Spotify and Instagram have recently announced that they will be partnering up in order to allow Instagram users to share what they’re listening to on Spotify in their Instagram stories. __________________________ Guest post by Jeanette Keats of the Symphonic Blog ALSO READ: Instagram To Add Music To Posts, Code Reveals…
Category archives: Social Media
Guide To Keeping Fans Engaged On Social Media
For artists, social media is a great way to reach fans with minimal expense. But in many ways, the real advantage comes from fans ability to reach you – provided you can keep them engaged! ___________________________ Guest post by Dana Tom of Eventbrite Social media enables you to reach out…
Snapchat’s Stock Has Fallen & It Can’t Get Up
Snapchat’s stock keeps going downhill amidst continued investor anxiety. In after-hours trading last Tuesday, Snapchat’s parent company Snap saw its shares fall by 17 percent, or $2.39, to $11.74. Its shares haven’t recovered si…
CHANGE TWITTER PASSWORDS NOW! 330M Accounts Compromised
The passwords of all 330 million Twitter accounts have been compromised, the social network announced. "We recently found a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log," wrote the company in a message urging users to change their passwords. We recently found a bug that stored passwords unmasked in…
How Yo Use Facebook Live To Engage Your Fans
In an attempt to compete with YouTube, Facebook has spent the past ramping up its video infrastructure enough to give the former video sharing platform a run for its money. In many ways, Facebook’s live video service is much more friendly to artists. Here we look at how it can…
Growing An Instagram Audience In 6 Steps
Instagram allows artists both to draw in new fans and inform pre-existing fans of what you and your band are up to. Here we go over the six steps to successfully cultivating and growing an Instagram audience. _________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 You’re on Instagram both…
3 Tips To Get More Followers On SoundCloud
Soundcloud is one of those rare places where fans actually hang out and search for new music. So how an artist is presented and promotes on the platform can really help or hurt a career. These three tips come from SoundCloud itself. Use the bio to get the attention of…
The Cambridge Analytica Scandal Has People Quitting Facebook but Business Pages Are Untouched
Businesses want their information public.
Instagram Just Added Spotify and GoPro Content — Cooler Stories Anticipated
Instagram is now allowing apps to post content directly into Instagram stories – starting with Spotify. Spotify is all about creating a giant funnel of users — then migrating a percentage of them into high-value, paying subscribers.…
Spotify and Instagram Link, Oculus Live Venues Unveiled at Facebook F8 Summit
Yesterday at Facebook’s F8 developer conference, Zuckerberg & Co, shared a myriad of announcements including new privacy controls, an expansion into online dating and more. But two announcements were pointed directly at musicians and the music industry. Spotify + Instagram Three of the top 5 most-followed Instagram accounts belong to…