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News: Technology

Derek Sivers on Attending Music Conventions

March 24, 2010

CD Baby founder Derek Sivers shares his tips for making your trip to SXSW or any music convention a success. Also, be sure to watch some of the suggestions that Derek gathered from others on his web site. Hint: It's not about learning and the end of the conference is just the beginning...

News: Technology

Youtube Quietly Drops Realtime Toolbar

March 24, 2010

From the YouTube Help Forum: “We've seen some of you wondering what occurred to the Realtime Toolbar. The Realtime Toolbar was recently retired and is no longer an available feature on YouTube." “We were excited to release and experiment with Realtime and it has inspired us for new features on YouTube in the ...

News: Technology

WaTunes Gets out of Digital Distribution

March 23, 2010

WaTunes is getting out of the flat fee digital distribution business. This will allow the company to put more emphasis on its music discover and social platform and its download store, WaTunes Marketplace. ON WaTunes' social platform artists can create a profile, embed widgets, and share music with fans. Certain artist services will be retained ...

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News: Music Industry

EMI Tries to Pawn Catalog to Stop Citi Takeover

March 23, 2010

EMI is in serious talks with other labels to manage its most valuable asset - a deep catalog including The Beatles, Pink Foyd, Blondie and more - in exchange for the $600 million USD that it needs to stop a takeover by lender Citi. The deal would reportedly run for five years, though sources say that ...

News: Technology

Essential: Text Initiated Email List Sign Up

March 20, 2010

We've been asking industry types in Austin, “What are some of the creative uses of social media and/or technology that you have seen recently that made you think, ' Wow that was a good idea?' “ Morgan Stewart of ExactTarget answered: “There is a lot of promise in text initiated email list sign up. It ...

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News: Music Industry

ReverbNation Expands Music Distribution Service

March 20, 2010

ReverbNation launched an expanded digital music distribution platform this morning and the company's co-founder and COO Jed Carlson shared the details with Hypebot. HYPBOT: I'm sure it was a long night getting ready for today's launch. Can you introduce the new ReverbNation digital distribution products for our readers. CARLSON: In addition to iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, ...

News: Award / Grant

Alex Chilton Honored by Congress

March 20, 2010

We like to think that music has been a continuous history of generational shifts. Kids don't like the same music that their parents do. Or do they? I've seen a lot of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd t-shirts on teenagers lately. And yesterday Alex Chilton, the ultimate outsider, was honored in Congress. It took his untimely ...

News: Video / DVD

Home Taping is Killing Music: Hilarious Video Takes On File Sharing

March 19, 2010

A new tongue in British cheek video commissioned by ISP Talk Talk uses bad 80's pop to take on the more questionable arguments against file sharing. “Home Taping Is Killing Music" is part of a broader campaign Don'tDisconnect.uslobbying against proposed British laws that would have ISP's act as internet police shutting off and even prosecuting offenders. ...

News: Music Industry

Record in Michigan and Louisiana and Get a Tax Credit

March 19, 2010

It's no secret that the economy is struggling just about everywhere and that governments at all levels are attempting to do something about it. At least two states, Michigan and Louisiana, have extended their efforts to include musicians and the music industry by offering tax credits. A little known clause in a Michigan law designed to ...

News: Technology

Mobile App Sales Will Surpass CD Sales by 2012

March 19, 2010

Just how big is the market for mobile apps? Global mobile apps will be worth $17.5 billion by 2012, according to an independent report commissioned by app store GetJar. Mobile app downloads across all types of handset are also expected to increase from over 7 billion downloads in 2009 to almost 50 billion in 2012 - ...