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Hope and Social - The Crypt on Vimeo (via Vimeo) Images from...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:33:00 +0000

Hope and Social - The Crypt on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Images from Hope and Social’s special gig at The Crypt on the 17th October 2009.

The soundtrack to the gallery is “San Francisco” from their album Architect of this Church (Listen via Bandcamp) released 20 June 2009.

For more info see the blog post: Be the Architect… and so much more

Social Media & Music - An Overview by Gerd Leonhard

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:09:00 +0000

Social Media & Music by Gerd Leonhard (View Slideshow)

A collection of graphics illustrating “The New Communications Paradigm”.

We are what we share

We get found via what we share

For Music 2.0 resources see my lenses:

Unsigned Not Wasted : Connecting Indie Musicians and Music Fans

The Music Matrix - Your Daily Music Discovery Mashboard

Reblogged from loveallthis: Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:39:00 +0000

Reblogged from loveallthis:

Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted the Beatles classic, ‘Hey Jude.’

"A longing for love and approval. That’s the dirty little secret of success."

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:08:49 +0000

“A longing for love and approval. That’s the dirty little secret of success.”

- Dirty Little Secret of Success – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report

Songs from the Bar of Lost Souls

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:20:00 +0100

Songs from the Bar of Lost Souls is a 5 track EP by independent UK band Hope and Social. The tracks were written, recorded and mixed in 5 days and created as part of the imitating the dog theatre piece Tales from the Bar of Lost Souls. Available as digital download for whatever you want to pay.

There’s a raw and live sound to these tracks that makes you feel like you’re in the same room as the band, sharing something honest and real. You can see how this fast recording method works via their YouTube Channel.

Band member Rich Huxley shares his insights on what true independence can do for a band’s career in a recent post on the Creative Deconstruction website titled The Declarations of Independents. The article provides information about the social strategies, ideas and tools used by the band to connect with fans, both online and off.

Social Connections

http://band.to/hopeandsocial - Hope and Social Page address on Facebook

Tweets - Twitter search for all band member messages.

http://www.myspace.com/hopeandsocial

http://www.last.fm/music/Hope+and+Social

For more music and info check out the links at the top of this post.

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"In the near future, experts predict that content on the web will double every 72 hours. The detached..."

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:46:27 +0100

“In the near future, experts predict that content on the web will double every 72 hours. The detached analysis of an algorithm will no longer be enough to find what we are looking for. To satisfy the people’s hunger for great content on any topic imaginable, there will need to be a new category of individual working online. Someone whose job it is not to create more content, but to make sense of all the content that others are creating. To find the best and most relevant content and bring it forward. The people who choose to take on this role will be known as Content Curators. The future of the social web will be driven by these Content Curators, who take it upon themselves to collect and share the best content online for others to consume and take on the role of citizen editors, publishing highly valuable compilations of content created by others. In time, these curators will bring more utility and order to the social web. In doing so, they will help to add a voice and point of view to organizations and companies that can connect them with customers - creating an entirely new dialogue based on valued content rather than just brand created marketing messages.”

- Influential Marketing Blog: Manifesto For The Content Curator: The Next Big Social Media Job Of The Future ?

Author Rohit Bhargava. Licensed under Creative Commons.

FeedUps - Web Startups and Apps Aggregator

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:02:00 +0100

FeedUps is an online feed aggregator for news about Web 2.0 tools and services. It provides a one-stop resource for quickly scanning 18 popular sites focusing on Web startups and applications.

There’s also a Yahoo Pipes Mashup for startup news available as an RSS Feed via http://feeds.feedburner.com/feedups

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This is David Lynch (Angelo Badalamenti vs David Lynch) (via...

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:17:00 +0100

This is David Lynch (Angelo Badalamenti vs David Lynch) (via mashedinplastic)

David Lynch: Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity.
Angelo Badalamenti: Shelly (from Twin Peaks: Season Two).

From the album Mashed in Plastic http://www.mashedinplastic.co.uk

Mashup by Neiltomo
http://atomixextendedcuts.blogspot.com/

Video by The Reborn Identity
http://www.rebornidentity.com

JAMES Conference - Steve Lawson Keynote (via LeedsMetUni) Solo...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:21:00 +0100

JAMES Conference - Steve Lawson Keynote (via LeedsMetUni)

Solo bassist, teacher and writer Steve Lawson discusses online music marketing, the importance of meta-stories, and the benefits of social media for musicians.

Tip “The number one most important thing to realize about what happens with music discovery online, is that people won’t find you because you’re good, they’ll find you because you’re interesting.” @20 minutes.

"q13) Memory When almost any fact, no matter how obscure, can be dug up within seconds through Google..."

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:56:00 +0100

“q13) Memory
When almost any fact, no matter how obscure, can be dug up within seconds through Google and Wikipedia, there is less value attached to the “mere” storage and retrieval of knowledge. What becomes important is how you use it – the internet age rewards creativity.”

- 50 things that are being killed by the internet - Telegraph

"Art is information composed of data as a means and goal in itself and for itself. Examples: Fiction,..."

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:37:00 +0100

“

Art is information composed of data as a means and goal in itself and for itself. Examples: Fiction, Music, Painting, Photography, Poetry. Art is not made to be profitable but as a means for itself and in itself.

It doesn’t have to be pleasing, it doesn’t need to be nice, it doesn’t have to be understandable or entertaining, and, first of all, art doesn’t have to make money.

Art may be or do anything, art doesn’t have to be or do anything. Artistic information is free by its own definition. That’s why art needs to be tutored, sponsored, supported by the state, by corporations and by the individual.

”

- Information Architects - The Value of Information

The Long Tail Of Fans (via ojkelly) Visit the link for related...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:35:00 +0100

The Long Tail Of Fans (via ojkelly)
Visit the link for related blog post and full A3 poster version.

The Importance of Innovation for Future Economic Growth Worldwide

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100

The Importance of Innovation for Future Economic Growth Worldwide:

A New Ranking Of The Worlds Most Innovative Countries View more documents from Jordi Planas manzano. Use the bottom right icon to view this document in full screen mode. The Slideshare page also has a Presentation Transcript and here’s a PDF Version.

Tynt Tracer - Track Content Reuse and Generate Traffic

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Tracer is a free online tool that tracks where your website content is reused and inserts an attribution link back to the original published source. It also provides analytics to help you understand and measure user engagement. You simply add a line of java script to your blog or website and whenever someone pastes your work to another webpage, Tracer automatically genrerates a return link including Creative Commons license details if applicable (full instructions are given).

The following paragraph has been copied and pasted, showing the automatic attribution link at the bottom of the quote,

What does Tracer do?

Download Information Sheet

Tracer tracks when users copy content from your web site and automatically adds a link back to the original page when your content is pasted. So, why do you need Tracer?

Tracer is a brand new way to:

Generate more visits and page views.

Get credit when content is copied from your site.

Measure and understand user engagement.

Improve your search engine ranking.

Read more:http://tracer.tynt.com/features-and-benefits-of-tracer#ixzz0MPL1rqSN
Under Creative Commons License:Attribution No Derivatives

Tracer is easy to implement and offers a convenient way to track user interaction and generate site traffic. Supports Blogger/Blogspot, Ning, Register.com, Typepad, WebsiteWorks.com, WordPress.

Via Creative Commons Weblog

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Something Stupid This Way Comes (Garbage vs Barry...

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:01:00 +0100

Something Stupid This Way Comes (Garbage vs Barry Adamson)

Barry Adamson: “Something Wicked This Way Comes” (from Lost Highway)
Garbage: “Stupid Girl”

From the album Mashed in Plastic: http://www.mashedinplastic.co.uk
Mashup by G3RSt: http://www.g3rst.com
Video by The Reborn Identity: http://www.rebornidentity.com

"It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to"

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:58:00 +0100

“It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to”

- Jean-Luc Godard via Random Musicthoughts http://musicthoughts.com/t/2357

A Mulist Widget for Twitter Trackers

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:59:00 +0100

A widgetized list of online tools for tracking Twitter apps, keywords, data, and users. These are mainly services that let you explore and monitor Twitter user details, stats and trends. There are also some resource hubs for general Twitter guidance and niche topics such as music.

Twitter Trackers muList widget

Here’s a web page for the full list of Twitter Trackers and another for URL contributions. For more widget resources see my Widget Finder lens.

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Charcoal Flowers by Dulceflur

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:58:00 +0100

Ambient music artist Dulceflur offers four relaxing and peaceful instrumental compositions blending floating piano melodies with acoustic guitars and mellow pads. Created using Apple Logic 8. Influences: Stars of The Lid, Hammock, johann johannsson and Brian Eno.

Free downloads available via: http://dulceflur.bandcamp.com

Social Connections

http://www.myspace.com/dulceflur

http://www.last.fm/music/Dulceflur

http://twitter.com/dulceflur

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Qi Zhang’s electrifying organ performance -...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:50:59 +0100

Qi Zhang’s electrifying organ performance - TEDTalks

“Organ virtuoso Qi Zhang plays her electric rendering of “Ridiculous Fellows” from Prokofiev’s “The Love for Three Oranges” orchestral suite. This exhilarating performance from TEDx USC features the Yamaha Electone Stagea, a rare, imported instrument specially programmed by Qi herself.”

The Story (so far) of Twitter This graphic by Infoshot shows...

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:22:00 +0100

The Story (so far) of Twitter

This graphic by Infoshot shows the roots and growth of Twitter. Click on the image to view the original source.