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What Do You Use to Shoot and Edit Videos?

Source: HypeBot
December 4, 2010

We've only experimented with video a bit on Hypebot (like this interview with Pandora founder Tim Westergren), but it's near the top of our priority list for early next year. We've also gotten some questions from readers about creating cheap videos that we have no idea how to answer. So we're asking you, our readers, what do you use to make your videos? What camera? What affordable and easy to learn editing software? How do you create and add graphics? ...

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4 Ways Google is Distancing Itself from Piracy

Source: HypeBot
December 4, 2010

In discussions about online piracy, it's often brought up that Google contributes to piracy as much as anyone else does. Fans don't need to visit the Pirate Bay to find torrents. They can type the same terms in Google and likely get better results. With the rollout of their Autocomplete function, it's been observed that Google actively educated everyone looking for music and movies what torrents are. It's even been demonstrated that sites hosting infringing content also feature AdSense ads. ...

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Google Promising to Remove Illegal Content "Within 24 Hours..."

Source: Digital Music News
December 3, 2010

Google is now pledging to respond to takedown notices within 24 hours, part of a stepped-up, four-part enforcement initiative. The improved response and anti-piracy plans come against mounting pressures from the film, music, television, gaming, and related media industries. “We respond expeditiously to requests to remove such content from our services, and have been improving our procedures over time," blogged Google general counsel Kent Walker. “But as the web grows, and the number of requests grows with it, we are ...

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Tubeify Turns Youtube into a Jukebox

Source: HypeBot
December 3, 2010

A brand new mash up of Last.fm, Billboard, and YouTube has emerged called Tubeify. It turns YouTube into a jukebox. Tomas Isdal, founder of the site, noticed how poorly YouTube handled music and decided to transform it into a traditional desktop music player. The most interesting feature of the service is “Time Travel." This allows fans to pull up the Billboard chart for any week since 1964 and listen to the songs that were popular. Users can share their playlists ...

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FCC Net Neutrality Rules Could Deliver Major Blow to Music Tech and New Music Industry

Source: HypeBot
December 3, 2010

The digital music industry may be dealt a major blow on December 21st when the FCC is scheduled to unveil proposed net neutrality regulations. Designed ostensibly to keep ISP's from unfairly limiting certain kinds of Internet usage, early indications are that the new rules could also hurt at several sectors critical to the growth of many music tech startups and the new music industry. Wireless internet use will not be covered in the new FCC according to ars and statements ...

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How to Use Data, Testing and Buy Buttons to Improve Online Music Sales

Source: HypeBot
December 3, 2010

This guest post comes from Peter Tanham of Amp Music Marketing. We run a large number of websites for a wide range of musicians at Amp Music Marketing from gospel choirs to synth-rock bands, global stars to breakthrough artists. This broad approach often gives us a unique insight into trends in the wider music industry that might be apparent to a solo artist or small record label. While there are certainly marketing techniques, practices and styles unique to each genre ...

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Myspace Launches Mobile Site, iPhone App Next

Source: HypeBot
December 2, 2010

MySpace today launched a mobile version of its web site at m.myspace.com that improves the user experience on all smartphones. The company also promised an iPhone app within weeks. A third of users already interact with their service via a mobile device, according to MySpace. Details: The new Myspace mobile website is accessible on all iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Palm and select Nokia and BlackBerry devices and provides users with:

Music: Breaking news and status updates from top artists Video: ...

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Jay Frank: Algorithms Can't Pick Hits

Source: HypeBot
December 2, 2010

This post by Jay Frank, author of Futurehit.DNA and SVP of Strategy at CMT, is a response to Bruce Warila's recent post on the potential for computers to analyze hit songs. I've actively watched the discussion on algorithms being able to determine the hit worthiness of a song. I've debated the effectiveness of this with many of those involved with these services. So I read with interest Bruce Warila's recent take on these analysis. His conclusion was one that suggests ...

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