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Fanbridge Introduces "FanRank" Feature

Source: HypeBot
July 21, 2010

Direct-to-fan platform FanBridge has released a new feature called “FanRank." It is an automated fan list segmentation engine based on loyalty/engagement fans demonstrate across email, social networks, mobile, etc.

This new, free feature has already been enabled in every FanBridge account and each week updates itself.  Their goal with FanRank is to enable artists to better understand how fans are engaging with their lists over time, so that they can better measure the impact of their marketing efforts and have ...

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MOG Mobile Music App Introduced

Source: HypeBot
July 21, 2010

On-demand digital music service MOG has announced that its mobile streaming music application is now available for download through Apple's App Store and on Android Market. The MOG mobile app is free to download and users can enjoy a three day trial. Full-access to the app costs 10$; its features include unlimited downloads, on-demand streaming, MOG radio, playlist access between website and mobile, high quality audio, and ability to multitask between other apps, while still playing your favorite songs.  Here's ...

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MP3tunes: Bringing iTunes Music to a TV Near You

Source: HypeBot
July 21, 2010

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Bandzoogle: $2.5 Million in Commission Free Sales

Source: HypeBot
July 21, 2010

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Organize Your Band with Bandize

Source: We All Make Music
July 20, 2010

"If a band doesn't expect to wear several hats, they might as well just hang up the one hat they do wear," says Andy Miles, the co-founder of Bandize. “The days of hanging out, waiting for someone to discover you are over. The internet makes it too easy to get lost amongst the other bands vying for the same attention you are."

Thanks to Bandize, a handy web-based musician management tool created by Beamer Wilkins and Andy Miles, preparing for ...

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Ditto Music: Get Your Music on iTunes in 24 Hours

Source: HypeBot
July 20, 2010

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A Portal to Jazz in New York City

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
July 19, 2010

Plain and simple folks, as I've been preaching for many moons, the biggest issue facing jazz music is not a matter of lack of gigs or venues, dying record companies or jazz masters checking out for ancestry, or the lack of widespread 24/7 jazz radio; the biggest issue is audience, and our collective ability to grow the audience for this music. I've long held that they're out here--"they" being the latent audience for this music, the undiscovered audience for this ...

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Extrapolating the Apple-Android Showdown: Who's Right?

Source: PC Magazine
July 18, 2010

Google confirmed in an earnings call Thursday that its Android Market now numbers 70,000 apps and counting. That's somewhat close to the same amount that Android statistics tracking site AndroLib touts, with one key difference: According to AndroLib, the total number of downloads for Android-based apps has pushed past the one-billion mark.

Just to put that number into perspective a little bit, it took Apple's App Store nine months of existence to hit its one-billionth app download. The Android Market ...

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