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
The Tools of Music Fan Engagement [Part 4]: Twitter Basics
So far Bandzoogle's “The Tools of Music Fan Engagement” series has covered blogging, email newsletters, and Facebook. The next tool we’re going to cover is Twitter. Twitter is a social. Continue reading
CrowdFlik: Free App Turns Fan Videos Into Crowdsourced Film [VIDEO]
Fans shooting cell phone videos can often net unsatisfying results that live forever in YouTube and other social media. CrowdFlik uses the videos shot by multiple fans to enable the. Continue reading
Twitter: Not Just For Kids Anymore [STUDY, CHARTS]
As of May 2013, 72% of US adult web users use social networks. That's up from 67% in just 5 months. Twitter has driven some of the growth, with user numbers. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
3 Approaches To Creating A Viral Music Video Kosha Dillz: 8 Reasons Why I Have Not Blown Up Yet YouTube Adds D2F Marketing, Live Streams and Other Options To Most. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Google's Changing SEO Policies, How To Optimize Your Music Site 5 Essential Elements for Your Band's Website Contact Page Bandcamp Upgrades Ticketing Features Amadou and Mariam: A Special Kickstarter About. Continue reading
Blogging Sucks
…..at least according to some artists. For artists that don’t reside in the digital media bubble, blogging is a nuisance that interrupts your day. However, there are great reasons for. Continue reading
