Category Archives: Technology

Twitter Ramble

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

I wasn’t an immediate fan of Twitter.  As a matter of fact I refused to join in the mix because I could not see a legitimate reason to do so.  I couldn’t get passed the tension it created.  A tension … Continue reading →

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How Much Of A New Thing?

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

It seems that every day I read a new article about a “hot” electronics or computer product preparing to be released to the public.  What did I read about today?  3D-TV.  I rolled my eyes.  I’ve had my nice LCD … Continue reading →

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Country Radio and Social Media

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

Here is an interesting article from SOCIAL RADIO PROS on Country radio and social media: There has been a huge focus on moving radio brands to the internet.  Internet ad revenue has grown exponentially while the spot business has declined.  … Continue reading →

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Google OneBox helping industry out of the box

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

By David Lieberman, USA TODAY Google is about to give beleaguered record companies a potentially powerful boost by offering people who search for information about musicians the tools to listen to songs — and buy them. The new capabilities will … Continue reading →

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Social Media Revolution

Posted on August 21, 2009 by

Below is an interesting and well done video compilation by Erik Qualman asking if social media is a fad or a revolution. His book Socialnomics from Wiley Publishing will be in stores August 31, 2009. The thing we cannot forget … Continue reading →

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Seth Godin Tribes Video

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

During Country Radio Seminar Seth Godin was the keynote speaker and had much to say on the future of marketing and social media.  In another recent presentation to TED, Seth argues the that the Internet has ended mass marketing and … Continue reading →

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Booking Shows the Social Media Way

Posted on April 13, 2009 by

Although not utilized as much as they should be, house concerts are nothing new to the creative touring of new or emerging artists.  What is new is using Twitter to facilitate the set up and booking of a house-concert-based, social-media-driven … Continue reading →

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Can Free Music and Profits Coexist?

Posted on April 9, 2009 by

A recent article from The Tennessean: Sarah Sidwell, a 19-year-old freshman at Belmont University, loves listening to music but doesn’t buy it that often. Instead, she listens to top artists on Pandora, a free online radio station that she customizes … Continue reading →

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Leadership Music Digital Summit 2009

Posted on February 19, 2009 by

Leadership Music’s annual Digital Summit is one of the most valuable and high-impact events in the Nashville music industry community.  Join over 600 artists, ISPs, songwriters, venture capitalists, managers, content aggregators, labels, digital music services, publishers, service providers, mobile operators, … Continue reading →

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Best of Continued

Posted on December 26, 2008 by

Not much to post and not a whole lot of time to spare. Amy and I are in Virginia with my mom, brother and his family. I’ve been checking out the top music lists for 2008 over the last week thinking … Continue reading →

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Most Popular Top 10′s of 2008

Posted on December 18, 2008 by

From Lifehacker Almost two years later, our weekly listicle, the Lifehacker Top 10, still proves to be one of the most popular posts that publishes here. Since our top 10-making bot is off this weekend, take a gander at 20 of … Continue reading →

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Take a Breath and Reinvent

Posted on December 16, 2008 by

The music industry goes quiet for a couple of weeks.  Other than Christmas tours, there isn’t much happening on the road.  Radio is in Christmas music gear and as a result label radio promotion and marketing slows.  Record companies are obviously hoping … Continue reading →

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Digital Media Hype Getting Out of Control?

Posted on December 11, 2008 by

I’m sometimes put off by the technology everyone is saying I must have, and then if I choose to purchase it, find that within mere moments it is out of date or has a next generation that is the new must … Continue reading →

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Digital Sales Surpass CDs at Atlantic

Posted on November 25, 2008 by

By TIM ARANGO THE NEW YORK TIMES Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Since MP3s first became popular a decade ago, music industry executives have obsessed over this question: when would digital music revenue finally surpass compact disc sales? For Atlantic Records, … Continue reading →

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Time for an iPhone?

Posted on November 3, 2008 by

My Sprint contract has finally run its course and now I find myself thinking about finally getting an iPhone.  I have many friends who absolutely love it and very few who regret the purchase of their Apple device.  I have … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Web Designer?

Posted on October 30, 2008 by

For those of you looking for an outstanding company for web site design, may I enthusiastically suggest WV Magic Design.   They do amazing work for individuals and businesses.  WV also have an incredible application for artist managers and tour managers.  If you are in … Continue reading →

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Social Networking – Good for Small Business?

Posted on October 24, 2008 by

This is a short video clip from American Express hosted openforum.com in which Seth Godin answers the titled question: Do social networks matter to your business?” Also check out another clip entitled “No One Cares About You” here.

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More From Digital Music Forum West

Posted on October 13, 2008 by

Another fine article from Wired as they covered the Digital Music Forum West last week.  This go-round is about social networks, music discovery and recommendation services.  A few morsels: – Radio is still an essential part of the marketing mix. … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Twitter

Posted on October 7, 2008 by

I’ve had a bounty of friends ask me “Do you Twitter?” or “Why don’t you Twitter?”.  As it stands right now, I don’t ever plan to partake in the twittering experience.  Here are my reasons: Between two blogs, MySpace, and … Continue reading →

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Throw it up against the wall…..

Posted on September 29, 2008 by

A new recording format is being introduced by SanDisk, the world’s leading supplier of flash memory cards .  It’s called “Slot Music” and it is the latest attempt by major labels to offset the major slide of CD sales.  I … Continue reading →

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Pandora in Trouble?

Posted on September 4, 2008 by

From Brennon Slattery, PC World Blogger: Faced with huge song royalty increases, Net radio may soon face extinction. That is according to Internet radio Webcaster Pandora’s founder Tim Westergren. He told the Washington Post his popular music Webcasting site is … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Upgrade

Posted on August 31, 2008 by

In this post I commented on how huge the new Dallas Cowboy’s stadium looked from not only up close, but from across the city.  It is massive.  It will be the largest in the NFL and one of the biggest … Continue reading →

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Study Examines How Americans Use Internet to Buy Music

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

A new study by the Pew/Internet & American Life Project titled “The Internet and Consumer Choice: Online Americans Use Different Search and Purchase Strategies for Different Goods”. It examines how music is being purchased and information is gathered. Check out … Continue reading →

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Judges Ruling Favors Songwriters, ASCAP

Posted on May 1, 2008 by

A federal judge has ruled that Yahoo, AOL, and RealNetworks could owe songwriters as much as $100 million over seven years as payment for streaming their songs on the web.  ASCAP has been caught up in a court case with … Continue reading →

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iTunes Store May Capture One-Quarter of Worldwide Music by 2012

Posted on May 1, 2008 by

A recent WIRED article regarding the dominance of iTunes. By Eliot Van Buskirk Since its debut five years ago Monday, Apple’s iTunes Store has sold more than 4 billion songs and accounts for approximately 70 percent of digital music sold … Continue reading →

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