Tag: IPhone

CD Baby Adds Analytics Dashboard To Serve 400,000 Indie Musicians

[UPDATED] You know that you have fans, but where do they live? How do they discover music? Understanding who your fans are can mean the difference between success and failure. A. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Eddy Cue, Frank Ocean, IPad, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media

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Apple Brings Back Music Star Ratings In iOS 10.2 Update

What Apple taketh away, Apple sometimes giveth back. No, not your iPhone headphone jack, but rather music star ratings. They've returned as part of an iOS operating system update that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advanced Audio Coding, Android (operating system), Apple community, Apple Inc., Bluetooth, headphones, IOS, IPhone, Phone connector (audio), Sound quality

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How To Rekindle Fan Interest With Retargeted Advertising

Losing potential customers as a result of distraction is an all-too-common occurrence in the world of event organizing, so it can be good to put a system of retargeted advertising. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/12/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, HTTP cookie, Internet Explorer, IPhone, Microsoft Edge, Safari (web browser), Web browser

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Discogs Receives An Artist-Focused App Update

Recently Discogs released a new and improved version of its vinyl tracking app to the iOS. Of particular note is the update of the app's artist section, providing users with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/05/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Internet access, IOS, IPad, IPhone, Mobile app, Mobile device, record label, social media, YouTube

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Is Pandora For Sale? CNBC Says Yes, Reuters Says No

Pandora is for sale, sources tell CNBC. The primary suitor is reportedly SiriusXM, who Pandora rejected several months ago. The dealmaking is in "the first inning of the process," according to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: CNBC, Donald Trump, Flo & Eddie, Google, IPhone, Satellite radio, Sirius XM Holdings, Sirius XM Radio, Sony, SoundExchange

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iHeart Puts New Spin On Pandora, Spotify w/Today’s Launch Of IHeartRadio Plus and All Access Powered by Napster

On Wednesday, iHeartMeida launched both the Pandora-like ad free iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access, a full service music streamer. Rather than build their own music service from scratch, the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/01/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Music, Google Play Music, iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify

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Act Fast For Deep Discounts On Soundcloud, YouTube Red, Google Play Music, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music

Most of the top music streamers are offering deep year end discounts on premium subscriptions this holiday season designed to lure new and returning customers. But you'll need to act. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/28/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, BreakMedia, Business Insider, Google, Google Play Music, IPhone, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Red

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Facebook Discovers More Broken Metrics

In a follow up to their realization that they had accidentally been inflating a key video metric, Facebook recently revealed that were several additional audience metrics which have been being. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/23/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Advertising (Media Watch), Business Insider, ComScore, Earned media, Facebook, Facebook Instant Articles, Integral Ad Science, IPhone, Nielsen ratings

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Social Media Use Varies Widely By Age Group [INFOGRAPHIC]

Snapchat is hot and get hotter as a marketing tool, but not if your audience is older than 24. And Twitter's reach across all age group's may be much smaller. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/22/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Facebook, Google, Initial public offering, Instagram, IPhone, MySpace, Snapchat, social media, Statista, Twitter

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How One Top Music, Entertainment Analyst Did Predicting 2016 Industry Trends

Here the analysts at MIDiA research review their predictions for 2016, having placed big bets on what the year would bring for the music and entertainment industry.

Guest Post on 11/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Chromebook, Google, Google Account, Google Contacts, Google Play, IOS, IPhone

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How Streaming Is Changing The Sound Of Pop Music

As the industry shifts further towards streaming and away from a retail and download based economy, not only is the way in which we consume music changing, but so is the music. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, HBO, Hypebot, IPhone, iTunes, music industry, podcast, Soundcloud, Youth culture

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