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Ayler Records has a New Website
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Stephane Berland
French label Ayler Records re-launched its new website today. Entirely redesigned, the website also offers new functionality and a better access to all things label-related. A big thank you and a round of applause to the talented Max Micheliov from design4music.org, for his dedication and tremendous help in bringing the new website to life. And to celebrate the launch of the new website, Ayler Records is now offering reduced prices on all currently available releases. Check out the CD catalogue ...
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Punchtab: An Easy Way to Gamify Your Music Site
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HypeBot
If you're interested in adding game elements to your site (aka gamification), there is now at least one simple way to do so. PunchTab offers basic tools to help you set up a loyalty program for fans visiting your site or music-related giveaways based on members' site activity. That may not sound quite as exciting as setting up your own video game, but it is a simple way to employ game mechanics to encourage fans and future fans to become ...
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Google Translate Inspires Both Youtube Hit and Beatboxing Tool
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HypeBot
Google Translate was originally created by the internet giant to lower language barriers and make global web content more easily accessible. But in yet another testimony to the power of Google's free and open API's, several inventive artists have been inspired to use Google Translate to create music and in one case invent a genre. The first use translates a string of consonants into German to create a new beatboxing tool. The phrase “pv zk bschk" doesn't make sense, but ...
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955 Dreams: Ipad Apps as Future of Record Albums
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HypeBot
Tablet computers, especially the iPad, have taken off with consumers and opened up new possibilities for digital publishing in the form of apps designed for the unique interactive capabilities of tablets. This has resulted in new forms of content apps creating the potential for revisioning the record album in the digital age. Though some digital publishers simply recreate old experiences or shovel content into apps like they shoveled it onto the web, 955 Dreams has begun to demonstrate the possibilities ...
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Study Takes Critical Look at Music Recommendation
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HypeBot
(UPDATED) In “Music Taste And Web 2.0" witten for the Music Management & Media program at the University of Gloucestershire, Joel Stamp did extensive research and analysis of how consumers discover new music. His work comes just as iTunes Genius, Google Instant Mix, The Echo Nest and others are bringing machine generated playlists to market. Others, like Pandora, take a hybrid approach, adding a human touch to data. Current industry thinking holds that fans don't want to put extensive effort ...
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Top 5 Ways to Fail on Twitter
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HypeBot
This guest post comes from Dave Cool, the new Blogger In Residence at musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. Most artists and bands now use Twitter to promote their music and connect with their fans. But like with all promotional tools, there are certain things you should avoid doing. I've searched through literally thousands of artist accounts on Twitter and noticed some alarming trends. Here's a quick Top 5 things that could cause you to lose your fans on Twitter: ...
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4 New Sites Combine Music with Daily Deals
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HypeBot
The runaway success of daily deal sites like Groupon and Living Social, which focus on a wide range of local deals at deep discounts, has spawned a mini-industry of copycats and niche services including some focused on music. While copycats of hot web properties are eventually sorted out with most falling by the wayside, niche sites can find success if they serve their niches well. Here are a handful of music related deal sites and services with some thoughts on ...
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Echo Nest Compares It's Playlist Engine to iTunes Genius, Google Instant Mix
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HypeBot
Listeners often prefer to have their music playlists created for them. Doing it yourself is just too time consuming. They also lead to new music discovery; so much effort has been put into machine generated playlists. Pandora has its version. iTunes Genius promised, but so far has failed, to revolutionize listening. And The Echo Nest created a music engine API that's powering dozens of apps from MTV to the BBC to We Are Hunted. Last week, Google Music Beta jumped ...
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