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Twitter’s FailWhale creator loves Peachpit
This past Wednesday, I attended the second ever FAILparty—aptly entitled EconoFAIL—and caught up with the guest of honor, Yiying Lu. She had just flown in from New York City after accepting a Shorty...
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What You Need to Know from the San Francisco Musician and Promoter Workshop
Zambaleta on 19th and Florida in the Mission, SF I’ll be the first to admit that I was a bit dubious when I initially heard about the first installment, via Twitter, of this San Francisco-based event...
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Review of Music Hackday in San Francisco, 5/15/10 – 5/16/10
This past weekend, over 110 hackers and music enthusiasts from San Francisco and various locations around the world gathered at Automattic’s office space, located at Pier 38, to help create the next...
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Flux Summit 004: How to get your music licensed in video games, film, and...
This past Thursday, I attended the fourth installment of Flux Summit – a free, single-evening event that unites up-and-coming electronic and hip hop artists with professionals for an open discussion...
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Channel Surf the Blogosphere for the latest tracks with Shuffler.fm
It seems like every other week, a new music service is launched with the intention of being the ultimate, one-stop “music discovery tool.” Truth be told, any savvy music aficionado will own up to the...
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Stop SOPA/PIPA – 4 Ways You Can Help
Today some of the largest entities on the Internet including Wikipedia, Reddit, and MoveOn.org will go completely dark, for 24 hours, to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA – fun fact: “Sopa”...
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Support the Internet Radio Fairness Act
Not your average radio. This past Friday, lawmakers introduced the Internet Radio Fairness Act to the House of Representatives. This bill calls for a shift from the crippling “willing buyer, willing...
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Remembering Aaron
Aaron Swartz: 1986 – 2013 This week, we lost a technological pioneer and, more importantly, a friend. Aaron Swartz made a profound impact during his short life and now it’s time to honor his...
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Highlights from SF Music Hack Day, 2013
Music Hack Day visited San Francisco for the 4th time since 2009. This past weekend, close to 200 music tech enthusiasts packed the lofty office space of TokBox, in the SOMA district, to build the...
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Here’s a tip: support your favorite artists with these top tools
**This article originally appeared on the Examiner, where I am a regular contributor for Music and Bay Area Concerts.** Tipping has been around since the late 1800s, thanks to Americans adopting the...
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