Obama, Meet Kafka [Chris Castle]

This piece examines how the Obama years have affected the music industry as well as how, according to Chris Castle, a suspiciously close relationship between the White House and Google. Continue reading

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New Facebook Video Features: Suggested/Dedicated Video, Saved Bookmarks

Facebook recently announced that it plans to roll out several upgrades to their video platform including suggested videos, saved videos, and shareable lists, which could have far reaching implications for both. Continue reading

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Facebook Reported Record Growth, 2 Charts Show Just How Hot The Social Network Is

Last evening, Facebook reported Q2 earnings that smashed all expectations. Steady user growth continued at 3.63% adding 60 million monthly users this quarter to hit 1.71 billion. Quarterly revenue of. Continue reading

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Why Video Is The Social Media Trend Of 2016

Artists take note, a recent review of the statistics reveals that social video on both Facebook and YouTube has blown up in the past year, and will likely only become. Continue reading

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Facebook By The Numbers: Video Views Pass 8 Billion Daily, Monthly Users Rise To 1.55 Billion

Facebook beat analyst expectations posting record revenues of $4.5 billion and a net profit of $896 million. But the real news for the music industry were rising user stats and burgeoning. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Some of the most widely read posts on Hypebot this week include a surprising new study concerning streaming stats, the battle of human vs. machine in music curation, and ten. Continue reading

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On Monday, 1 Billion People Used Facebook

This will not be a long post. It is being written to share one fact: on Monday, 1 billion people used Facebook. That's 1/7th of the world's population, including people. Continue reading

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Facebook Acquires QuickFire As Video Views Exceed 1 Billion A Day

Facebook has acquired video startup Quickfire. The acquisition comes as the social giant's daily video views pass 1 billion a day. QuickFire's proprietary technology encodes high quality video speeding uploads and. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: AMEX Exits $3M Gaga Launch, Rap Genius Founder Battles Tumor, Soundwave iOS Upgrade & More

FRIDAY 11.15.2013More Music Business News & Views From Around The Web   CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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Twitter Announces IPO With A Tweet

"We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale," Twitter said in a tweet at. Continue reading

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