Fanscape’s CEO On The Value Of Online Fandom
Industry veteran Larry Weintraub's Fanscape has been a leading online music marketing agency since the earliest days of music and the internet 2.0. The company has marked their 11th anniversary. Continue reading
Online Video Views Climb. YouTube Dominates
comScore's Video Metrix reported that in the U.S. 161 million people watched more than 25 billion online videos viewed during August, an all time record. Google sites surpassed 10 billion. Continue reading
INgrooves Adds 3 More International Retailers
INgrooves has added international retailers 24-7 Entertainment, Starzik and People's Music Store to its roster of of distribution partners. White label service provider 24-7 Entertainment, powers a number of sites. Continue reading
More Cuts At WMG
Days after major staff reductions in it Rhino division, Warner Music Group has cut an additional 10-29 staffers. Senior VP of Sales Dave Stein, who has been with Warner Brothers. Continue reading
More Music News: Apple’s Hypocrisy, Zoe Keating, Virtual Composer, Jonathan Coulton & More
Free iTunes! Apple's hypocritical move to block competitors from accessing its software. (Slate) NARM has started a group on business networking site Linkedin. Join it here. More on WMG;s return. Continue reading
YouTube Responds To Return Of WMG Videos
From the YouTube blog: Warner Music Comes Back to YouTube Music Licensing: It's complicated. Let's face it. But today all of that is beside the point: we are happy to. Continue reading
It’s Official: Warner Music Group Back On YouTube
A statement from Warner Music Group regarding YouTube: "We’re pleased to announce that we’ve reached a new and expanded agreement with Google and its YouTube subsidiary that will bring WMG. Continue reading
MySpace Update Syncs Floods Twitter
Since MySpace turned on a new function which automatically syncs updates to Twitter last week, the micro-blogging site has been flooded with additional traffic. MySpace syncs, which show up as. Continue reading
MTV Makes Me An Offer I Can Refuse
Avoiding The "More Must Be Better" Marketing Trap Those of us who write about marketing and the music industry often preach the importance of reaching out to fans, connecting with. Continue reading
A Look Inside The ReverbNation Audiolife Store
A week ago ReverbNation and Audiolife announced a partnership dubbed the Reverb Store. Currently in private beta, the free offering, which goes public in October, enables artists to design physical. Continue reading
