By Ryan Van Etten on 01/17/2011
Mashup City: 10 miles. Modern music infrastructure is built on APIs. Developers are programming the future as we speak. We can bet they’re using some of these 30 music APIs to do it. view list »
Posted in Apps, Music, Music Flux, News, Visual | Tagged 2010-2011 blizzard series, 7digital, 7digital API, API, APIShark, bandcamp, Bandcamp API, Bandsintown, Bandsintown API, Billboard, Billboard API, blip.fm, blip.fm API, concert apps, concert listing APIs, development, Discogs, Discogs API, documentation, emusic, eMusic API, event APIs, Eventful, Eventful API, Grooveshark, Grooveshark API, iLike, iLike API, internet, Jambase, Jambase API, jamendo, Jamendo API, last.fm, last.fm API, list, location-based music, mashups, mobile dev, music APIs, music apps, music infrastructure, music mashup, Napster, Napster API, platform, programming, public APIs, radio, radio apps, RealRadios, RealRadios API, resources, RESTful, Rhapsody, Rhapsody API, services, SHOUTcast, social media, social music, Songkick, Songkick API, SoundCloud, SoundCloud API, Spotify, Spotify API, Stream Networks, streaming, Streampad, The Echo Nest, Ticketfly, Ticketfly API, ticketing, tinysong, Tinysong API, Topspin, Topspin API, touring, We Are Hunted, We Are Hunted API, Yahoo, Yahoo Music, Yahoo Music API, YouTube, YouTube API |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/30/2010
The end of the year is rolling in…the current most popular iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch apps in the iTunes App Store are below—one grid is the top free apps and one is the top paid apps. So…who’s using them? C’mon tell us which apps you just can’t live without! (Data is based on the iTunes App Store in the U.S. in late December, 2010.)
Posted in Apps, iPad Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, News, Visual | Tagged 2010 year in review, 2010-2011 blizzard series, app stores, Apple, best of, best of 2010, Drum Kit, Glee Karaoke, I Am T-Pain, iheart radio, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, iTunes, LaDiDa, list, mobile, mobile music, most popular apps, music apps, MusicID with Lyrics, Ocarina, pandora, PocketGuitar, radio apps, Rhapsody, ringtone apps, Ringtone Designer, ringtones, Shazam, soundhound, stats, top 10, top list, TuneIn Radio, Ultimate Guitar Tabs, Virtuoso Piano, year in review |
![Best Xmas Gifts For Musicians [Poll] Get On Bits](http://img.virtualmusic.tv/thumbs/kodak-zi8-mini.png)
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/23/2010
Anyone who’s already finished their Xmas shopping is an overachiever! Okay so I obviously “planned” to write this post a little earlier. I even planned to write it last year. ;) Giving gifts can be really hard, but if you really know someone, it’s much easier. Everyone is different. POLL. Extra: Get it on tape—not literally. Get it on bits.
Posted in Discussion, Editorial, iPhone Apps, Music, Randomness | Tagged alcohol, Apple, bandzoogle, bits, books, cloud, fun, get on bits, gift ideas, Grooveshark, holidays, humor, Indaba Music, iPad, iPhone, ipod, iPod Touch, iTunes, Kodak, last-minute, list, MOG, musicians, Next Big Sound, poll, products, promotion, Rework, Rhapsody, services, software, SoundCloud, streaming, xmas, xmas gifts for musicians, YouTube, Zi6, Zi8 |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/15/2010
Go to Pirate Bay and search your band’s name. Zero search results = Basically you don’t exist. Torrent(s) with 50+ seeds = You’re definitely on the right track. Torrent(s) with 500+ seeds = You’re on the road to limousines and vodka. I’m sure by now I’ve already offended someone, but I assure you it’s an oh-so-effective indicator. On Pirate Bay, SE = seeds, LE = leechers, and both are sortable columns […]
Posted in Editorial, Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged bands, BitTorrent, bittorrent lingo, Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, global trends, Inception, Kanye West, list, making it, metrics, most popular albums, Mumford and Sons, music discovery, music industry, P2P, P2P metric, P2P trends, piracy, Pirate Bay, popularity, popxamples, Rihanna, screenshot, seeders vs. leechers, torrent swarm, torrents, trends, virality |
By Ryan Van Etten on 06/10/2010
When it comes to problem solving, engineers are fearless because they follow these rules. 1. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple, stupid! Forget the frills and the cheap thrills. Focus on the heart of the matter. 2. Identify. 3. Reduce. 4. Learn. 5. Design. 6. Source. 7. Optimize. 8. Test. 9. Iterate. 10. Amplify.
Posted in Design, Popular, Visual | Tagged adaptation, business, design rules, DIY, engineering, engineering rules, ideas, infographic, list, problem-solving, rules, tips |
By Ryan Van Etten on 01/25/2010
30 Seconds to Mars, 50 Cent, Adam Lambert, Adele, Al Madrigal, Alice in Chains, All Time Low, Allison Iraheta, Andrew Bird, Anvil, Backstreet Boys, Barry Manilow, Ben Harper & Relentless7, Bill Burr, Bon Jovi, Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Chad Daniels, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Chickenfoot, Chris Cornell, Cirque du Soleil Zumanity, Cobra Starship w/ Estelle continue.
Posted in Music, News, Pop Quiz | Tagged amazing things, Conan O'Brien, image, infographic, list, musical guests, NBC, people, performers, pop, television, trivia |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/15/2009
Based on estimated traffic data from compete.com, this visualization compares November 2009 website visits for 27 popular, legal, music stream-or-download destinations. The heat map is scaled—larger map areas represent higher website traffic. Green indicates positive growth in 2009. Red indicates negative growth in 2009. Hold your mouse over each section for stats on each site.
Posted in Music, Music Flux, News, Popular, Visual | Tagged Amie Street, AOL Music, Apple, Apps, big media, blip.fm, cloud, comparison, compete, data, deezer, emusic, finetune, Grooveshark, heat map, Hype Machine, iLike, Imeem, infographic, iPhone, iTunes, jamendo, Lala, last.fm, list, mobile, mobility, MOG, music sites, musicovery, MySpace, Napster, pandora, project playlist, PureVolume, Rhapsody, seeqpod, Slacker Radio, social media, social music, songza, Spotify, startups, stats, table, thesixtyone, traffic, trends, visualization, we7, year in review |
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