A new attempt to answer the digital age's most burning question--whether social media drives sales--has also revealed an atonishing fact about Facebook and Twitter posts. Sharing on Facebook is five times more valuable than ...READ»
Rockstars are notoriously hard to control. Which makes it especially odd that Apple, for its new music social network Ping, would release a nine-page book of guidelines for artists planning to join the service. READ»
Music, music app, tomato, tomahto? Seems so, lately. Artists from
Metallica to Mariah Carey have created apps, offering insider
information or employing voice-recognition software to rate users'
singing ability (Mariah Carey-oke, ...READ»
Today, Google fully unveiled the features of its much buzzed-about Google TV. By far one of its coolest apps is Twitter, which will help seamlessly infuse television with the Web.READ»
According to a new report from analytics firm Sysomos, which analyzed more than 1.2 billion tweets, Twitter may have the shortest life span among social media services.READ»
Who is more influential? More popular? Is there even a difference? These are the questions that social media monitoring firm Vocus aims to answer in a new white paper, which tries to define the qualities of an influencer. READ»
Lady Gaga has topped Last.fm's latest "Most Unwanted Scrobbles" list, meaning her tracks were most frequently deleted from user playlists last month. Is this the beginning of the end for Fast Company's Most Creative Person in Business?READ»
For the rest of the week, eBay is hosting charity auction TwitChange, the first ever celebrity tweet auction, which is raising money for Haiti. But how much influence will it really spread?READ»
MTV has officially lost it. While those with TVs get to watch the least essential awards show of the year, those with mere Internet access get a bizarre, uncomfortable glimpse behind the curtain.READ»
McAfee's Most Dangerous Celebrities list came out today, and it's got a couple of surprises. Sorry to Ms. Diaz, who was excellent in at least one movie, but searching her name is just asking for trouble.READ»
Not satisfied with the small screen any more, Lady Gaga announced her move to the big screen in what she hopes will be the next blockbuster music movie even though there is no script, producer, director, or plan.READ»
Unveiled today at the New Music Seminar in New York City, the Ultimate Chart aims to update ancient methods still used to track the popularity of songs and artists. Rather than basing rankings primarily on, for example, physical ...READ»
A nice pair--of porn companies, that is--is being sued by the music industry for featuring songs in their XXX-rated clips without permission. The copyright infringement suit was filed at the U.S. District Court in L.A. last week, ...READ»
Brace yourself for some bad news. Justin Bieber doesn’t actually have 3.6 million Twitter followers—he’s faking it.
At least, that’s the claim from social media marketing company uSocial. The Australian firm says it has ...READ»
Tapulous, the firm responsible for iPhone hit Tap Tap Revenge and whose investors include
Justin Timberlake, has been scooped up by Disney. (Back to the Mouse House, Mr. FutureSex.) Tapulous called it a "remarkable day" and is no ...READ»
Rock 'n' roll mouthwash aside, if ever a product was made for music, it is denim. The latest bunk-up between jeans and musicians is courtesy of Levi's, which has paired with a bunch of monster artists for its Levi's Pioneer ...READ»
In the world of strange partnerships--Catherine the Great and her horse, HP and, um, Palm--then HP and Interscope records might seem like bedfellows from indeed, a galaxy far, far away. Unless, however, you're a student at Culver City ...READ»
In just five months, lifestyle guru Martha Stewart attracted over 1 million followers on Twitter (she's
now nearing 2 million). Even more remarkable is how little time she
spends on the service. "I only tweet five minutes a ...READ»
Grey Group's Let the Music Live On campaign takes the original music piracy slogan--Home Taping is Killing Music--literally, by assassinating the artists.READ»
Video killed the radio star, but cowboys might just save radio. Even as CD sales and legal music downloads slid last year, radio use climbed to 93% among country fans (from 79% the year before). Most listeners tune in for an ...READ»
