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Obama Taps Vivek Kundra as White House CIO

Source: PC Magazine
March 7, 2009

President Obama on Thursday named Vivek Kundra as the White House chief information officer (CIO). Kundra has served as the chief technology officer (CTO) for Washington, D.C. since 2007, where he was charged with technology operations and strategy for 86 agencies. He also served as Virginia's assistant secretary of commerce and technology under Gov. Tim Kaine, who Obama recently named chairman of the Democratic National Committee. “Vivek Kundra will bring a depth of experience in the technology arena and a ...

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The Beatles: Rock Band

Source: JamBase
March 7, 2009

TALK ABOUT FANTASY FULFILLMENT

“Yes, I do need another dumptruck of cash." Video gamers prepare to get some tendonitis. The makers of the very popular Rock Band music-based game series have announced a September 9, 2009 release date for The Beatles: Rock Band. While announced in brief last year, now Fab Four fans can begin counting the days until they can enter Abbey Road. We can already imagine the fights over who has to take Ringo!

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Youtube and Universal Music Are Said to Discuss Deal

Source: Michael Ricci
March 6, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s YouTube and the Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music label, are in advanced discussions over a licensing agreement that could lead to the creation of a premium site for music videos, according a person briefed on the talks.

The discussions remain fluid and the terms of the agreement, which could not be learned, are still being negotiated. A final deal could still be weeks away, and its terms may be different from those being discussed ...

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ArtistData Debuts Multi-Artist Accounts; Top Labels/Artists Already Using Service

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2009

Successful Information Publishing Tool Welcomes Music Organizations to Update Entire Roster with One Account (CHICAGO) — ArtistData, the free information publishing tool created for the music industry, has released a critical feature for music organizations: the ability to manage an entire roster of artists within one account. For the past several months, almost 200 organizations have been part of the private beta test, including Universal Motown Republic Group, C3 Management, Aware Records, Brick Wall Management, and Watchdog Management. Today, ArtistData ...

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ArtistData Broadens Service with New Features and Partners

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2009

Successful Information Synchronization System Opens Up, Allowing Users to Export and Post Their Information To Personal Websites and Beyond (CHICAGO) — ArtistData, a free information synchronization service created for the music industry and named one of the “top 10 indie music marketing tools” by Hypebot, has shown impressive growth since its public beta launch in June 2008. Thousands of artists, major and independent labels, and management companies have discovered this powerful new promotional tool. To build on its growing popularity, ...

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ArtistData Updates Multiple High-Profile Websites Automatically, Enabling Musicians, Labels and Managers to Easily Maintain a Consistent Message Across the Web

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2009

AmieStreet, Buzznet, Last.fm and 6 more All Join Expanding ArtistData Network (CHICAGO) – Successful touring musicians need to maintain relationships with fans across an ever-growing number of social networking sites. Keeping up can be a full-time job, forcing artist to spend more time sharing updates than making music. ArtistData solves this dilemma, allowing artists, labels and managers to post consistent information on any site in the ArtistData network through a single management interface. ArtistData is a free service that allows ...

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Bandcamp Exits Beta with Bit of a Bang

Source: HypeBot
March 5, 2009

Bandcamp, a (for the moment) free service that empowers artists to sell their music direct to fans and spread it across the net, has exited beta with a number of new features.

Four sizes of embedded players. You can customize the background and font colors. Faster site loading and downloads The ability to generate download codes for giveaways.  These individualized codes can be integrated into many email programs like Constant Contact and printed onto custom printed Moo mini-cards.

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Daily Diy: Automate Your Band's Social Networking

Source: HypeBot
March 5, 2009

It is important to interact with current and potential fans in as many places as possible, but finding the time to keep them all updated can be difficult. And there's nothing worse then visiting a band's pages and seeing that it hasn't been updated in weeks. Did they break up or are they just losers with nothing going on?

Fortunately at least one new service Ping.fm serves as a hub for all your social networking activities. Ping enables simultaneous updates ...

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