets. But DIY'ers don't have to be left. Continue reading
Bobcom Offers “Fasttrack” For Indie Musicians
BOBCOM is a new platform for indie musicians designed to allow musicians to upload and sell their music to fans who rate and share those same tunes. Though there are. Continue reading
Panic! At The Disco & Viddy: Fortuitous Discovery or Stealth Marketing Deal?
(UDATED) The news that Panic! At The Disco is asking fans to use mobile video editing and upload app Viddy to create bits of media from live shows to be. Continue reading
PunchTab: An Easy Way To Gamify Your Music Site
If you're interested in adding game elements to your site (aka gamification), there is now at least one simple way to do so. PunchTab offers basic tools to help you. Continue reading
955 Dreams: iPad Apps As Future Of Record Albums
Tablet computers, especially the iPad, have taken off with consumers and opened up new possibilities for digital publishing in the form of apps designed for the unique interactive capabilities of. Continue reading
4 New Sites Combine Music With Daily Deals
The runaway success of daily deal sites like Groupon and Living Social, which focus on a wide range of local deals at deep discounts, has spawned a mini-industry of copycats. Continue reading
TourIntel Offers Free Look At Live Show Data
TourIntel offers "Concert Business Intelligence" and accounts are currently free for a limited time. TourIntel claims to provide data on over 15,000 artists performing at over 7500 venues for more. Continue reading
Patronism: Reinventing Musical Patronage
Startup Patronism combines crowdfunding and fan clubs to create a platform for ongoing artist support. Rather than simply donating money or getting a package of swag for your contribution, Patronism. Continue reading
How To Use Storify To Share Stories From Your Musical Events
Storify, the buzzed about web service whose goal is to "make stories using social media", is now in public beta and . I spent a bit of time playing around. Continue reading
