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I gave in and answered the siren call of Twitter. Click the button to follow: … [Read more...]
Why don't we apply the successful marketing and publicity campaigns we see in our everyday lives to the performing arts? Great ideas are right there, ripe for the emulating. And who's responsible for the wide-reaching problems in ticket sales and … [Read More...]
Jan 18-22, 2010: I hosted a virtual panel on when and how artists, managers, journalists, presenters and publicists single out musicians for being "special" in their promotion and career-building efforts. Participants included musician, pianist … [Read More...]
Now Play ItThis site has musicians teaching viewers how to play their most popular songs on the guitar via downloadable video. … [Read More...]
MOMA - Eye on EuropeThis microsite for one of MOMA's 2006 exhibitions is a(n extreme) lesson in what can be done digitally for special projects (world premieres?). … [Read More...]
SpoonThis website makes me feel impossibly uncool, and I love it for that very reason. … [Read More...]
The Metropolitan OperaSometimes, when the (performing arts) world gets me down, I go to The Met's website and feel better about it all. … [Read More...]
RSS is an acronym for "RDF Site Summary," or "Rich Site Summary." RSS is a family of XML-based Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts in a standardized format. … [Read More...]
YouTube, created in 2005, is a free video sharing website where users can upload, view, and share video clips. YouTube uses Adobe Flash technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and … [Read More...]
Wikipedia, created in 2001, is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project. Wikipedia's articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information. Articles are written collaboratively by … [Read More...]
MySpace, launched in 2004, allows anyone aged 14 and over to create a personal profile. Unlike other social networking sites, MySpace allows users to personalize their profiles by entering HTML into certain areas on their pages, thus displaying … [Read More...]
Facebook, launched in 2004, is now the largest social networking website in the United States, overtaking MySpace in 2009. The free-access website allows users to easily connect and interact with other people, and it is now also possible to create a … [Read More...]
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Eric on Ladies and gentlemen: GUSTAVO!!
It's not unprecedented. Zubin Mehta has a muppet named after him http://twitpic.com/85r09hwilliam osborne on Ladies and gentlemen: GUSTAVO!!
Could this cartoon of Kermit visiting the doctor be seen as commentary about image management? http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=5201william osborne on On my own
A very interesting article appeared in the Guardian yesterday about how the opera “Klinghofer” brought an end to Alice Goodman’s...fleck on On my own
We're taught that bragging is rude, but self-promotion is exactly that. If you choose the self promo route, you'll need...william osborne on On my own
Self-promotion raises many issues. Some of the artists who work I most admire would not be in a position...C.J. Sperling on Superstars
The title clearly refers to the 1993 movie "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" (so I have some guesses about the...Karen on Maazel (Kl)outs the NY Phil
As usual Amanda, you are right on....beautifully written, thoughtful, and - most importantly -- hilarious.Ellen on Maazel (Kl)outs the NY Phil
This post is totally hilarious. I completely agree with you Amanda, it's irritating when musicians have a "social networking presence"...Sarah on Superstars
Agreed! Why read so much into it (or maybe not enough)? I don't claim to know a lick of German,...william osborne on Maazel (Kl)outs the NY Phil
I find a deeper dimension in all of this image management which might be expressed in broader metaphorical terms –...