More Music Industry News: MTV Scores Mobile Ratings, Micro-Payment Wars, Ustream Multiview, Sean Parker & More
Welcome to another week of the new music industry follies. This week's news actually began over the weekend with a massive net attack that took down the RIAA and MPAA. Continue reading
MTT: Finding 5,000 Fans Under Your Nose: A Case for Facebook Ads & Myspace – Now With Glitter
This week on Music Think Tank, there were some great new posts. Music marketer Ty White explored the trials of Facebook ad campaigns and the difficulty of marrying strategy to. Continue reading
REWIND: Slicethepie, WMG, Spotify, Google Music, Radio Sucks, MySpace, CD Baby, Weezer, & More
This week on Hypebot there’s a great mix of news and views. Slicethepie retooled. YouTube is testing a news live video platform. I celebrated my two years with Hypebot and. Continue reading
Project Futura: New MySpace To Launch Oct. 15
A major update to MySpace – code named Project Futura inside the company – will launch on or about October 15th. The new site wll feel more like Facebook with. Continue reading
Thanks To Hypebot’s Music & Tech Supporters
Bruce and I want to thank this month’s advertisers for making it possible for us to bring you the latest news and views, as well as, extended commentary on the. Continue reading
Study Says Twitter Followers Are Better Than Facebook Fans
A new report saysTwitter users who followed a brand were 2X more likely than Facebookers who “liked” them to say they might make purchase. Marketers may argue that the artist. Continue reading
The Music Venture Capital Business Model
This guest post is by Wesley Verhoeve (@wesleyverhoeve); he is an artist manager, producer, curator, and the founder of Family Records. As the music business evolves and moves beyond the. Continue reading
The End (And Beginning) Of Music As A Loss Leader
With the news that Best Buy will be cutting the store space allocated to CDs this holiday season, it’s important to remember the reason why they’re in the business anyways.. Continue reading
Study Predicts Big Growth In Digital Music By 2014
IE Market Research's Global Digital Music Forecast for online, mobile, and subscription channels predicts that retail revenues will increase to $32.5 billion by the end of 2014.The forecast sees most. Continue reading
Who Needs Another T-Shirt? Wavves Has Branded Pot Grinders For Sale
As artists look for ways to replace the income lost from falling music sales, at-gig and online merchandise tables are a great way to make money and strengthen the artist. Continue reading
