by Dubber | Jul 2, 2012 | Social Networking, Technology
Three years ago, Steve & Dubber talked about Twitter as a conversational medium, how it had been misrepresented in the mainstream press, and what its potential was for independent music. Recently, we revisited that conversation, and thought we’d try and...
by Dubber | Oct 23, 2010 | Social Networking
Photo by captain simon’s mandolin Exactly one year ago, I wrote a blog post about the fact that Myspace has failed musicians and fans alike. Recently, after speaking to the Head of Music for Myspace, I wrote another blog post explaining that Myspace is not just...
by Dubber | Sep 16, 2010 | Social Networking
The first thing you should know about the Product Manager for MySpace Music is that he’s an independent musician. He’s in a band called Big Kid. That’s him playing the drums. He also writes most of the songs. I found that both encouraging and...
by Dubber | Mar 17, 2009 | Advice, Social Networking, Technology
Steve Lawson from Andrew Dubber on Vimeo. You’re probably aware that I use Twitter. In fact, I’m a bit of an evangelist for it. I think it’s up there with Email and RSS as one of the few absolutely killer online appliances – and pretty much a...
by Dubber | Nov 16, 2008 | Consumption, Promotion, Social Networking
Ooizit is a social networking site aimed at promoting UK bands to UK audiences. That’s pretty much the whole pitch. What do you think? Do we need another social network? Do we need another site for ‘unsigned bands’? What’s great about Ooizit?...
by Dubber | Nov 12, 2008 | Market Research, Productivity, Promotion, Social Networking, Web Radio
ReverbNation provides a whole lot of tools for the artists, record labels, management and venues. Rather than acting as a platform in its own right (although you can use it as such), ReverbNation supplies you with widget tools, fan signup tools, mailing lists, street...