Inside Indie Artist Macy Todd’s Spotify Playlist Campaign [Cyber PR]

Getting your music on Spotify playlists is the new Holy Grail of music marketing. But making it happen – particularly for an indie D.I.Y. artist like Macy Todd – isn’t easy. Here Ariel Hyatt and her CyberPR team share their methodology and the results. ________________________________ Guest post by Ariel Hyatt…

Apple Faces 30 Class Action Lawsuits + Investigations In US & France Over iPhone Throttling

Apple now has to answer serious questions about whether they throttled older iPhone models. Does Apple deliberately slow down older iPhones in an attempt to force users to upgrade?  That’s the question federal courts may soon decide. Last month, iPhone…

Jimmy Iovine May Not Be Leaving Apple, After All

Jimmy Iovine is about to mint hundreds of millions of dollars.  But does that mean he’s leaving Apple? According to reports from multiple media outlets, Apple Music chief Jimmy Iovine will reportedly leave the company in August. Hits Daily Double…

#ThrottleGate: Apple Now Faces 8 Lawsuits for Deliberate iPhone Slowing

Does Apple have a legal obligation to tell consumers about deliberate iPhone throttling?  Let’s find out. Conspiracy theorists have long argued that Apple slows down older iPhones to get consumers to upgrade to new ones.  But this is one conspira…