Last week Facebook announced that it has past 2 billion monthly users. We all know that Facebook is the #1 social network, but how does that compare to other social networks? Only Facebook owned apps and YouTube come close, and this chart tells the full story. _______________________________________________ via TechCrunch Related…
Category archives: Social Media
How To Create An Online Fan Contest In 3 Steps
For an artist, their online presence can provide a variety of promotional opportunities. Launching a contest is one of them, and can be an excellent method for increasing fan engagement. ______________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 One of the great things for an artist about being online…
New Jay-Z Album 4:44 Explodes On Twitter Despite (Or Because Of?) TIDAL, Sprint Exclusive Release
Jay-Z released his new album, "4:44," last night. Even though the album is only available to TIDAL and Sprint customers, over the next 12 hours it generated more than 810,000 tweets. There were also been nearly 230K Tweets mentioning Beyonce in that same timeframe. ___________________________________________________ Jay Z’s new album, "4:44,"…
6 Types Of Posts Musicians Should Archive On Instagram
We all make mistakes, and when your social media presence is tied to your livelihood, the ability to hide these mistakes should be taken advantage of. Here we look at six instances where artists should take advantage of Instagram’s new ‘archive’ feature and conceal their posts from the eyes of…
18 Ways to Use ‘Social Proof’ to Boost Your Marketing
Science plays a key role in marketing, especially the science of psychology.
#FreeFader Trends As Twitter Bans Fader, Pigeons and Planes, Other Top Music Sites
#FreeFader fever spread across the net after Twitter suspended the accounts of a number of top music sites including Fader and Pigeons and Planes on Tuesday. Twitter has declined to explain the ban, but copyright infringement is likely the reason. ____________________________________________ us placing calls trying to get off twitter suspension….
Facebook Now Has 2 Billion Monthly Users
In a post on… I’ll be you can guess where, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social network… I mean community, now has 2 billion monthly users. Just in case you’re counting, that’s almost 27% of the 7.35 billion people on the entire planet and 62% of…
4 Essential Tips To Optimize Videos For Mobile Screens
As the future of video continues its move into our pockets, all artists and musicians should keep in mind how their videos will play on a mobile platform. Here we look at four different tips for optimizing your video to make sure it will hold up to a phone or…
7 Social Media Analytics and Reporting Tips for Becoming a Data-Savvy Marketer
Social networks provide us with a ton of data about our posts but it can be hard to distinguish the signals from the noise.
What Social Media Influencers Worry About Most
It’s not all fun and games.