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On the Road with DJ Shadow - The Shadowsphere Meets the Death Star and Reaching Fans Online

Source: HypeBot
November 4, 2010

This series of posts is by Michael Fiebach, the Marketing Manager for DJ Shadow. Read Part 1. (Updated) Wow. In what seems like the snap of a finger I am on my 11th day on the road. A day off. Finally. We are already 1/3 of the way through the DJ Shadow “Live From The Shadowsphere" North American Tour, and things have been going great so far. I must admit though, I forgot how grueling touring can be. The last tour I went ...

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Offline, Anonymous File-Sharing Network Launches

Source: HypeBot
November 3, 2010

Another p2p file-sharing network is starting in a public space near you. An artist based out of NYC has been embedding USB sticks into walls and curbs across the city. Aram Bartholl's project is called Dead Drops. This offline and anonymous network allows anyone to plug into the network and upload or download anything they like. While the ports can mainly be found in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Bartholl plans to create a guide and enable people to create their own ...

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SXSW Accelerator to Showcase Music Startups

Source: HypeBot
November 3, 2010

(Updated) SXSW Accelerator's new music technology showcase is in search of select music and music tech startups. I serve on the advisory board of this new event and can think of a better opportunity for new companies to present their new music-related technologies and services before a panel of industry experts, early adapters, and representatives from the venture capital community. Past examples of panel judges have been Guy Kawasaki, Paul Graham of Y Combinator, Tom Ball of Austin Ventures, Robert ...

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iPhone Sales Flat as Android Surges, Blackberry Falls

Source: HypeBot
November 2, 2010

Think you can cover the marketplace with just an iPhone app? Think again. A new NPD Group survey, which probably isn't making Steve Jobs the most fun guy to hang out with right now, shows Android's OS was installed in 44% of all smartphones purchased in Q3, an increase of 11% over Q2. Apple's iOS rose just 1% to 23% and RIM's Blackberry OS, fell to third position down from 28% to 22%. “Much of Android's quarterly share growth came ...

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New Facebook Friendship Pages Offer Opportunity for Social Savvy Musicians

Source: HypeBot
November 2, 2010

Facebook launched Frendship Pages to allow users to follow interactions between two other Facebok friends. Friendship pages include public Wall posts and comments between the two, photos in which both are tagged, events they RSVP'd for together and more. Users can see a friendship page if they are friends with one of the people and have permission to view both people's profiles. Imagine what a social savvy musicians and their fans can do with Facebook Friendship Pages: A musician could ...

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5 Ways Artists Disappear Almost Completely Online (and Purposely Hide Themselves from Google...)

Source: HypeBot
October 30, 2010

This guest post is by Deb Chachra; she writes the blog zed equals zee. For new artists, any discussion of a band name is likely coupled with a domain name search to make sure the URL is available, since they are constantly being told how to have an effective online presence. But there is an interesting phenomenon emerging: in a world where all information is a click away, some artists are choosing to be deliberately difficult to find on the ...

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AT&T Hopes You'll Pay for Music on Your Phone Bill

Source: HypeBot
October 30, 2010

AT&T has partnered with BOKU to offer consumers a direct carrier billing solution for online goods including music using their existing wireless service account. From their wireless handset, customers can make online purchases by entering their mobile number and charging directly to their existing AT&T wireless account. This kind of direct mobile music connection was part of the vision the Edgar Bronfman sold to investors during the Warner Music Group buyout. Years later, there's little proof that any new three ...

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BearShare Sees 780% Increase in US Downloads

Source: HypeBot
October 30, 2010

LimeWire falls and BearShare booms. Their daily US downloads went up from 8,000 to 62,400. This is an increase of 780%. Sadly, either there is reason to praise this statistic, since BearShare is now a legitimate service, or discount it, because file-sharers didn't know that. They thought it was the old-version. Thus, once they find out that they can't get free software and movies, along with their MP3s, they will jump ship. However, not much info is available on how ...

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