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It Costs Apple $1.3 Billion a Year to Run iTunes and Other Great iTunes Stats

Source: HypeBot
June 15, 2011

An analysis based on data released recently by Apple pegs the cost of running on the iTunes store at $1.3 billion per year. “Since we know something about the average price of songs and apps, and we know the split between developers and Apple (and roughly between music labels and Apple)," according to the new Asympco report, “we can get a rough estimate of the amount Apple retains to run its store." The data Apple published included:

    15 Billion ...

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Echo Nest Maps Music API with Facebook, Offers $10,000 Developer Prize

Source: HypeBot
June 11, 2011

The Echo Nest has added Facebook to its free “Rosetta Stone" music ID mapping service in a move that should mean more socially-connected music apps on Facebook, and is putting up a $10,000 prize to encourage developers. What does all this mean for musicians and music fans? Hundreds of thousands of artists and millions of fans are embracing Facebook even though the social network has not developed their own music offering. So, it's been up to third party developers to ...

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Bonnaroo 2011 Webcast

Source: JamBase
June 10, 2011

TUNE INTO THE ACTION FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME The 2011 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is nearly upon us, and fans that can't make it out to Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee this weekend can check out the VEVO Webcast by clicking here. Take a look at the full schedule below. All times are in CST. Friday June 10 The Drums㬈:00pm School of Seven Bellsק:00pm Bela Fleck and the Flecktonesר:00pm Grace Potter & the Nocturnalsש:15pm Walkmenת:30pm Best ...

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What Do Fans Think of Your Website? 76% Say Make It Easier

Source: HypeBot
June 9, 2011

This guest post comes from Michael Brandvold (@michaelsb), a 20 year music & online marketing veteran who has worked with unsigned bands and superstars like KISS and Britney Spears. His Michael Brandvold Marketing provides consulting services to musicians. What do users think is the most important part of a website design? Flash? Beautiful design? Cutting edge? Nope, nope and nope! Users want a design that makes it easy for them to find what they want. Hubspot.com recently did a survey ...

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Mixed Reaction to Apple iCloud and iTunes Match

Source: HypeBot
June 8, 2011

Early reaction to yesterday's announcement of Apple's iCloud digital locker and iTunes Match has been mixed. Some focused on how iTunes Match essentially legitimizes illegally downloaded music. Others were disappointed by the lack of cloud streaming. Sample reactions: “Apple throws music industry another life vest It looks a concession to piracy—but it at least offers a path to more revenue." (Economic Times) “To download all your purchased music for free to multiple devices? About time! Especially as my computer crashed ...

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Thinkup: Capture, Analyze, Share Your Social Network Activity

Source: HypeBot
June 8, 2011

ThinkUp is an open source software solution for monitoring all that social network activity you've been doing to market your music or on behalf of your music clients. It's available as a free download that you host on your own server. Expert Labs leads development on this project and that's good news because they are a solid organization committed to the long term. ThinkUp's features are impressive and address a variety of issues that arise when capturing, analyzing and sharing ...

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This Hacking Thing Seems a Little out of Control...

Source: Digital Music News
June 6, 2011

This sort of seems like the Wilder West, and it could totally change the way companies and consumers interact with the web. Because if someone hates your company, hates your size, or just wants to expose a security flaw, then your sites and systems are vulnerable. And, it now seems like lots of companies are not only vulnerable, but getting attacked by groups that can't be tracked or effectively prosecuted.

Sony's nightmare is far from over, yet hacking targets seem ...

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Tips for Collecting, Blasting, and Loving Your E-Mail List

Source: We All Make Music
June 3, 2011

Bands hear it all the time: your e-mail list is extremely important; an e-mail is more valuable than a Facebook Like or a Twitter Follower; e-mail allows bands greater access to fans; the only piece of information more valuable than an e-mail is a phone number. All of this is true, of course. E-mail addresses are more than just contact information. Each e-mail address you collect offers an opportunity to sell a concert ticket, a new record, a t-shirt, and ...

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