Overview: Newly Adopted FCC Net Neutrality Rules
The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules, which prevent your broadband ISP from blocking websites, but provides wireless providers with added clemency. Tim Conneally, a writer at betanews, has. Continue reading
More Music Biz News: Net Neutrality Today, Shazam Predicts, Low Power FM, EMI, Playbutton & More
The FCC will vote on new rules for net neutrality today. The proposed ruling is getting slammed from all sides. (EC) There's a lot at stake for music and music. Continue reading
Cricket Launches Muve Music: First Unlimited Mobile Music Service To Reach U.S.
(Updated) Cricket Communications today became the first U.S. mobile carrier to offer consumers unlimited music as part of a wireless rate plan. Dubbed Muve Music, the new digital music service. Continue reading
What’s Ahead For 2011? Emily White: Direct-To-Fan Sales, Fan Building Through Social Media Will Grow
As we end the year, Hypebot asked some our favorite thinkers, writers, and friends to answer two questions – one looking forward and the other back. Here Emily White, Manager/Co-Founder,. Continue reading
Create Your Disruption: Wherefore Art Thou Spotify?
Despite my best wishes, we're not getting Spotify for Christmas. To me, this is the equivalent of placing coal in the stockings of music fans everywhere. The holdup is rooted. Continue reading
Help Hypebot Name The New Music Industry Executives To Watch In 2011
Last year's inaugural list of New Music Industry Executives To Watch covered a wide variety of movers, shakers and trend setters. Many had either recently launched potentially game changing companies. Continue reading
What’s Ahead For 2011? Bobby Owsinski Sees A Shift Towards Realism In The Music Indusry
As we end the year, Hypebot asked some our favorite thinkers, writers, and friends to answer two questions – one looking forward and the other back. Here Bobby Owsinski ,. Continue reading
3 Reasons Why Soulja Boy’s 2.5 Million Twitter Followers Netted Only 13,000 In First Week Sales
The theory that Twitter can help sell music suffered a body blow recently when Soulja Boy's 2.5 million Twitter followers bought just 13,000 copies of his new album in it's. Continue reading
What’s Ahead For 2011? Jonathan Ostrow: Social Charts Will Flip The Music Industry On It’s Head
(Updated) As we end the year, Hypebot asked some our favorite thinkers, writers, and friends to answer two questions – one looking forward and the other back. Here Jonathan Ostrow,. Continue reading
Social Music Gaming App For Facebook Causes 15,000 Fans To Play With Songs For 15 Minutes
DJ and producer David Guetta has released a new Facebook PUMP IT game for his single 'Who’s that Chick?', powered by MXP4’s music gaming solution. During the app's limited beta. Continue reading
