Social Media

In comparison to MySpace, Facebook is hardly a music destination. But plenty of musicians have Facebook pages, and Facebook easily trumps MySpace in terms of overall traffic and engagement.  That spells lots... Read More...

Instead of following their creative muses in the studio, garage, or tour bus, artists are often plugged into channels like Twitter or personal blogs. That makes sense for fan connectivity, but does it make s... Read More...

How to navigate the vast sea of music blogs and market effectively? The approach can easily become scattershot and misdirected, simply because of the shifting nuances of each blog (or site, community, or wha... Read More...

Kanye West 'doesn't have a f---king Twitter,' but plenty of imposters have been tweeting under his name. Actually, imposters are all over Twitter, and now the company is reacting.  Kanye threw a self-describ... Read More...

Hate Twitter? Then you have a friend in Kanye West, who threw an all-caps 'spaz' against Twitter on Tuesday.  West apparently sauntered onto Twitter and discovered a number of fake accounts, then railed agai... Read More...

Facebook now has 150 million active users, up 10 million since last month, according to information recently shared by Mark Zuckerberg. Of that figure, half are checking the site daily.  "This includes peopl... Read More...

Is Facebook preparing a serious jaunt into music? The social networking giant already enjoys a successful symbiotic relationship with iLike, though according to the New York Post, a raft of other discussions... Read More...

MySpace Music is now opening its eyes to the world, the beginning of an aggressive experiment by labels, artists, and the social network. The early-morning launch includes participation from all four majors,... Read More...

Music-focused social networking destination Buzznet has now acquired Idolator, according to details confirmed Monday. The purchase price was not disclosed, though Idolator owner Gawker Media appeared interes... Read More...