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#1 iPhone App Is About Music and You’ve Never Heard Of It

[UPDATED] The most downloaded iPhone apps globally is dominated by Facebook and its owned apps Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. But new Sensor Tower data shows that the most downloaded app. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advanced Encryption Standard, Age of majority, Facebook, General Data Protection Regulation, Instagram, Snapchat, social media, TechCrunch, WhatsApp, YouTube

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Could Streaming Playlists Replace Music Blogs?

As streaming culture and the companies behind it forever alter the ways in which music is both produced and consumed, playlists could have the potential to replace human bloggers and tastemakers.

Guest Post on 04/26/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Music, Curator, Daily Mix, Freemium, Mobile app, music industry, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media, TechCrunch

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What Is Facebook’s Explore Feed? + How To Reach 100% Of Your Fans

Organic reach on Facebook has dribbled down to an all-time low, which has made life difficult for page owners trying to connect with fans. The rollout of the Explore Feed. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/31/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Advertising, AmaWaterways, AOL, Apple Music, Bolivia, Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, List of Facebook features, Serbia, Slovakia, Spotify, TechCrunch

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You Can Now Cross-Post Instagram Stories On Facebook

Instagram has become a go to social marketing tool for most musicians and marketers, in part because of ease of use, in addition to its large audience. Many use a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/05/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 40Billion, 40billion.com, Advertising, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Social marketing, social media, TechCrunch, Twitter

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Instagram Now Has 500 Million Active Daily Users

Cementing its status as the leader in personal photo and video sharing, Instagram announced that it now has 800 million users, up 100 million since late April. More than 500. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, List of Facebook features, Snapchat, social media, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Twitter

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Chatbots: Reality Or Hype?

Chatbots, also known simply as bots or interactive agents, are programs designed to mimic human conversation via text or audio. The implication of these programs for the music industry could. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/20/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 21st century, Alexa Internet, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Artificial Intelligence, Boston Consulting Group, Elon Musk, Facebook, Natural language processing, TechCrunch

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Simple Guide To Setting Up Your First Messenger Bot

With impressively high engagement rates, messenger bots can hugely impact your social media strategy. As traditional channels of social media marketing have grown to become more cumbersome to use, alternative. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 21st century, Advertising, AgoraPulse, Alice and Bob, Android (operating system), Artificial Intelligence, Chatterbot, Donald Trump, Facebook, TechCrunch

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

Our tips, tricks, and suggestions for indie artists cover all the bases this week, with advice on how teamwork makes dream work, the most important tools for using Facebook Live,. Continue reading

admin on 09/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Donald Trump, Facebook, Hillary Clinton, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, Russia, Snapchat, TechCrunch, The Next Web

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Why Didn’t Google Shut Down YouTube-MP3 Sooner?

Why did YouTube and Google let the RIAA take the lead in shutting down YouTube-MP3? Much like their own Lyor Cohen's recent missive defending low payments and blaming musicians and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, AM broadcasting, Apple Music, Business Insider, Google, Spotify, TechCrunch, United States, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Merlin Has Paid Out $1 BILLION To Indie Labels

Merlin, the global digital music rights agency for 20,000 indie labels and distributors from 53 countries, has announced its billionth dollar in distributions, since launching in May of 2008. With. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/28/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Charlottesville, New York City, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, TechCrunch, Tidal (service), Universal Music Group, Virginia, YouTube

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