New On Hypebot’s Jobs Board: Shore Fire Media Seeks Publicist, Tixr and More
New on our Jobs Board is a opening for a junior publicist / publicist at Brooklyn based pr firm Shore Fire Media, There's also a social media and marketing internship. Continue reading
Twitter Tips to Cut the Douchebaggery Out of the Electronic Music Business Online
Twitter is a hot tool for artists everywhere, but it's as easy to abuse this rapidly evolving avenue as it is to use it. What image are you projecting to. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
7 Ways to Avoid The Psychological Hazards Of Music Entrepreneurship How To Make The Most Of Your Music On Spotify 35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label. Continue reading
Using Hashtags On Facebook? They May Be Working Against You
Facebook's introduction of hashtags met a mixed response but the general expectation was that they would become a staple of music marketing on Facebook just as they have on other. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Steve Aoki's Manager On Getting Famous Online: Stop Promoting and Start Entertaining Music Marketing With Facebook's New Shared Photo Albums DIY Jazz Artist Carsie Blanton Shifts Sound To Seduce Listeners. Continue reading
Miley’s ‘Twerk-gate’ Nets Her 400,000 New Fans
You may be sick of hearing about it, but Miley Cyrus' VMA performance is yielding an impressive bump in social media activity. In the days following "Twerk-gate", she's seen a 112%. Continue reading
Steve Aoki’s Manager On Getting Famous Online: Stop Promoting and Start Entertaining
The folks at JustGo Music managed to slow down Steve Aoki's manager Matt Colon long enough to discuss how Aoki got so famous online. Aoki has capitalized greatly on his. Continue reading
Facehawk vs. Faces: Music Videos Hack Facebook and Exploit Instagram Video
Two new music video projects, one an actual music video, the other more of a hybrid web-art project, take advantage of the ubiquity of social media to create unique videos.. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Community Manager Natalie Cheng Bids Farewell
Natalie Cheng, the dedicated longtime Community Manager of our sister publication MusicThinkTank has graduated and is moving on. I can't thank her enough for all that she's done for MTT and. Continue reading