100,000 Artists Join ReverbNation Music For Good Charity Program
In the 10 months since ReverbNation launched it's Music For Good charity download program, 100,000 artists have signed up to "do well by doing good". 13 charities including Oxfam America,. Continue reading
SoundCloud, Vine, Google Search, Instagram Updates For Music Marketers
Tweaks and interations are the name of the game as a number of new features are rolling out for major web services used by musicians and music marketers. SoundCloud is. Continue reading
Amazon Expands Payments For Other Sites, Challenges PayPal and Emerging Payment Services
Amazon's new "Login and Pay with Amazon" service is a combination of other Amazon payment services with usage available through an API. This means Amazon Payments will be more readily. Continue reading
Gumroad, Topspin and Square Introduce New Music Ecommerce Options
We're at a stage where many strong products for musicians are well-established and are now expanding their services. Gumroad recently added preorders to their digital sales offering. Topspin's ArtistLink now. Continue reading
Sellbox: Sell Downloads On Social Media Direct From Google Drive And Dropbox
Start up Sailbox allows users to sell downloads and other digital files direct from cloud drives D Dropbox and Google Drive. The service appears simple to use: select a file from. Continue reading
Jack Conte Of Pomplamoose Tries Bundle Dragon For DIY Digital Bundles
Bundles of music and merch and of all-digital content have shown that there are many alternatives to simply throwing in the towel, giving everything away for free and hoping for. Continue reading
MP3.com Domain For Sale For $1M+, Is It Worth It? [Michael Robertson]
By Michael Robertson, a seriel music tech entrepennuer and founder of the original MP3.com. His current projects include Dar.fm. I recently got a call from the owner of this iconic. Continue reading
Nimbit Upgrade Drops Direct-To-Fan Commissions, Adds International
Nimibit, now owned by PreSonus, has released a major update to its direct-to-fan sales and promotion platform along with reduced transaction fees. Commissions have been reduced from 16.5% for all accounts to. Continue reading
Let’s Recover The Lost Half Decade Of Music Recorded After Napster [ANDREW DUBBER]
Andrew Dubber is Professor of Music Industries Innovation at Birmingham City University. And other stuff.. Let’s rewind… In September 1995, the first consumer mp3 encoding software was released, allowing computer. Continue reading
Chirpify CEO: Adding Credit Cards & Bank Transfers Removes Friction For Chirpify Adoption
In-stream social commerce provider Chirpify today announce the addition of credits cards and bank transfers to their payment options. Having previously offered only Paypal, Chirpify has removed a major barrier. Continue reading