Archive for the ‘social network’ Category

SPOTIFY TO REMAIN FREE IN THE U.S.

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

So as we all know, Spotify launched in the U.S. market about nine months ago and told new users they would have no restrictions for the first six months.  After their six month run, users would have to start paying for access to certain options.  As of today however, Spotify has made it known that they are still allowing unlimited access on their platform indefinitely.  There are a couple theories that Mashable has as to why this is so.

FACEBOOK TIMELINE RAISES BRAND PAGE ENGAGEMENT 46 %

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

A recent study by Simply Measured showed that the new “Timeline” feature on Facebook is giving brands 46% more engagement compared to the other layout.  They say these are just preliminary results but it’s interesting nonetheless.  For more details check out Mashable.

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY to TWITTER

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

For some it seems like Twitter became a big thing overnight and then quickly became a normal part of people’s lives.  How many times have you heard “I saw it on Twitter a few minutes ago” or “Did you see what [insert celebrity] was tweeting last night?”.  It has become a reliable and instant news source for people on the go as well as a useful tool for communication and meeting people.  We now see things like hashtags and “@” signs in ads and tv commercials.  What will Twitter have for us in the next six years?

SPOTIFY LAUNCHES NEW MUSIC APPS w/ DEF JAM and more…

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

This week Spotify announced a series of new high profile apps, in collaboration with DefJam, Classify, Filtr, The Legacy Of, Digster, Domino, [PIAS], The Complete Collection, Matador Records, Hot or Not, Universal, Sony, Warner, EMI and other partners. – HighSnobiety

Pretty interesting, and very smart as well.

FROM THE BLOCKS TO THE BLOGS [REPLAY]

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

In case you missed our live stream of today’s successful panel, check it out right here.  The panel consisted of Karen Civil, Elliott Wilson, Nick Adler, Devi Dev and Justin Siegel of Mocospace.

CHIME.IN x SPOTIFY at SXSW

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

With over 2,000 bands performing at 90+ different venues in downtown Austin, SXSW can be a bit overwhelming, even to the most seasoned tastemaker.

Luckily the music aficionados within Chime.in’s Music Discovery Community have done much of the legwork for you by curating a massive SXSW Spotify playlist of key songs from the best new artists who will be performing at the legendary music conference this year.  If you plan on attending SXSW, this playlist will serve as a fantastic primer before you go about setting your show schedules.  Even if you can’t make the festival this year, this is a great way to discover tons of new bands, many of whom the industry will be buzzing about for years to come.

Also, don’t miss Chime.in at SXSW.  They’re proud sponsors of the dubFrequency event at the W Hotel and the Vibe House event at Kiss & Fly.  Both events take place over two days on Friday, March 16th and Saturday, March 17th.  Visit their booth for free gift bags, complimentary drinks, a chance to earn exclusive VIP backstage access, and other special surprises.

Don’t forget, peep the playlist HERE.

CONAN O’BRIEN LAUNCHES APP PROVIDING BONUS CONTENT DURING SHOW

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Conan O’Brien launches new app that is free and works with Android and iOS.  This app provides a “second screen” enhancement  and “…the Team Coco app offers viewers as many as 25 bits of bonus content every episode. It syncs a tablet by detecting the show’s audio using the device’s microphone. Viewers can sync the app to episodes that are live, on DVR or hosted on the app.” – Mashable.

After you watch the commercial head over to Mashable for the full story.

THE POPE JOINS TWITTER FOR LENT

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

For most practicing Catholics today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent.  Well for Lent the Pope has joined Twitter in an effort to save Lent and attempt to spread the season of Lent and it’s significance to the media savvy youth that many feel has become detached from their faith.  Under Pope Benedict XVI the Vatican has had mixed involvement with social media but this might be the most involved example of it.  Mashable has an in-depth article here.  Pretty interesting to see things like this…

Websites to Start Blocking Pinterest? [VIDEO]

Monday, February 20th, 2012

As Pinterest continues to grow as a the new hit on the internet it may not be as cool as originally thought.  As far as use and fun factor Pinterest is great…but some other websites are not as high on the idea of people sharing their images across the web.  Some companies that aren’t happy about it will be happy with the code that allows them to block people from “pinning” their content.  Take a look at this article from Mashable for more details.

APPLE UNVEILS OS X MOUNTAIN LION

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Apple is set to release their newest OS, named Mountain Lion.  It ditches iChat for what iPhone users have become familiar with, iMessage.  The new OS also allows sharing via Vimeo, Flickr and a full Twitter integration among other new features.  The newest OS is closer to how the iOS works now.  It looks like the two operating systems are getting closer and closer.  To get your in-depth look make sure to go to Apple right now.