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#Jazzlives: A Twitter Campaign by Listeners of Live Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
August 29, 2009

A grass roots group of jazz journalists and broadcasters, websites, bloggers, and presenters have launched a #jazzlives campaign on Twitter, using the social networking platform to demonstrate that recent reports of jazz's demise are, in the words of Mark Twain, greatly exaggerated. According to data from a 2008 survey of audience participation in the arts released by the National Endowment for the Arts and featured in recent articles in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, fewer people ...

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Jazz is Vibrant? Help Prove It, Twitter Style

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
August 28, 2009

You say you don't buy the tired old saw “jazz is dead"? It's time to show it's not so, and today's social networking craze is the way to help. Yes folks, it's Twitter time. #jazzlivesThere's a movement afoot to dispel the impression, which received substantial mileage through Terry Teachout's recent Wall Street Journal piece, that the jazz audience is fading. It was published in early August--the same weekend, in fact as George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 in ...

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The Weather Channel Launches New Digital Music Site

Source: Just Roots PR
August 28, 2009

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Mufin Launches Mufin Player Pro, Music Player with Interactive 3d Sound Universe

Source: Just Roots PR
August 28, 2009

Mufin has released a unique sound-based music player that brings music discovery and management into the digital age.

The new mufin player pro knows the sound of your music and provides a visual navigation of music collections based on their sounds — to make organizing, enjoying, and discovering music easier than ever.

Traditional music players sort music collections by artist or title name (no different than stacking physical CDs or albums on shelves) — thus filing the Beastie Boys after ...

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Actual Proof Featured on the Alternatemode Website

Source: Michael Ricci
August 26, 2009

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Social Networking Only Works when It's Real

Source: HypeBot
August 26, 2009

You've got thousands of friends on Facebook and have gamed your MySpace plays up to the tens of thousands. But it's not translating into people coming to shows or ordering a t-shirt. Perhaps, as marketing guru Seth Godin suggests, it's because your social networking isn't real.

It's the internet equivalent of “I love ya babe, let's do lunch". Unless your interactions with friends and fans are based in sincerity, the relationship doesn't go anywhere. Sharing a late night rough mix ...

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6 Things You Need to Know About Mac Os X Snow Leopard

Source: All About Jazz
August 26, 2009

Apples next operating system, Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, hits stores Friday. If youre already a Mac user, youre probably going to get the upgrade sooner or later, thanks to its low $30 price tag.

But its not a major upgrade. Apple has stressed that this OS mainly delivers a performance boost for Macs equipped with 64-bit Intel processors. Thus, many of the changes arent going to be immediately obvious.

Apple did not provide Wired.com with an official ...

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Building His Career from the Basement Up

Source: HypeBot
August 23, 2009

Every week for 90 minutes indie musician Mathew Ebel performs live from his basement on the internet via UStream. During this performance, captured by WBUR in Boston, Ebel has about 300 viewers spread across the globe who interact with him and each other during the set.

Ebel has used his show to sell albums and about 70 subscriptions that range from $5 a month to a $150 V.I.P. pass which includes a bbq ...

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