Chirpify Expands To Instagram For In-Stream Commerce
(UPDATED) Chirpify, which up until today was solely a Twitter-based e-commerce platform, has now expanded to enable in-stream commerce on Instagram. The service first built a name for itself by providing. Continue reading
SongPop Attempts To Turn Song Guessing Game Into Music Community
SongPop is a name-that-tune game app for Facebook, iOS and Android that currently has millions of users. Featuring a wide range of music, SongPop is introducing music promotion and discovery. Continue reading
Songkick Detour Plans Biggest Fanfunded Music Tour To Date: Taking Andrew Bird To Latin America
Songkick takes its concert crowdfunding service, Songkick Detour, to the next level with what will be the largest fanfunded music tour to date if successful, bringing Andrew Bird to Latin. Continue reading
Deep Think: Jason Herskowitz of Tomahawk and Official.fm Talks About Musical Babelfish
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm, a music-and-tech think tank. In his most recent essay, “The Success Of The Online Music Market Will Be Won Or Lost In Translation,”. Continue reading
EpicEDM To Launch As Twitter-Only Electronic Dance Music Publication
EpicEDM is a recently announced Twitter-only electronic dance music publication from Believe Entertainment Group that is set to launch later this year. A product of the company that produced "The. Continue reading
Musicplayr Nabs $625,000 For Online Playlist Creation, Leaves Private Beta
(UPDATE 2) Berlin based music tech startup Musicplayr has announced at $625,000 seed investment from Lars Langusch of Holzbrink Ventures. The free online playlist service enables users to collect and. Continue reading
Ticketfly Becomes Number One Ticketing Provider In San Francisco
Independent and social ticketing platform Ticketfly has been on quite a roll lately, undergoing some impressive growth and expansion thanks in large part to raising $22 million in series C. Continue reading
Hot Chip Fans Take Charge Of Marketing Crowdfunded Shows On Songkick Detour
Repost from Mike Masnick of TechDirt. We recently wrote about a new feature from Songkick, called Detour, that can be used to crowdsource a concert to guarantee for a performer. Continue reading
Music Ecommerce News: Gumroad x SoundScan, Interactive Catalogs, smartTab iTunes Store
Music ecommerce tools continue to become both simpler and more complex. Gumroad keeps music ecommerce simple while adding SoundScan reporting. Musician's Friend gets complex with their Private Reserve Interactive Catalog. Continue reading
Why Music Startups And Ad Networks Suffer From “Flavor Of The Month Syndrome”
Guest post by Joey Flores (@earbits) of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Flores is a reformed ad network guy, and co-founder and CEO of Earbits. Last week, I. Continue reading
