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Want a Global Hit? Spend More Time on Facebook.

Source: HypeBot
September 1, 2010

Social networks are hugley popular in the US, but they are rapidly becoming even more so in other markets. According to Nielsen, the social network and blog category reached 74% of active internet users in the US but in Italy the number was 74% and Brazil 86% of active internet users in Brazil spent significant time on social networks. Then there's China... According to the Data Center of China Internet, the number of social network users in the country reached ...

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With Relaunch, Indaba Goes Major

Source: We All Make Music
August 31, 2010

Back in early 2009, Indaba co-founder Dan Zaccagnino appeared as a guest on the Colbert Report. At the time, the collaboration-centric Indaba was very much an up-and-coming player in the new music space. They had over 125,000 registered users in over 100 different countries, and a more than respectable array of tools for collaboration and education. Today, though, Indaba is on a whole other level: In the 18 months since Zaccagnino's Colbert visit, Indaba's registered user base has mushroomed to ...

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iPod Sales Dwindle, but Apple Isn't Worried

Source: HypeBot
August 31, 2010

While no one is calling for the death of the iPod just yet; it has been reported that “the latest sales figures for the quarter to June showed 9 million sold—the lowest quarterly number since 2006." Once deemed the silver-bullet savior for a record industry in terminal decline—that re-engendered enthusiasm for music across all generations and demographics—it's downward trajectory is mirroring that of the very business it was supposed to rescue. It is worth noting though that this time around, ...

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Zaptunes: Unlimited MP3 Downloads for Just $25 a Month. to Good to be True?

Source: HypeBot
August 31, 2010

Free For The Next 30 Days San Francisco based Zaptunes has launched offering unlimited DRM free mp3 downloads for $25 per month. They say they're adding songs constantly, but have started with 8 million tracks from all four major labels and many indies. To kick things off, the $25 is waived for the next 30 days. How Are Beatles Downloads Available? Is Zaptunes too good to be true? The availability of catalog from The Beatles—never been offered legally before—throws the ...

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Sat Eye Candy: Stevie Ray Vaughan

Source: JamBase
August 29, 2010

BLUES ROCK GIANT GONE 20 YEARS Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughan's untimely death, but so overstuffed with life is the music he left behind that it hardly seems possible that he's gone. Texas born Vaughn exuded red hot passion and a grabbing, exciting gusto to get into it, whatever “it" might be. When he arrived on the national scene in the early 1980s he re-infused the blues with a rawness and vitality that the increasingly slick ...

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The Mantis Sessions, Part One

Source: We All Make Music
August 28, 2010

[Editor's Note: The Mantis Sessions is a three part series that will chronicle contributor Sean McKeown's first-time experience with Indaba and its online DAW, Mantis. This first part is meant to give you a look at Sean's background and feelings on the digital world's impact on music] I'm not a tech guy. Though I can marvel at what's out there, I like a very basic setup when it comes to technology. I play guitar—one guitar, one amp, and a few ...

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David McCandless: Why Information is Beautiful

Source: HypeBot
August 29, 2010

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5 Social Media Trends Artists Need to Understand

Source: HypeBot
August 28, 2010

This guest post is by Jonathan Ostrow (@miccontrol); he is the co-founder of MicControl, a music blogging network based on a social networking platform. For musicians, proper marketing and networking using social media can be tough. The possibilities are seemingly endless and as such, musicians are likely to spread themselves too thin. But not all forms of social media will give you the big pay-off. In fact, some methods are a complete waste of time for musicians looking to grow ...

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