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# Overheard At Today’s #SFMusicTech Part 1
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/overhard-at-todays-sfmusictech/
- Published: 2010-12-06T14:31:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-12-06T14:31:00.000Z
- Description: (UPDATED) Highlights from this morning's sessions compiled from reports by Hypebot's man at SF Music Tech Hisham Dahud, tweets from the participants and more:
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

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(UPDATED) Highlights from this morning's sessions compiled from reports by Hypebot's man at **SF Music Tech** Hisham Dahud, tweets from the participants and more:

- @CathyGellis says **record companies are making more money from placement** of songs in other media (e.g. ads) than selling records.
- **Social media "sweet spot**:" 3-4 status updates per day on Facebook; 8-10 tweets per day on Twitter, 3-4 blog posts/week
- "Accessibility is expected. Authenticity is required. An **artist needs to be the complete package**," according to **Meridith Chin of Facebook**
- @dmscott says "Effective music artists are **listening and engaging**. Virtual pats on the back in incredibly powerful."
- **Sonos** is experiencing issues of **supporting applications** for thousands of music services around the world.
- @[mskaff](http://hootsuite.com/dashboard?ref=hypebot.com), CIO of SF Symphony tweets: "**Curation** is one of the **hottest memes in social media** at the moment. That's essentially what this is all about.