Twitter Turns 7, Celebrates With Highlights Video
We all think of Twitter as an essential direct to fan communications platform, but since @jack tweeted "Just setting up my twttr" in 2006, Twitter has become a global town. Continue reading
NPR Recognized By Wall Street Journal As Music Discovery Powerhouse! Who Knew?
A recent feature in The Wall Street Journal describes the "Improbable Rise of NPR Music." For those of us who are long-time NPR listeners and, increasingly, web followers, the fact. Continue reading
How to Make Money Selling Recorded Music
Are you trying to sell your music? To do that, you have to show the value of your music and may have to pair your music with something else. According. Continue reading
SFX Domination Of EDM Accelerates With ID&T, Sensation, Mysteryland Purchase
SFX Entertainment is continuing it's promised roll-up of major EDM properties with the acquisition of ID&T, the Amsterdam based event producers of Sensation an indoor house music festival held in. Continue reading
YouTube Hits 1 Billion Monthly Users
Just 8 years after launching, YouTube has announced that 1 billion unique users watch videos on the site each month. And the Google owned company is monetizing those views better. Continue reading
With $2M In Funding, Artist Growth Revamps Musician Managment Toolkit
Last week, based Artist Growth completed it's Series A funding round rasing $2 million. The investors all come from Nashville's growing VC community including former label exec Joe Galante, Mark. Continue reading
Supreme Court Ruling Paves Way For MP3 Re-Sales
Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in favor of a student who had friends buy textbooks in Thailand for re-sale in the U.S. is likely to have wide ranging impact on the. Continue reading
Is Facebook Passe’? YouTube Is #1 Social Network For Teens [CHARTS]
The digital marketers that we go to for advice have been telling us for weeks that there are signs that Facebook is losing a bit of it's luster, particularly with. Continue reading
The Potential Of Project Based Artist Apps
By Casandra Govor (@casandragovor) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. It’s only fair to say mobile music hasn’t started with apps. In the pre-smartphone era, in the mid-2000s, mobile generated. Continue reading
