(VIDEO) The Mother of the Modern World: Grace Hopper on Letterman MUST WATCH!
Grace Hopper was one of the first computer programmers ever (the Harvard Mark I calculator (1943)) and one of the designers of COBOL (gasp!) She coined the term "debugging" for removing errors from...
View ArticleAda Lovelace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MizWalidah's insight:Since we're going down computational memory lane. Augusta Ada Lovelace (wow what a name) makes me wonder how the tech world has been affected by the dominance of male thought. Our...
View ArticleFor the First Time Ever, Song Downloads Are Declining In the US...
"That's according to a major industry executive source, who agreed to share early-2013 paid download stats with Digital Music News this morning."MizWalidah's insight:Extra Extra! Now even theintangible...
View ArticleNew Spotify video and our homogenous image of music
"Again, I get it, the vast majority of the non-western world that are not slaves to the 4/4 beat may not be Spotify's market, but the statement is false all the same."MizWalidah's insight:This new...
View Article5 Reasons You Should Have Gone To Canadian Music Week Instead Of SXSW - hypebot
MizWalidah's insight:Sometimes SXSW is a cluster f*ck of both tech and music. Though there are benefits to going to SXSW you may want to rethink it when planning true exposure for you BAND, not your...
View Article#ArtistsFORPiracy or #ArtistAgainstPiracy, pick a side says Times Square...
The Brooklyn band Ghost Beach addresses the debate over music piracy in a big way: on an LED billboard above the American Eagle Outfitters store in Times Square.See it on Scoop.it, via Rule 4081
View ArticleBecoming A Pop Star With Zero Experience: How To Hack The Music Industry In...
"With an eye towards clocking 150,000 downloads Alex isn’t afraid of doing the work himself. That’s what motivates him. That’s what makes him the musician of the future." - ForbesMizWalidah's...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake Made a Fortune Giving His Album Away
The 20/20 Experience had the best debut week in the history of iTunes, thanks to free online streaming servicesSee it on Scoop.it, via Rule 4081
View ArticleIRadio is coming, Pandora is running, Spotify is teacher's pet!
"Yes, Pandora paid an estimated $275 and $325 million to labels and artists, but the labels argue Pandora chokes off demand for other services that are more profitable for them."MizWalidah's...
View ArticleIs gamification played out?
Last fall, I took an extremely insightful MOOC (a massive open online course for those not hip with the latest in online education) on gamification. It was (RT @mobilelearning: Is Gamification Played...
View ArticleMusic Ally Apps Report Q1 2013: 45 notable new music apps
At Music Ally, we keep a close eye on new music apps released for iOS, Android and other mobile platforms throughout the year, from artist apps to discovery startups and beyond. Here’s our roundup of...
View ArticleThe Facebook Phone: In-App Chat, Easier Music Sharing
The Facebook phone is here, sort of. Mark Zuckerberg announced in a livestreamed event today that the HTC First ($100, AT&T) will be the first in a series of Facebook Home phones starting April...
View ArticleSamsung Continues To Build An Android Escape Route With 7digital's Music...
Take a close look at the Samsung Galaxy S4's application and you'll see that the building blocks to pull away from Google's vision of Android are everywhere in the software.See it on Scoop.it, via...
View ArticleConvert YouTube Viewers Into Concert Goers
With over 800 million people per month coming to YouTube, you have a pretty big stage to share your music, and now we’re driving traffic to your tour dates to make YouTube your box office too. We’re...
View ArticleDigital Music News - Add Up Every Song Played. On Every Platform. And This Is...
MizWalidah's insight:Traditional radio and Internet Radio are neck and neck where as my guess is that streaming services will mostlikey surpass traditional radio by 2014. The actual sale of music via...
View ArticleREAL-TIME MUSIC CHARTS: One Social Media Blogger Speculates the Potential of...
MizWalidah's insight:Catherine P. Taylor of Social Media Insider speculates that Twitter's new stand-alone music app will redefine Billboard style music charting in real-time. She thinks that Twitter...
View ArticleDaft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Nile Rodgers
A look at the collaborators behind Random Access Memories, the new album from Daft Punk. Episode 3: Nile Rodgers. Pre-order on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/RAM...See it on Scoop.it, via Rule 4081
View ArticleGood Music and Serendipity: Cool Interview with Nile Rogers about RAM
In their first interview about 'Random Access Memories,' the dance duo explain the process and inspiration behind the LPMizWalidah's insight:Good music in most cases is made through serendipitous...
View ArticleVIDEO: Daft Punk | Ok, uhm sampling live instruments ? Whoah, hooda thunk?
This new Daft Punk record better change the game or it will will be the most recent anti-climatic moment in record making history.MizWalidah's insight:Ok, so I learned something during my stay in...
View ArticleSocial Media Can Help With Branding, Not Engagement! | Business 2 Community
Many marketers today are looking to increase their Facebook fans, LinkedIn memberships and/or Twitter followers. Social media marketing is a new buzz-word in both b2b and b2c domains. But, when it...
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