2 Months After Launch iTunes Ping Has Authorized Only 2000 Artists
An email sent to iTunes users this morning touted its Ping music social network which "lets you follow your favorite artists and friends to discover the music they're talking about,. Continue reading
Make Attractive Physical Objects Fans Want To Buy
Over at Pirate Verbatim, a new blog that chronicles artists' thoughts on file-sharing, a great quote went up from Phil Elverum. He's the man behind Mount Eerie and The Microphones.. Continue reading
Saved By The Social Media Sobriety Test
We've all been there. You come home from a late night show pumped and ready to post details and photos of the evening's events to every social networking site you. Continue reading
Why The Music Industry Has No 10-Year Plan
Vijay Nair is a TED Fellow and band manager. In an interview on the TED blog, Nair was asked where he thought the music industry in India is going next.. Continue reading
News Corp Gives MySpace Just Months To Improve
Just as the new MySpace logo dropped the word "space, MySpace execs saw their own space to improve the social network evaporate yesterday as News Corp executives put them on. Continue reading
Hypebot Gets Love From The Washington Post
This afternoon, I found a pleasant surprise in my Google Alerts. One of our readers, Alexis Rodich, a blogger at The Washington Post, said some very kind things about us. Continue reading
Browser Audio Recording Gives the Web a Voice
Eliot Van Buskirk discusses the impact of Mozilla’s new technology which allows users to easily record audio and video on the music world. On Thursday, Mozilla released the audio recording. Continue reading
New Jammie Thomas Verdict: $15M For 24 Songs
The third time in court for Jammie Thomas-Rasset vs. the RIAA resulted in a new fine of $62,500 for each of 24 songs grabbed via Kazaa for a total of. Continue reading
Study: Facebook & Twitter Drive Most Blog Traffic, But Don’t Forget Stumble Upon, Flickr, LinkedIn
A new Technorati 2010 State Of The Blogosphere study reinforces something that most who guide web sites and blogs already know: Facebook and Twitter drive traffic. But several sites that. Continue reading
SXSW Seeks Emerging Artist Submissions
Sonicbids and SXSW are looking for the best indie artists. Again, Sonicbids is hosting the online submission platform. Through them, indie artists can submit for a chance to play the. Continue reading
