MySpaceIndex BlogARTICLES
Is it MySpace or CraigsList?
One never knows what one will find in the offing when perusing MySpace. I probably shouldn’t be surprised by this, but lately for the first time I’m noticing that the Bulletins section is being used for announcements other than gigs, radio play information, and so on. This morning I found an ad for an apartment near a Chicago-based recording studio (“Musicians Welcome!”); a classic little black dress for sale; and an announcement from one comely young lass informing the world (our little corner of it, anyway) that she will “wash the breeding heap of socks” under her bed … tomorrow.
his is not to say the Bulletins are a waste of time. One day, amidst the announcements for shows, CDs and band merchandise, I stumbled upon a link from a DJ for a YouTube video that was of great nostalgic interest to me. It was a video of Spirit, the Brit band who gave us songs such as “Nature’s Way” and “I Got a Line On You” circa 1970:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBXsKw324qw
This video is from 1986, increasing my interest because, that very same year,...
Read more
In the Event of an Event ...
We’ve discussed various ways to inform your contacts about your band, your recordings, upcoming gigs. But MySpace provides yet another way to get the word out: the Event. This option is located under the “More” tab on your MySpace profile screen. Place your cursor over the tab, select “Events” to open the Events home screen. MySpace Featured Events are displayed here, which may or may not be music-related. You also have the option of browsing existing events that have been created for the MySpace community by other members. Planning a trip, and want to find out what’s happening at your destination city? Enter the country and postal code. Looking for an activity for a specific date? Select the Start/End dates from the dropdown menu.
Now, let’s get up close and personal, with events relating to you and your profile. At the left side of the screen is the following menu:
- Event Invites
- Events I’ve Posted
- Events I’m Attending
- Create Event
Each of these is self-explanatory, and the middle two are particularly welcome to those of us who tend to maintain multiple reminder lists and...
Read more
| Web 2.0 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with other users or to change website content, ... Whether Web 2.0 is qualitatively different from prior web technologies has been ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 |
| Web 2.0: Information from Answers.com Related blogs on: Web 2.0 Mike's Corner - Web 2.0 For Real Estate Pros Web 2.0 marketing, news, & advice for realtors Rex's Thought Spot Personal http://www.answers.com/topic/web-2-0 |
| What Is Web 2.0 - O'Reilly Media Tim O'Reilly attempts to clarify just what is meant by Web 2.0, the term first coined at a conference brainstorming session between O'Reilly Media and MediaLive ... http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html |
| Web 2.0 - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre Web 2.0 beta. El término Web 2.0 es asociado usualmente con Tim O'Reilly debido a la referencia hecha en la conferencia O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 en el año 2004. ... http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 |
| YouTube - What is Web 2.0? It's one of the biggest buzzwords out there, but what exactly does it mean? Andy Gutmans of Zend defines Web 2.0 and explains how it's changing the face of t... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LzQIUANnHc |
| Web 2.0 I first heard the phrase "Web 2.0" in the name of the Web 2.0 conference in 2004. ... Tim says the phrase "Web 2.0" first arose in "a brainstorming session between ... http://www.paulgraham.com/web20.html |
| Web 2.0 Events: Co-produced by TechWeb and O'Reilly Conferences... Web 2.0 Expo, co-produced by TechWeb and O'Reilly Media, is a conference and tradeshow for the rapidly growing ranks of designers and developers, product managers, ... http://www.web2expo.com/ |
| Web 2.0 Summit Speakers, schedule, and other info for the annual Web 2.0 Conference on innovation in the Internet economy. http://www.web2summit.com/ |
| YouTube - Web 2.0 Using the Web 2.0 write up in Wikipedia this video is to help teach educators about Web 2.0 tools. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsa5ZTRJQ5w |
| What is Web 2.0? Definition from WhatIs.com Web 2.0 (or Web 2) is the popular term for advanced Internet technology and applications including blogs, wikis, RSS and social bookmarking. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci1169528,00.html |
ARTICLES
Heard the Songs? Check Out the Profile!
It’s amazing what can result from one little song. I wrote a simple, melancholy love song years ago called “Leaves” – it was released as part of a six-song acoustic solo EP called Spaghetti Midwestern. It wasn’t released on a label, it was an independent project, limited run, a modest budget for the recording, artwork, promotions, and so on. It’s still available from a few sources, myself included, though I’ve nearly run out of them and won’t do another run. Instead, I plan to re-release the six songs (with other tunes in a similar style) on a new CD next year, on Spade Kitty Records (http://www.myspace.com/spadekittyrecords) – the Chicago indie label that carries my CD with my band, The Pralines.
Anyway, now and then I still receive queries for this humble little effort, and the song “Leaves” appears to be the most popular tune on the disk. It captivated one listener so much, he decided to contact me about covering it on a CD project he was planning. The gent’s name is Ron Martin, from North Carolina, and he was planning a recording to benefit the Liddy Shriver...
Read more
What’s the Secret Code?
Musicians’ sites do not live by communications alone! Obviously, you need to let people know who you are, what you do, putting your best foot (or song) forward. You’ve shared all the information that’s fit to print … once you’ve done that, it’s time to upload your art. For those of you already well versed in MySpace Music, this may contain pretty elementary information, but read along anyway; a little review occasionally is good.
MySpace allows you to upload a maximum of six tunes, which must be your original compositions. (I know that’s probably a moot point, considering you’ve created the page to promote your work, among other things.) MySpace Music offers options of whether you wish to make a song available in its entirety or just a segment, whether you want the song to be available for download, and so on. From the “Profile” tab, select “Edit Profile” to add or change your featured songs. You can indicate the order in which songs play when friends visit your page, and you also can allow friends to add your songs to their profiles.
But let’s say you’re ready...
Read more
Translate
