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Google Play Versus Apple Music: Who Will Win?
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Eager to beat Apple Music's June 30th launch to the punch, Google recently announced its newly-launched free music streaming service. Beginning this Tuesday, the search engine giant is introducing a free version of Google Play Music that allows users to listen to custom-made radio stations based on time of day, mood, artist or other factors. Guest Post by Michelle Lou and Katarina Underwood on Sonicbids.com For the last two years, Google Play cost $9.99/month and this is the first time that Google is offering a free streaming service. ...
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Bye Bye Beats: Streamer Tells Users To Move To Apple Music
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As expected, Apple is retiring the Beats Music service and brand. The Beats name will remain for now on headphones and speakers, as well as, on Apple Music's new 24/7 live net radio stream Beats1. But given Apple's history of unified brands, will headphones be next? Even as Apple Music was beeing announced yesterday, Beats Music was messaging subscribers and changing its FAQ to encourage a switch to the new service. When Apple Music launches on June 30th, Beats Music’s ...
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How Streaming Music Is Fundamentally Changing the Way We Listen
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Over the past 10 years, we at Sonos have had the privilege of a front-row seat as streaming music has evolved; we’ve watched inspiring innovative ideas and technologies emerge and take shape. Some of these flourished, while others faded away. Guest post By John MacFarlane, Co-Foundeer and CEO of Sonos. It first appeared on Recode. Through it all, two things remained constant: The passion music fans feel for their favorite artists, and their determination to do whatever it takes to listen to the ...
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SEO for Musicians: 3 Ways To Optimize Your Website Content
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Making your website rank well in search engines can seem like a daunting task. Now more than ever, people look to Google to find out information, and it’s important for your music website to work in search engines. Not sure where to begin? Even starting with a few small things can help with the search engine optimization (also called SEO) for your website. Guest Post by Melanie Kealey from the Bandzoogle Blog Let’s look at a few quick ways to update ...
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9 Tips For A Mobile-Friendly Website
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In case you missed it, Google’s latest algorithm brought about the so-called “Mobilegeddon,” which punished websites who weren’t mobile-friendly. Okay, I may be exaggerating a little, but Google did roll out an update on April 21, which punished any website that lacked mobile-friendly pages by decreasing the site’s ranking in mobile search results. Guest Post by Kristina Cisnero on Hootsuite Blog This update may not have been as apocalyptic as the nickname implied, but it is still something that all web marketers ...
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Five Smart Ways Freelance Musicians Can Utilize YouTube
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There's an overwhelmingly large community of musicians on YouTube. This has been a really positive thing, as the amount of knowledge and skill amassed on this single website has really helped a lot of players in their own practicing and improvement. Guest Post By Dylan Welsh on Sonicbids Blog If you're in a band, you already know the power of YouTube as a great marketing tool. Using it for live videos, behind-the-scenes footage, and one-off covers are tried-and-true ways to connect to your ...
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