Foursquare & Fan Rewards

Rewards and the element of friendly competition can be a great way to generate interaction between artists and the fan community, and utilising new technology can be a great way monitor and benefit from the information gathered.

The increase in adoption of geo-location services, such as Foursquare, present such an opportunity.

Spotify Give Glimpse Of Mobile Service

Today Spotify released a short video demonstrating an albeit early version of their mobile app for the Google Android platform.
While still in development, the demonstration gives those of us curious about how the app will look and perform an insight on what to expect.
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While they are still refusing to give release dates for apps on [...]

Apple's Future In A Streaming World

The pace of change in the music industry is faster than it’s ever been – as with many technological advancements, by the time you are aware of, or used to, a new work practice or development, it is already on it’s way out, or is being surpassed by new emerging ones.
The music industry will have [...]

iPhone Apps Used With Viral Potential

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UK group, The Mentalists, have used four iPhone applications to create a viral video to raise the band profile for their forthcoming EP and In The City performance.
Using the applications ‘Ocarina’, ‘Retro Synth’, ‘Minisynth’ and ‘DigiDrummer Lite’, they have recorded a cover of MGMT’s ‘Kids’ which they have seeded through their website and online platforms.

iTunes, The Majors & The Balance Of Power

With the announcement of the changes to Apple’s iTunes Music, the world has been given an insight into the balance of power shifting back towards the major record labels, and potentially a glimpse of a weakened or panicking Apple.

Good idea..?

CitySense is a mobile app that uses wi-fi hotspots and triangulated mobile phone signals to see where people are congregating at any one time and is designed to show where people are going out on a Friday night for example. I get the premise and think it could be a nice idea, but the thing [...]