Category archives: Social Media

Kanye West Makes Great Music Again

The polarizing figure of Kanye West has once again reared his head, having taken to Twitter firing on all cylinders with a flood commentary and announcements of upcoming releases. Jesse Kirshbaum looks at where the saga of Kanye is headed next. ______________________________ Guest post by Jesse Kirshbaum of the NueAgency…

Being In A Band Changes Your Life: Here’s How

Rather than focusing on how to deal with stardom, this article explains how being in an aspiring band working towards success changes your life, and how you must alter your life in or achieve that success. ________________________________________ From CDBaby’s DIY Musician blog. This article is not about how being a…

This Stripped-Down Version Of YouTube Removes Everything Except the Video

‘Tube’ is an extremely simplified version of YouTube. More than 400 hours of content are uploaded to YouTube each minute.  One billion hours of content are watched on YouTube every day.  The platform was ranked by Alexa, a web tra…

Mason Ramsey — “The Walmart Yodeling Kid” — Lands A Major Label Record Deal

Mason Ramsey isn’t your average yodeler. Who would have thought that a little yodeling inside a Walmart could land you a major label deal?  Not to mention gigs at Coachella and Stagecoach, with an intro to Justin Bieber tossed in-between? 11…

3 Tips For Increasing Fan Engagement On Social Media

Finding both the necessary hours and the right strategy for growing an online fanbase is a massive challenge for all bands and artists, but one of the best places to start is by cultivating and fostering relationships with existing fans. _____________________________ Guest post by Suzanne Paulinski for the TuneCore Blog…

What Crisis? Facebook Added 48 Million New Users In 2018

What massive privacy scandal and #deletefacebook crisis?  According to stats released this morning, Facebook is booming.  Just one problem… So what if nobody really cares about the whole Cambridge Analytica scandal?  Sure, high-pro…

Instagram Challenges Snapchat As Facebook, Twitter Become Old News For Young Users [CHART]

Snapchat is the clear choice for U.S. teens as we near the summer of 2018. 45% of the 6,000 teens polled for PiperJaffray’s bi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey chose its as their favorite social media platform. 26% said Instagram was their favorite, while Facebook and Twitter continued their downward…

Despite Controversies Facebook Adds 48 Million Users

Even the combination of hacked user data, Russian election interference and a trensing #DeleteFacebook campaign didn’t stop Facebook from adding 48 million new daily active users for a total of 1.449 billion DAUs in the last 3 months. That’s up 3.42% and more than the 2.18% growth last quarter. Q1…