ARCHIVE: October 2008

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October 27, 2008

Google Loves GarageSpin a Little Less...

I am so very sad.  As of last week, GarageSpin.com dropped down in PageRank (Google's organic relevance ranking for websites) from "5" to "4", on a scale of 1 to 10.  While a PageRank change does not have much impact... Read More

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October 26, 2008

GigPay: Preventing Promoter and Artist Bitchas#ness

Interesting.  The music industry (or any 'event-based' industry for that matter) is full of black hat stories of contracts being broken, artists getting screwed, or promoters losing bands in clutch moments.  For example:Band plays gig.  Venue decides not to pay... Read More

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October 19, 2008

Notes From My Trip to Vegas...

Well, we're back from our trip to Las Vegas.  A few random, points of note/discovery/highlight:We met "Miss Jay Alexander", the cross-dressing, male runway coach that teaches new models how to walk all sexy-like on the show America's Next Top Model,... Read More

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October 11, 2008

ReverbNation Launches Digital Distribution to iTunes etc.

ReverbNation has always impressed me with their breadth of online promotion tools for bands.  If you haven't set up an account with them, I'd seriously consider giving their service a try.One service they lacked was digital distribution -- they used... Read More

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October 10, 2008

Heading to DMA Vegas

I'm heading to the annual "Direct Marketer's Association" conference in Las Vegas tomorrow morning...but won't be attending any of the panels.  Panels are mostly composed of fluffy hot air, anyway.  The week is more about hangin' with people you work... Read More

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October 05, 2008

WordCamp New York: We Came, We Saw, We Geeked Out

I'm back from WordCamp New York, which was awesome.  I was reminded of several things:Damn, I _really_ need to launch the Wordpress-powered GarageSpin.There are an overwhelming number of smart people involved in technology.  A lot of them are "consultants" or... Read More

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October 04, 2008

Heading to WordCamp NYC

Because GarageSpin.com is switching from Movable Type to Wordpress...er, some day, anyway...it seemed like a good idea to check out WordCamp NYC to learn more about the paltform's future, and meet some of the folks using it.  And besides, the... Read More

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