Facebook Adds Ticketing Powered By Eventbrite

Facebook has added ticketing to its Events platform, powered by Eventbrite, Ticketing On Facebook allows anyone with a Facebook Page to ‘Create Tickets’ in the initial event setup. U.S. roll out begins today. "700 million people use Facebook Events each month," Pat Poels, SVP of Platform at Eventbrite, "and partnering…

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Instagram’s new e-commerce features could transform music marketing – but only if the record industry is willing to change

Should record labels start approaching Instagram differently?
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Social Media May Not Be Destroying Teenager’s Brains After All

While many people (particular those of an older generation) have been assuming for years that teens’ hefty consumption of social media has been negatively altering their brains, a new study suggests there is may actually be very little impact. _____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 We all…

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this rummage back through a busy week of music industry happenings, we revisit Facebook’s new video ranking system, the problem of how pervasive anxiety and depression is in among independent musicians, check back in on Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland (now penning a new memoir from jail), and more! Facebook…

Facebook Alters Its Video Ranking System

In what looks like a move that could possibly be changing things for the better, Facebook is once again tailoring its video algorithm, giving preference to videos containing longer runtimes and more repeat viewers, while penalizing so called ‘content mills.’ ______________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 In…

8 Amazing Web Resources Designed For Musicians

As social media promotion becomes increasingly difficult for artists to to do for free, band websites have now become one the most important marketing resources you have. That said, maintaining and customizing a website can be touch trickier than social media platforms – luckily there are a number of great…