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Survey: Who Uses Twitter?

Source: HypeBot
October 24, 2009

A new Pew Internet survey offers some insights into just who uses Twitter.

19% of internet users say they use Twitter. A significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009 when 11% used Twitter Three groups are driving the growth social network website users those who connect to the internet via mobile devices internet users under age 44

The median age of Twitter users is 31 which has ...

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Myspace Music Gets a Major Upgrade

Source: HypeBot
October 23, 2009

More Video, Artist Dashboard, iTunes Purchase

MySpace Music has gotten a major upgrade with the addition of a new music video hub, an artist dashboard offering analytics and track purchase via iTunes. The new features come at a time when the parent MySpace site is losing market share to Facebook.

Music Video Hub

MySpace hopes to challenge YouTube's go-to status for music videos by creating an extensive hub for licensed video from major and indie labels and adding a social ...

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Facebook Says "Give the Gift of Music"

Source: HypeBot
October 23, 2009

Facebook has been experimenting with virtual gifts and e-cards for several months and now music via LaLa is being added to the mix. In the U.S., according to Facebook: “You now will be able to purchase songs as gifts for your friends. The “Music and MP3s" section of the Gift Shop, powered by LaLa.com, offers over 8 million songs for any music lover from artists such as Beyonce, the Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Imogen Heap and even ...

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Google Music Update: Don't Get Too Excited

Source: HypeBot
October 23, 2009

As information from a variety of media and private sources coalesces into something closer to facts, it's become apparent that Google's new music service, while a nice upgrade to music search, is not the big news that the media - as it does with most things Google - is making it out to be.

The new features, which will be formally announced next Wednesday, simply adds single song streaming and a buy function to music searches on Google. The single ...

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5 New Tech Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore

Source: HypeBot
October 23, 2009

Keeping up with the latest technologies and how consumers use them can feel like a full time job. But ignoring it can also torpedo your best marketing efforts. Here are 5 cutting edge tech trends that you may not be paying enough attention to:

1. Facebook Lite - A lighter cleaner version of Facebook originally designed for lowerspeed connections, including on smart phones, here and overseas, it's also gaining traction in beta with some media overloaded techies. Why ...

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Google to Launch Music Service

Source: HypeBot
October 22, 2009

Several sources are reporting that Google will be launching a music service as early as next week. Rumored to be called, depending on who you talk to, Google Music, Google Audio or Google OneBox, the service will center on streaming rather than download sales.

Wired and TechCrunch seem to have the best sources so far with Eliot Van Buskirk at Wired's Epicenter blog reporting that Google “will not become a music retailer, but will offer enhanced music search with a ...

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Your Digital Record Offers Alternative to iTunes LP

Source: HypeBot
October 21, 2009

The album is not dead; it's just evolving. iTunes LP is one iteration, but it's not the only one. Recently launched Your Digital Record offers artists and labels another branch of album's evolutionary tree with a (currently) free platform that transforms albums from mere digital files into an interactive multimedia bundle.

Now in beta, artists and labels can:

produce interactive digital albums by uploading tracks, liner notes, artwork, pictures, videos and other media in an online “studio." share digital ...

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Tunecore's CEO Responds to Widget Controversy

Source: HypeBot
October 21, 2009

Last week Hypebot reported on some major upgrades that Tunecore had made to the widget it offers its users. One useful feature captured information from fans.

Data capture and use has gotten many internet companies from Facebook to iTunes in hot water with both users and privacy experts as they struggle to find the right balance; and one “concerned" Hypebot reader wrote passionately about their belief that Tunecore's policies did not offer sufficient protection. With capital leaders added for emphasis, ...

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