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Live Video Streaming? Which Platform Delivers The Biggest Audience? [CHART]

36% of respondents to a new survey said they watched live video. That jumps to 63% of millennials. It's no wonder, since Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter and other social. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Google, Instagram, Snap, Snapchat, social media, TechCrunch, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube

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Youtube’s Super Chat: A Guerilla Marketing Gift

The recent launch of YouTube's Super Chat feature represents and interesting new way of monetizing a combination of mobile messaging and live video, and although it seems like good news. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/15/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Business Insider, Facebook, Google, Kurt Wilms, Mobile app, Online advertising, Periscope (app), Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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Hypebot To Host Indie Music Forum At Music Biz 2017 In Nashville

[UPDATED] Hypebot is proud to be hosting the official Indie Music Forum on May 18th, as part of the Music Biz 2017 convention. I'll also be interviewing one of the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alcohol by volume, American Civil Liberties Union, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Beer, Music Think Tank, record label, Spotify, Wine tasting descriptors, YouTube

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The Grammys aka “A Night Ruined By Old Men In Suits”

Although old, mostly white, men in suits ruining things is more commonplace than ever these days, The Grammys stand out in particular as highlighting much of what is wrong with. Continue reading

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Tags: Animation, Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song), Body painting, Bologna, Dating, Europe, Lily Donaldson, List of assets owned by CBS, Taylor Swift, Zayn Malik

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How To Build A Spotify Playlist That Appears In A Search

If you're hoping to get your song on a major Spotify playlist, it's important to first cut your teeth on lower-level playlists, until eventually Spotify's algorithm picks up on what's. Continue reading

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Tags: 2 Chainz, 21 Savage, Barack Obama, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Brzezinski, Nobel Peace Prize, playlist, song, Spotify, Work ethic

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SoundCloud Named Merrit Farren As New General Counsel

Streaming music service SoundCloud has named Merritt Farren as its new General Counsel. Farren's bailiwick includes oversight of SoundCloud's legal affairs and public policy strategy, as well as data protection,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Berlin, Board of directors, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief technology officer, Corporate social responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Eric Wahlforss, Financial Times, IPhone, Lagos, management, Mobil, Mobil Corporation, Nigeria, Petroleum industry, Soundcloud, Streaming media

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Folk Alliance Announces 2017 Spirit of Folk Awards Recipients

Just ahead of this week's convention in Kansas City, Folk Alliance International has announced the 2017 recipients of the Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Spirit of Folk Awards. . Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Atlanta, Bakersfield, California, Health care, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, Raytown, The Japan Times, The Kansas City Star

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Soundcloud, Netflix, Vimeo And Other Streamers Sued Over Offline Playback Patent

It seems someone has once again been trip-trapping over the patent trolls' bridge, with the recent news that Blackbrid Technologies (a bonafide patent troll company) is sueing multiple streaming companies. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/15/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., AT&T, Cloud computing, Donald Trump, DVD, HBO, IPhone, J. K. Rowling, lawsuit, List of video games featuring Mario, LTE (telecommunication), Netflix, Patent, Patent troll, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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WED. BRIEF: Grammy’s Race Problem • Facebook Makes Music Play • Lefsetz Helms New Conferences • More

WEDNESDAY 2.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web "Achieving the ideal of equality is proving as heartbreakingly difficult for the recording industry as it is for all of America.". Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Alessia Cara, Alibaba Group, AOL, Artificial Intelligence, Barack Obama, business, Business journalism, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Mailing list, Music recording sales certification, Recording Industry Association of America, Small business, Snapchat, Twitter, United States, YouTube

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Prince Fans Add 686,348 Pandora Stations In Single Day

On Monday, the day after Prince became available on music streaming and a tribute at The Grammys, 686,348 Pandora listeners added the Prince station to their account. That’s a 39,000% week. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/14/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Ad Insertion, Amazon Music, Amazoncom, Apple Music, Internet radio, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Prince, Spotify, Streaming media, Ticketfly

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Passion Pit Frontman Raises $250 Million To Support Legal, Educational and Healthcare Services For Musicians

Michael Angelakos, the frontman of Passion Pit, is reportedly launching a company to provide musicians with legal, educational and healthcare services. Details are scarce, but the well funded efforts could. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/14/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: ADD Definitions, Addiction, Addictions, Alcohol abuse, Assault and battery, Bipolar disorder, Fluoxetine, Mania, Mental disorder, Posttraumatic stress disorder

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