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Google Promotes Music with News Ad Units, Demotes Piracy in Search
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Rightsholders have accused Google of promoting piracy since the dawn of search. The online giant's efforts to end the practice have been frustratingly incremental. But they took several steps forward with some significant announcements over the last few days that include downgraded search results for pirate sites and upgraded ad units that promote music and other media better. In 2012, Google announced they'd downrank sites which received a large number of valid DMCA notices. They now say they’ve :refined the signal ...
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7 Powerful Facebook Features That Bands Overlook
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By Kaylee Bugg from the SonicBids Blog. Every band knows having a Facebook page is essential to reach new fans and have a healthy online social presence. For many, their Facebook page even replaces an official website. Beyond the lure of accumulating likes, the platform can be a powerful tool if you make it work for you. Here are seven oft-ignored features that bands need to use, now. 1. Ads that creatively target audiences The most popular way to target fans is geo-targeting, which ...
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Soundcloud Rightsholder Discussions Hit Impasse, Labels Question Site's Future
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Social music platform SoundCloud's efforts to find a sustainable business model have hit a major roadblock. Talks with the three major label groups have stalled, according to new reports, because rightsholders are not satisfied with the royalties that SoundCloud is offering. Communications with Universal were reportedly cut off more than two weeks ago. The Pressure Mounts The rumor mill had these deals virtually signed just a month a ago. But now the delay stops SoundCloud from much need monetization of ...
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Into the Future: Controlling Music Devices with Hand Gestures vs. Wearable Tech
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So much of the future of music, especially in the aesthetic wake of the 20th Century, is about how new technologies will affect our experience of music. One example, that of Brainwave, involves enabling simple control of your mobile music with hand gestures as an early step in wireless human/machine interaction. Another example, that of iHeartRadio's integration into Android Wear, heads in a different direction in which tech that controls music devices is worn. Brainwave: Gesture-Based Music Control Brainwave is ...
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Spotify Helps You Find the Most Dramatic Moment in Any Song
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By Eliot Van Buskirk from Spotify Insights. Music’s emotional power stems from a mix of factors, only some of which we understand. Much about music resists full explanation. One thing we do know: Some of the magic has to do with dynamics: changes from soft to loud, or from loud to soft. The most dramatic part of a song often coincides with a crescendo (when the music gets louder). That’s when everything kicks in, louder effects and guitar pedals come ...
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Bandzoogle Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Launches New Web Site
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Bandzoogle, a website and marketing platform for musicians, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. That's a particularly impressive milestone in the music tech and d.i.y sectors, both of which have seen more than their share of forced consolidations and outright failures. To celebrate the anniversary, the company has just launched a new corporate website, Bandzoogle.com. The new site displays Bandzoogle’s features, new themes, examples of Bandzoogle powered websites, pricing details and information about the company’s team and history. The Bandzoogle ...
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Digital Money for Music: Tip Jar That Takes Plastic, Websites That Take Bitcoin
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To paraphrase Amanda Palmer, people want to give you their money so make sure you can take it. DipJar is a tipjar that takes tips via credit cards. It's designed as a self-serve solution for coffee shops and similar settings and suggests one possible solution for street musicians in a cashless society. Accepting payment in digital currency such as Bitcoin is another issue facing musicians. Lots of retailers are coming on board and now there are tools for taking Bitcoin ...
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Twitter Opens Analytics Dashboard to Your Band
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It's important to know what's happening with all that social media activity that so often seems to be an act of faith. Twitter's making it easier to keep up with the reach of your tweets on Twitter by opening their Tweet activity dashboard to all users. Previously available for advertisers and whoever Twitter deemed special enough to verify, Twitter's analytics may tell you some things you didn't know but leave you wanting more. Given how many analytics products there are ...
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