YouTube & Video

Why Music Streaming Isn’t Really About The Music

It may seem strange for companies like YouTube and Amazon to be entering the streaming industry, particularly given how notoriously unprofitable it is, but by offering it bundled with other services, profitability becomes less. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Adware, Android (operating system), Annotation, Google, Google Play, IOS, Subscription business model, United States, YouTube

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5 Types Of Videos That Will Improve Your YouTube Channel (Besides Music Videos)

Regularly uploading new content to your YouTube channel is an important part of maintaining fan interest, but you only have so many songs to post, and music videos generally come with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acoustic music, Alternative country, Artist, Big data, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Facebook, Hip hop music, RSS feed, YouTube

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YouTube For Indie Artists

Music videos continue to be one of the best ways to introduce potential fans to your band, but simply posting content on platforms like YouTube and Vevo is no guarantee it will. Continue reading

admin on 11/25/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Google, marketing, Search engine optimization, SEO Campaign, social media, Television, Twitter, Web search engine, YouTube

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Xriss Jor And How The Web Spreads New Musical Voices

For singer Xriss Jor, recent developments in how music can be shared online have opened up new opportunities for her to get her music (and the greater message contained therein) heard by a broader international audience and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Federation of Musicians, American Society of Composers, Anti-gravity, Authors and Publishers, Baby boomer, Billie Jean, Broadcast Music, Can't Be Tamed (song), Celebrity, Chief operating officer, Inc., Michael Jackson

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Why Your Current Songs Probably Won’t Work For Television Or Film

There's no denying it can be tough for artists to make money, particularly these days, and so the prospect of getting one's current work featured in a film or episode of. Continue reading

admin on 11/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, Compact disc, Facebook, Fan (person), Instagram, IPod, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, YouTube

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Who Will Save The Music Industry This Week?

Things have certainly been looking grim for the music industry in many areas, and what exactly is needed to turn things around has a been a subject of constant debate among. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Financial Times, Fortune (magazine), Google, Independent record label, record label, Robert Kyncl, Rolling in the Deep, XL Recordings, YouTube

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Musician Insists Google, Major Labels Pay Him $325 Million For Taking Down Videos That Cost Him $30 To Upload To Vevo

Aspiring recording artist Ronald Satish Emrit, (a.k.a., Satish Dat Beast) recently filed a massive lawsuit against several companies including Google, UMG, and Sony BMG following the removal of eight of his. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Album cover, Alexander Ljung, Billboard Hot 100, Chattanooga, Commentary (magazine), record label, Spotify, Tennessee, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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YouTube Launches A Music App, But Can It Convert Users to Pay?

YouTube launched its long anticipated music streaming app today. Cortney Harding got an advance hands-on the YouTube Music app, and came away both impressed and wondering… Is this the killer. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Google, Google Play, Justin Bieber, music video, social media, Spotify, Streaming media, User-generated content, YouTube

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Intellectual Property Online: YouTube Red And Blockchain Technology

Google's announcement that it will be releasing a paid subscription-based membership to YouTube known as YouTube Red, is highlighting some preexisting issues with charging for digital content, issues which could potentially. Continue reading

admin on 11/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, ATO Records, Bigcommerce, business, China, Content (media), Do it yourself, Google, Subscription business model, YouTube

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Apple Music Adds Video Embed Option – Is Apple Mulling A YouTube Alternative?

Apple Music has 6.5 million paying subscribers and Beats 1 has become a media darling. But Connect, the other new Apple music service released at the same time, appears to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 30 for 30, Apple Inc., Apple TV, Artist, Disc jockey, Drake (entertainer), Electronic dance music, Facebook, IOS, iTunes, Jersey, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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How To Create The Perfect Custom Thumbnail For Your Videos

The thumbnail for a video can make a massive difference in whether or not someone clicks on it or not. This means it is important to create a custom thumbnail when. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Do it yourself, Graphics software, Hypebot, IOS, IPad, IPhone, Pixelmator, YouTube

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