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Music-Based Social Networks Are Doomed: Here’s Why [Cortney Harding]

In this piece, Cortney Harding looks at the struggles faced by music-based social networks like Crowdmix and Myspace, and why problems with scalability so often doom these networks to failure.

Guest Post on 06/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Adviva, Facebook, Instagram, MySpace, social media, Social network, Social networking service, Twitter, YouTube

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Find Out How Many People Are Listening To Any Band On Spotify In Less Than 10 Seconds

Activity on Spotify is an essential metric for determining popularity, and they've just created the micro site Artist Year In Music to make that info public. Type in any band name,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Android (operating system), Christmas, CNBC, Coldplay, Google Play, Pandora Radio, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media

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How To Hack The Music Industry: The Paradox Of Awareness

In the modern music economy, a lot of value is placed on awareness, with things like the number of hits, streams, and likes, often being perceived as the most valuable.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A/B testing, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Action Office, Advertising, Fishing, Fishing rod, music industry, Paul Graham (computer programmer), Software as a service, United States

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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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Eagles Fan Concert Footage Lawsuit Settled

Few artists are as aggressive, and successful, at protecting their intellectual property as The Eagles. This time they settled before the suit went to trial.

Bruce Houghton on 11/30/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Associated Press, Casino, Compact disc, Connecticut, Dan Malloy, Don Henley, Eagles (band), Glenn Frey, lawsuit

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Cannes Lions Advertising Festival Adds Music Event

Music is getting its own event at the highly regarded global advertising and branding gathering, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion, Advertising, Advertising Age, Advertising agency, Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, Forbes, LinkedIn, McDonald's, music industry, WPP plc

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Renman U: An Honest Look at the Music Biz from Steve Rennie

Steve Rennie has spent the last 30+ years in the music business wearing a number of hats: manager of Incubus, concert promoter, record executive, host of Renman Live, and now. Continue reading

admin on 11/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ad filtering, Advertising, Alistair Croll, Apple Inc., iTunes, music industry, podcast, Soundcloud, Spotify, Twitter

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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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Fame Is Bought: Why You Need To Pay People In The Music Industry

While fame is frequently sought after in the music industry, there is no single person who is capable of making you a sensation overnight. In most cases, gaining notoriety is. Continue reading

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

Tags: Advertising, Apple Inc., Artist, Audu Maikori, Banky W., Investment, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, United Kingdom

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3 Ways To Sell More Merchandise

Looking for a better way to market your band tees? In this article, the people at Manhead Merchandise offer some advice on how to effectively market your band merch to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Age of Enlightenment, Ambient music, Android (operating system), Arts administration, Atonement in Christianity, Global warming, Industrial Revolution, social media marketing, YouTube

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The Wide World Of Music Recognition Technology

Although it's been around for almost twenty years, Automatic Content Recognition technology or ACR, has only really begun to hit its stride recently with apps like Shazam and SoundHound. These. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/26/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Records, Disc jockey, Google Play, music industry, Soundhound, Television program, YouTube

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