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No More Auto-Play
MySpace is known for its clutter. I think that is one reason many people moved to the ‘cleaner’ Facebook network. In addition to the advertising, the user is always bombarded with music the moment a page is entered into on MySpace. Well, not anymore. You see, every time one of those songs starts to auto-play, [...]
Social Media & Creativity
Does this new emphasis on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace take away from the creative process? Is it possible that the artist begins to spend too much time updating Facebook instead of writing new songs? Yeah, the major artists have teams completing the social networking, but sometimes that becomes obvious. If a corporate intern is doing [...]
The Do It Yourself Artist
How much has the music industry changed over the last 10 years. Really. CD sales are down, record labels are in upheaval, and no one is buying albums anymore. Has it really been that drastic of a change? Check out these numbers: 105,000 new albums were released in the USA in 2008 (that’s four times [...]
New Role for Record Labels
Two rappers are providing a glimpse into the changing landscape of the role of the record labels. In the past, record labels would try to find bands that were just on the verge of breaking and making it big. They would bankroll the album and provide initial funds for touring. Now, it seems that labels [...]
Facebook vs. MySpace
It’s official. Facebook has now surpassed MySpace in unique visitors. For May 2009, Facebook had 70.278 million unique visitors compared to 70.255 million for MySpace (results by comScore). Yet, for artists, MySpace is still the go-to site for music. A MySpace page is still a requirement and it seems to have a better platform for [...]
Social Networking Trends for Musicians
Do you know where your fans are? What about the social networking trends? Where are people spending time online? Nielsen just released some numbers for the top Social Networking sites. The results are pretty impressive and tell a lot about current trends: Facebook drew 250 million minutes on their site in April ’09 (up 699%). [...]
MySpace Playlist Sharing
A new development out of MySpace will have big implications for musicians. MySpace is now allowing artist to publish and share their playlists on a number of different social networking sites. Some of the majors include LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Artists can also spread their album cover pages to these sites, as well as to [...]
Facebook vs. MySpace
Facebook is really starting to take off internationally. I’ve noticed it just in friend requests I have recently received from contacts in Poland, Mexico, Egypt, and Peru. In total, Facebook now has 200 million users around the world. This compares to 130 million users around the globe for MySpace. MySpace continues to boast a larger [...]
Live Nation – MySpace Partnership
Live Nation and MySpace are teaming up for a Spanish fiesta. Live Nation, the concert promoter, is doing a little outsourcing of its marketing of live shows. MySpace, which boasts a Spanish user-base of 2.7 million people, will market the shows to users and provide advance ticketing options. A lucky few will even win backstage [...]
Et tu Facebook?
And you too, Facebook? Last Friday, MySpace removed the Project Playlist service from their website after receiving pressure from the major labels and the RIAA. Project Playlist allows users to assemble music playlists of their favorite songs. Turns out, these songs are not licensed and are just assembled from around the internet. So, the artists [...]
