Can you believe how quickly this sharing software worked its way into our values and vocabulary?
Author Archive: David M Ross
Journalist, entrepreneur, tech-a-phile, MusicRow magazine founder, lives in Nashville, TN. Twitter him @davidmross or read his music industry reports at MusicRow. Also circle him on Google+.
Is Privacy Gone?
Can you believe how quickly this sharing software worked its way into our values and vocabulary?
Google For Creators Event Targets Nashville
Google For Creators stormed Nashville (April 18) to present real world case studies to demonstrate how artists thrive in the new music business.
Launching An Idea And Making It Populr
The dazzling world of startup investors and the entrepreneurs that entice bets on success has been exploding in Music City. CEO Nicholas Holland’s Populr may be the next big breakthrough…
Digital Radio Revolution Drives Younger Listeners To Streaming
Like fire, the printing press and electricity, the digital revolution is proving itself a transformative cultural and societal event…
On-Demand Video Spawns Marathon Bingeing
Xfinity writes in its March 22 blog, “You do it all the time, and you refuse to be ashamed of your habit. We’re talking, of course, about binge watching. Waiting a whole week for a new episode of a television show is so last century.”
Playing The Link Game
As a kid I loved playing the link game where I’d pick four seemingly unrelated articles and find ways to connect them in a line.
Navigating The Access Music Universe
What exactly differentiates “access” from previous formats? Think of it as the difference between renting and owning.
Study Highlights Country Music’s Increasing Popularity
New research evidence has emerged to support country music’s increasing popularity. NPD Group’s Annual Music Study 2012 measured a 1% increase in the percentage of Country music fans to a total of 28%. Fans of Classic Rock, previously the top format choice dropped 2% to 27%.
The Email Arms Race Escalation
Those of us leveraging the Secrets of the List to communicate and build our brand might want to echo Jimmy Fallon, who writes on-air Thank You notes every Friday. Why? Because we share an email epidemic of spam, unwanted marketing subscriptions, social media alerts and much more. Plus the Email Arms Race to help solve this [...]
What Was The Real Super Bowl Score?
If we’re talking solely about the action on the field, it was a Ravens victory over the 49ers 34-31. But there were lots of scores when one considers audience engagement and a number of impressive records set. For example, total social media activity was 3 times greater this year with over 52.5 million mentions according [...]
Carrie Underwood Tops Muve’s Most Played Lists
Muve Music which boasts about 1.1 million U.S. subscribers has released “most-played” music lists for 2012 categorized by various musical formats including HipHop, Pop, Latin, Country, and more. Muve Music is available to wireless Cricket customers on Android phones as part the mobile carrier’s unlimited talk, data and texting plans which start at about $50 [...]
How Verizon Texters Can Save $130
Saving money never goes out of fashion, but in today’s challenging economy it’s especially top of mind. So here’s a tip for Verizon smartphone users that can save you money every month—over $130 a year….
Five Tips To Safeguard Your Android Data
If you are perfectly happy with your mobile configuration, then, “don’t go changin’.” But if your basic smartphone functions aren’t smooth, backed up and synced across your devices, read on, learn how to safeguard your Android data…
Warning: New File Sharing Research May Challenge Your Beliefs
Copy Culture, “explores the loose distinction, present in copyright law and social practice, between public and private copying—between making small numbers of copies for personal use and making large numbers of copies for wider distribution.”
Acquiring Customers With Lemonade Stand Logic
the lemonade theory holds true for brands of all kinds—connect with people “thirsty” for what you have to offer and you will prosper.
Social Media Growing But Email Remains Key
While embracing social media, marketers should remember the channel’s temporal nature with respect to the brand/customer relationship. Social media does guarantee reliable communication between the brand and its likes, followers and/or fans…
Shake The Tambourine
Could January be the “jingle jangle morning” that Bob Dylan writes about in his song, “Mr. Tambourine Man”? A time to review the gains and losses of the previous year? If so, there is plenty for the music industry to ponder. And hey, “I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to…” so [...]
Is HTC Windows Phone 8X An Android/Apple Wannabe?
There’s an operating systems (OS) war going on between Apple, Android and Microsoft—and mobile devices are the front lines where it’s being fought. Each OS wants to lure you into its walled garden of apps and connected pathways in the hopes you’ll become so comfortable with its proprietary solutions you’ll never leave. Therefore, I wasn’t [...]
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