Spotify, Amazon, Apple and several dozen other major companies were exempted from Facebook privacy rules and given access to private user data, according to a New York Times report. Spotify was also reportedly given access to 70 million private messages each month. The social network has since largely confirmed the…
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A New Report Reveals Facebook Allowed Spotify and Netflix to See Your Private Messages
Just what exactly did Spotify and Netflix see in your Facebook account? Facebook isn’t exactly well known for keeping users’ data to itself. Several years ago, a relatively unknown London political consulting firm accessed data for about 50 million Fac…
Ultimate Guide To Instagram Live For Musicians
As if Instagram Stories weren’t enough of a game changer, the popular photo sharing site’s introduction of Instagram live is taking the music industry by storm. A slew of new data has revealed live video captures viewers attention far better than on-demand content or traditional blogs, meaning it’s more valuable…
The Marketing Genius Of Indie Artist Heart Attack Man and What It Can Teach Others
For artists, marketing music online has become a challenge. Traditional promotion avenues like blogs no longer provide the same opportunities, and so smart bands like Heart Attack Man are producing better, more interesting content to grab fan attention. ______________________________ Guest post from Haulix Daily Music marketing has changed. Not long…
Facebook Confirms Spotify Used Access To Private Messages, Other User Data
[UPDATED] Spotify, Apple, Amazon and other companies were reportedly exempted from Facebook privacy rules and given more access to user data than the infamous Cambridge Analytica. Facebook has confirmed that Spotify also had access users’ private messages. "For years, Facebook gave some of the world’s largest technology companies more intrusive…
Instagram Best Practices For Artists
Instagram: currently the fastest growing social media platform, it’s one of the most important tools when it comes to making a splash on social media, and variety of new perks and features mean it’s become easier than ever to connect with your fans and stoke the growth of you fanbase,…
Apple Music Shuts Artist-To-Fan Social Platform Connect, Redesigns Artists Pages, Radio
Apple Music is shutting down its Connect artist to fan social platform. Apple’s previous attempt at building a music focused social network, iTunes Ping, launched and shutters in months. Apple began notifying artists that they could no longer post on Connect amd previously posted content was being removed from the…
How To Decide Where To Promote Your Music
Although necessary, promoting your music is usually an pricey proposition. Social media platforms, however, provide a largely inexpensive, risk free space for artists to hawk their wares. But, as CD Baby’s Chris Robley explains, this still requires a careful, measured approach in order to be successful. __________________________ By Chris Robley…
Art Of Asking: 5 Simple Ways To Engage Fans
Communication is a two-way street, something which is just as true when it comes to the artist/fan relationship as any other. This means that, while it’s important for artists to reach out to fans, they also need to be able to listen and get a sense of how fans are…
Audiobyte Raises $6M For Gifnote Music Gif App
Audiobyte, the parent company of Giftnote and Songbytes has completed a $6 million financing round led by Evolution. The company’s apps create short licenced music plus graphics clips that can be shared in social and text messages. The Gifnote app allows users to ‘pair and share’ Songbytes—byte-sized music clips of…