Music Apps For the Summer Time -- Last.fm Festivals, Blog DJs, Chart Playlists,

billboard.biz– As the thermometer consistently tops 70 degrees here in New England, it's safe to say summer is coming in. For music lovers, that means music festivals. This week's batch includes Last.Fm's Festivals app (available … view details ,

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Google Adds Working Moog Synthesizer To Homepage - #Awesome

hypebot.com– You have to admit that Google creating a functioning Moog Synthesizer for their home page doodle is pretty awesome. They've even added a record button. Post links to your musical creations on our Hypevbot Facebook … view details ,

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Using Pinterest for Artist Marketing

hypebot.com– Pinterest has quickly become one of the fastest growing social media sites, now boasting over 11.7 million unique visitors per month and 17.8 million registered users. Pinterest’s rapid growth is the result of a … view details ,

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Facebook IPO Continues Mark Zuckerberg's 'Open' Philosophy

mtv.com– Wearing his signature hoodie and jeans, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the bell to open the Nasdaq Stock Market from the company's Menlo Park, California, headquarters Friday morning (May 18) as … view details ,

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5 Reasons Why Facebook Won't Spend its IPO Money on the Music Business

billboard.biz– After raising $6.84 billion in its initial public stock offering, Facebook will have more than enough cash on hand to acquire a major music company or two. A major music publisher or record label can be had for a … view details ,

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PlayFi Lets Bands Play Shows Online & Sell Tickets

hypebot.com– We’ve just received word of a promising-looking new online music outfit out of Australia whose main premise is to help bands sell tickets to online shows, which they can then webcast using their own equipment to … view details ,

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Facebook's IPO is One of World's Largest

billboard.biz– Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street. view details ,

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Spotify Raising Funding at $4 Billion Valuation: Report

billboard.biz– Music subscription service Spotify is raising money at a $4 billion valuation, according to a report Thursday at the New York Times. The report says Goldman Sachs is set to invest $100 million and the round -- which … view details ,

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BitTorrent Piracy Boosts Music Sales, Study Finds

torrentfreak.com– A new academic paper by a researcher from the North Carolina State University has examined the link between BitTorrent downloads and music album sales. Contrary to what’s often claimed by the major record labels … view details ,

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5 Apps Changing How The Music Business Operates

hypebot.com– In the early days of Web 1.0 beta (i.e. the ’90s), most of us who were paying attention thought music middlemen were on their way out. view details ,

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GM Vs. Ford: Companies Ask If Advertising on Facebook Pays?

billboard.biz– Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest automakers … view details ,

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Aaron Sorkin To Write 'Steve Jobs' Movie

mtv.com– From "The Social Network" to "Moneyball," screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's work has been widely praised — the former landing him an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Now he's turning his sights to … view details , ,

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