Tag: Mobile app

Patreon Donors Gave $10 Million To Musicians and Creators In 2014

2014 should, in part, be remembered as the year that the Renaissance concept of patronage of the arts returned with a digtial twist. In an email to users, Patreon revealed that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/30/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), ArtistShare, Berklee College of Music, Indiegogo, IOS, kickstarter, Light-emitting diode, Mobile app, PledgeMusic, Spotify

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Pandora Releases Major Update To Mobile Apps, Adds “Un-Thumbing”

Pandora today announced major updates to its mobile apps with new station personalization features including the ability to "un-thumb" a previously liked track along with single swipe access to song. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), IOS, IPhone, Mobile app, music industry, music video, SoundExchange, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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YouTube Music Key Streaming Service Finally Launches – Free & Paid

[UPDATED] The long promised YouTube music service finally launched today. Based on the freemium model. YouTube Music Key comes in two parts. The free version, for now at least, attempts. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Deezer, Frame rate, Google, Google Play, Mobile app, music video, Spotify, Subscription business model, Susan Wojcicki, YouTube

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Platformz Mobile Aims to Bridge the Gap for Indie Artists

According to Billboard, Indie music comprises 34.5% of the United States music industry market. It is notoriously an underserved sector – Platformz mobile app aims to change that. The app. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/29/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard, Google, iTunes, ITunes Store, Mobile app, Soundcloud, Streaming media, Twitter

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Music Beats All Mobile App Categories As Time In App Increases 79%

Localytics, an app analytics and marketing company, crunches a lot of numbers. They took stats from the last year and looked at "time in app" as a metric for comparing. Continue reading

admin on 09/17/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: August 2014, Do it yourself, iHeartRadio, iTunes, Localytics, marketing, Mobile app, Soundcloud

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Live Nation’s Ticketmaster Acquires Eventjoy D.I.Y. Ticketing Platform

Live Nation's Ticketmaster has acquired mobile-based DIY ticketing platform, Eventjoy for an undisclosed sum. The move will help the ticketing giant compete with Eventbrite in the growing non-traditional venue and event. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/11/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Do it yourself, Eventbrite, Eventjoy, events, IOS, Mobile app, Ticketmaster, Twitter

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Linkfire: “Smart Links For Music Marketing”

Linkfire is a promising new service that creates "smart links for music marketing." Smart links allow you to use one link that can direct people to a specific url based. Continue reading

admin on 09/11/2014 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: App store, Bitly, Contributor Clyde Smith, Do it yourself, GeoRiot, marketing, Mobile app, music tech

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FRIDAY NEWS BRIEF: Spotify’s Free Problem, Facebook Adds Trending, Rdio, Smule, FCC, Mindie & More

FRIDAY 1.17.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 01/17/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Hypebot, IOS, iTunes, Mobile app, music, Rdio, Spotify, Twitter

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Vine Opens Up For The Web With Public User Profiles and Private Vine Socializing

On Friday, Vine took another step towards becoming a browsable open web site with the official introduction of web-accessible user profiles. For registered Vine users, you now have a web-based. Continue reading

admin on 01/06/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Google, Hypebot, Mobile app, Next Web, Twitter, Uniform Resource Locator, Vine

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Instagram More Popular Than Twitter On Mobile In 2013, Says Nielson

UPDATED: New Nielson stats show that Instagram is more popular with mobile users than Twitter – 32M vs. 30.8M. That puts Instagram at #7 in the most popular smartphone apps. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/18/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple, Facebook, Google, Instagram, IOS, Mobile app, Nielsen, Nielson, Twitter, YouTube

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Sidestep Takes The Lead With Dedicated Mobile Merch App

Sidestep is a new mobile app to make it easy for fans to get music merch via their smartphone with the option of picking it up at the show or. Continue reading

admin on 12/10/2013 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android, Chris Cornell, Contributor Clyde Smith, Downtown Fiction, Fall Out Boy, IOS, iTunes, Mobile app

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