The new feature will take the shape of a widget or tab on the user’s profile page, according to The New York Times. It will display the songs a user listens to the most and provide a method for friends to listen to and share those songs. Facebook will do the same thing for video and television content.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Facebook Wants To Be Your Video and Music Portal
Facebook is partnering with online music and video companies for the launch of a new feature that will integrate outside media into profile pages, according to a new report.
The new feature will take the shape of a widget or tab on the user’s profile page, according to The New York Times. It will display the songs a user listens to the most and provide a method for friends to listen to and share those songs. Facebook will do the same thing for video and television content.
The new feature will take the shape of a widget or tab on the user’s profile page, according to The New York Times. It will display the songs a user listens to the most and provide a method for friends to listen to and share those songs. Facebook will do the same thing for video and television content.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says Music, TV, Movies Are Next ‘Social’ Frontiers
Facebook Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerbergsaid music, television shows and books will be among the next products to become “social” through the website, the world’s largest social network.
These “media experiences” probably will follow the path of computer games, which have been transformed by the Facebook platform, Zuckerberg said at the EG8 technology forum in Paris. Netflix Inc. (NFLX) has also been talking with Facebook about ways to integrate social-networking tools, he said.
These “media experiences” probably will follow the path of computer games, which have been transformed by the Facebook platform, Zuckerberg said at the EG8 technology forum in Paris. Netflix Inc. (NFLX) has also been talking with Facebook about ways to integrate social-networking tools, he said.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
What The Music Industry Can Learn From Prince’s 21-Night Stand
Indeed, if we look at it from a music 2.0 perspective, it surely did everything wrong. Prince has no website. His record label NPG has no web presence either, other than when Youtube informs you that NPG has pulled the particular Prince video due to copyright infringement. He doesn’t tweet or facebook. He is not promoting a new album.
The one simple answer is because it was amazing - just amazing. And in seeing the show you quickly realize what has been drastically missing in the music world for so long. With the proliferation of outlets for the outstandingly mundane to find an audience, it seems we have forgot that it is the simply outstanding that we should be spending our time seeking out.
The one simple answer is because it was amazing - just amazing. And in seeing the show you quickly realize what has been drastically missing in the music world for so long. With the proliferation of outlets for the outstandingly mundane to find an audience, it seems we have forgot that it is the simply outstanding that we should be spending our time seeking out.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Lady Gaga Sells Entire New Album for $0.99 on Amazon
Monday just got a little less murky for all those Lady Gaga fans out there anxiously awaiting the arrival of her new album, Born This Way, as the disc is available for digital download on Amazon today for a mere $0.99.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Apple gets cozy with EMI, Universal, and Sony over cloud music licensing
Ah, so it's all coming together now. Following a report on Warner Music inking a cloud streaming deal with Apple, CNET is back with fresh information that sees three more major record companies jumping on board. Citing "multiple music industry sources," we're told that EMI is the latest addition to Apple's cloud music portfolio, while Universal and Sony are close to sealing the deal to permit this rumored iCloud service. If true, such endorsement will no doubt add pressure on Google and Amazon over their cheeky, license-free cloud streaming offerings -- not a bad way to fend off competition, though it's not clear how much money's involved. Guess we'll know more at WWDC next month.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
4 customer connection lessons from the live music industry
The traditional music business has traveled a bumpy road as it has adapted to new technology – so it might not seem the obvious place for other businesses to learn lessons. But hidden amongst the struggles, there are some valuable takeaways.
The live music industry, in particular, is seeing great success leveraging social media to build … well, audience. We’ve come up with four lessons that can be applied almost universally.
The live music industry, in particular, is seeing great success leveraging social media to build … well, audience. We’ve come up with four lessons that can be applied almost universally.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Can Being on Facebook Land You a Job?
It seems that in the ever growing power that social media demonstrates, recruiters have turned their eyes to it. Your Facebook or Twitter page can now get you a job. According to a recent survey in the Montreal Gazette, 58% of employers check out Facebook, 42% check Twitter and 23% look at industry specific websites. Overall, 95% of recruiters are actively checking out profiles on social media sites. This idea can potentially produce great results or just as equally negative results.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
LESSON 3: WRITE GOOD MUSIC
There is a lot of hype around social media and what it can do for independent artists like myself. It is justified. Social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and MySpace make it easier than ever to connect with existing and potential fans on a global level.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Fantom to trade on social media
Fantom takes the social media content – including Twitter, blogs, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube – of famous people and presents them in the form of collectable cards.
‘‘It is taking the concept of the schoolyard trading card game, which started out as football or baseball trading cards but now would be more familiar as Match Attax or Pokemon cards, and putting it online with a social media element," said Paul Healy, Fantom chief executive and co-founder.
‘‘It is taking the concept of the schoolyard trading card game, which started out as football or baseball trading cards but now would be more familiar as Match Attax or Pokemon cards, and putting it online with a social media element," said Paul Healy, Fantom chief executive and co-founder.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
HOW TO: Create a Group Tumblr Blog
Tumblr blogs are known for being easy to use and simple to set up. But the blogging platform lives up to its reputation only as far as standard accounts go.
Want to set up a company blog that contributors can post to from multiple accounts? Want to use a password-protected Tumblr internally? Get ready for some help-section browsing.
Want to set up a company blog that contributors can post to from multiple accounts? Want to use a password-protected Tumblr internally? Get ready for some help-section browsing.
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