How To Use Spotify & Sonos From Behind A Firewall
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Apparently, the Symantec Norton 360 security software can block Spotify from working, even if you don’t monkey around with the default settings. In case. Continue reading
Major U.S. ISPs Launch Anti-Piracy System: ‘6 Strikes And We’ll Throttle You’
A long promised U.S. Copyright Alert System (CAS) finally went live earlier today. Starting with Comcast and followed by AT&T, Cablevision,Time Warner, and Verizon later this week, major ISP's will. Continue reading
3 Trends Shaping The Future Of Product Development
Guest post by Max Engel (@8bitkid) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Content providers are at a crossroads in the evolution of narratives online. Users are increasingly accessing. Continue reading
Tunezy’s New Fan Wishlists Connect Musicians And Fans Through Tangible Experiences
Last week Tunezy announced the introduction of Fan Wishlists that provide a structured means for musicians to identify fan experiences, i.e. direct interactions between fan and artist, that can then. Continue reading
Kevin Arnold Named Co-Chair Of NARM’s digitalmusic.org
Kevin Arnold has been named co-chair of digitalmusic.org, the digital arm of music business trade group NARM. Arnold, currently the EVP and Senior Advisor to the Global Digital Business Group. Continue reading
Google In Talks To Take On Spotify, Rhapsody
Google is in talks with labels about launching a streaming music service, according to several published reports. News of the possible Spotify competitor surfaced during negotiations over YouTube payments to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Harlem Shake: From Real To Unreal To #1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Jimmy Iovine Claims Beats Music Service Will Share Listener Data With Artists While Misrepresenting Competing Services Music. Continue reading
Tumblr Announces Curated #Music Tag In Likely Bid For Music-Related Native Ads
Yesterday Tumblr announced the introduction of an official #Music page featuring content curated by handpicked editors. With a related exclusive interview on Billboard.biz, the news seems designed to attract music-related. Continue reading
On Streaming Music Royalties, Unique Fan Experiences & More – Upward Spiral Podcast #19
Hypebot's Upward Spiral Podcast returns with music writer Rich Pulvino and special guest-host Alicia Yaffe chat. They chat with us about streaming royalty payouts and discuss some notable examples of. Continue reading
Apps For Turning Tweets Into Music
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. When you put words on Twitter, those words become data. Twitter has an API. You know what would be cool? To turn that data. Continue reading
