Members uz3r Posted April 15, 2009 Members Posted April 15, 2009 My band jumped straight on the myspace bandwagon, your silly not really. Then we also jumped on the Facebook bandwagon fairly quickly too. Now theres Twitter!!! Im getting sick of all these online communities. Do you guys see Twitter to offer something over myspace and facebook? Its getting lots of hype in the media at the moment but I wonder if it will die down? It would be an increasingly royal pain in the ass to update an official website, a myspace, a facebook AND a Twitter page. But I guess if it benefits the band then you have to consider it!?
Moderators daddymack Posted April 15, 2009 Moderators Posted April 15, 2009 I think membership for that should be limited to twits...IMHO...
Members uz3r Posted April 15, 2009 Author Members Posted April 15, 2009 I think membership for that should be limited to twits...IMHO... personally yes, but twits can buy cd's and merch too.
Members stopthebus Posted April 15, 2009 Members Posted April 15, 2009 A ton of bands are using Twitter, I think it's definitely going to be around for a while. And it doesn't take any work at all to use, you can just write 1 sentence every couple days and people are interested.
Members Kramerguy Posted April 15, 2009 Members Posted April 15, 2009 twitter has a widget that can embed into your myspace page, allowing updates to myspace right from a cellphone, a FANTASTIC way to update your fans, especially when you are on the road. It's a tool, just like myspace and facebook, and if used properly, can yield great results. Keep in mind the old music models are out the window, and today's 15 year old kids are setting the standards for the next rulebook. Like it or not, that's the way it is. So you have the choice to embrace it, or mock it.
Members richardmac Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 None of them will do a damn thing to sell your CD's. I personally love twitter though, for keeping up with what my friends are doing and some other stuff. Brent Spiner is in my twitter list, and he's funnier than hell!
Members germs Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 You gotta stay connected. How the hell else are you gonna get people to come pay you $5 to watch your band play? I mean, seriously...
Members stopthebus Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 None of them will do a damn thing to sell your CD's. Yeah...that's not really true. It's all about promotion, getting people to shows, which gets CDs sold. If you're saying that an online presence does nothing to boost CD sales, that's just not true.
Members uz3r Posted April 16, 2009 Author Members Posted April 16, 2009 Ive opened up a Twitter account for the band. Ill promo it for a while and see what the response is like. If people use it and like it, we'll keep doing it. If not, we'll quit it!
Members MusicGuy101 Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 We started a Twitter account not too long ago also. Bah. If it's the hot thing right now and there's people out there just itching to 'follow' somebody to use their twitter account, why not. Cross promo each one. I'm sure there are music fans out there that prefer MySpace over the rest the same way some might enjoy Facebook or Twitter as the main source of info to stay in touch with the band. The more the merrier. Worse that happens, an extra person or two finds you because of it but yes, maybe it's all one big waste of time never converting to $$$ or any fans. If it makes you feel better, you're not alone going into it so there are a bunch of us wasting time as well with ya, hehe.
Members backtoblue Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 If nothing else, you can sync your Twitter account with Facebook, MySpace, Reverbnation, etc. so you can make one "tweet" and it will update all of your sites. Other than that, I haven't found much use for it. I do think it will be the "next big thing" as far as social networking sites go. Guess we'll see...
Members Kramerguy Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 Like it or not, that's the way it is. So you have the choice to embrace it, or mock it.
Members cs0khunter82 Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 Hey, why wouldn't you do twitter? When you're a band and you're wanting to make it, you'll do whatever it takes to get your name and music out there. And these days, with the ever changing scene, it seems these online communities are just a small piece of what it's going to take.
Members danosongs Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 I only promote my own Website and my own mailing list. Why on earth would we want to promote other Websites owned by huge corporations that feed off our free content. It worse than the worse major label deal. "Friends" should be that - a place to keep in touch with your actual friends and family, which I actually like facebook for allot. As for myspace, I check into that ghost town every month or so to check my band spam lol. Just wait until Fox decides myspace is not in their corporate agenda and it goes the way of mp3.com. Where will all your "friends" be then?.... I'll have my mailing list.
Members richardmac Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 Yeah...that's not really true. It's all about promotion, getting people to shows, which gets CDs sold. If you're saying that an online presence does nothing to boost CD sales, that's just not true. I'm forced to agree with you. I was kinda being snarky. I have a gig Saturday night and I will definitely mention it on Twitter, which in turn posts to my facebook page, where my friends and relatives will see it. And if it motivates them to come and see me, and if I end up selling them a CD, then yes, it did indeed help. But too many people think they can toss up a myspace page and pimp their CD's and gigs and it will make people come to shows. It doesn't really work that way. People are totally sick of myspace band spam. Facebook, on the other hand, is all about keeping people who you know (friends, family) in the loop. And that can actually work, so long as it's perceived that you are not spamming them. Every artist should have a website. And artists should take advantage of the best technologies. That used to be MySpace but not so much anymore. Now it's Twitter, linked to FaceBook. Tomorrow I don't know what it will be.
Members richardmac Posted April 16, 2009 Members Posted April 16, 2009 If nothing else, you can sync your Twitter account with Facebook, MySpace, Reverbnation, etc. so you can make one "tweet" and it will update all of your sites. Other than that, I haven't found much use for it. I do think it will be the "next big thing" as far as social networking sites go. Guess we'll see... How do you post on twitter and have it show up on myspace? I did a search and only found directions for the other way around...
Members uz3r Posted April 16, 2009 Author Members Posted April 16, 2009 How do you post on twitter and have it show up on myspace? I did a search and only found directions for the other way around... Ive looked into this too... Its a bit misleading, you cant actually use twitter to directly update your myspace or facebook 'status'. But instead you can get a Twitter 'widget' which you can place on your myspace or facebook and you can update that. make sense? Ive done it here: www.myspace.com/isleofcapri
Members Kramerguy Posted April 17, 2009 Members Posted April 17, 2009 Every artist should have a website. And artists should take advantage of the best technologies. That used to be MySpace but not so much anymore. Now it's Twitter, linked to FaceBook. Tomorrow I don't know what it will be. Myspace is still the #1 band site. While sites like Facebook and Twitter have carved out the niche of the social side of the networking, neither are replacing myspace's gig calendar, audio/video capabilities, etc.. Don't discount myspace.. every new bar we book at, the first question is almost always "what's your myspace page address?". No site out there has yet to touch myspace on sheer volume (musicians forest, imdaba (or whatever it's called), although many try. It seems like a new one pops up every day, but myspace is the ONLY one that actually connects the fans to the bands (successfully). Look at twitter and facebook as accessories to myspace, rather than replacements.
Members stopthebus Posted April 17, 2009 Members Posted April 17, 2009 I only promote my own Website and my own mailing list. Why on earth would we want to promote other Websites owned by huge corporations that feed off our free content. It worse than the worse major label deal. That doesn't really make sense. Myspace is a site visited by millions of people. They allow you to (for free) post your music so that people can listen to it. They give you a media player, a show calendar, a blog, photo postings, etc. I don't understand how you are losing anything by using myspace. If no one visited/used Myspace, venues and bookers etc., then it would be pointless, but the fact is that Myspace is what bookers and venues use. And it doesn't hurt you at all to use it.
Members voxfreak Posted April 18, 2009 Members Posted April 18, 2009 yah social networking sites arent the best way to press your music, but realize that they are another way for sure. Its all free and think about it, if you even get 1 new listener then the 5 minutes you put into making a page will probably be worth it.
Members MusicGuy101 Posted April 20, 2009 Members Posted April 20, 2009 Just a note, there are now actually more users on Facebook than MySpace. I found it interesting. Doesn't mean Facebook is more popular or better to use than MySpace for bands, but interesting none the less. Plus with the semi-recent addition to public pages, a band's page is a lot more accessible than it used to be.
Members germs Posted April 20, 2009 Members Posted April 20, 2009 You got to use the current models of communication to reach the most number of listeners. Personally (and I'm not bragging b/c this takes a lot of effort), my band updates approximately 20+ social/personal sites weekly for the sake of the fanbase. But it works. It really does. Even if it's in the form of something intangible like playcounts or hits OR in the form of more people through the door at the next show. Use what works.
Members knobye Posted April 20, 2009 Members Posted April 20, 2009 You got to use the current models of communication to reach the most number of listeners.Personally (and I'm not bragging b/c this takes a lot of effort), my band updates approximately 20+ social/personal sites weekly for the sake of the fanbase. But it works. It really does. Even if it's in the form of something intangible like playcounts or hits OR in the form of more people through the door at the next show.Use what works. I agree. We've been trying out a new strategy that incorporates bringing the music to the fans rather than trying to change people's habits and force them to our website. We've been working on streamlining everything and making sure that all info is current and consistent on every website. Reverbnation.com has been great in utilizing their widgets to eat up less time in doing this. Myspace is downward sliding in part due to bandspam. For my personal myspace, I'm sick of bands adding me and then clogging up my bulletins and comments. Contrawise, if I add a band I like then I really don't mind getting a lot of bulletins from them. Point being that I don't myspace whore as much, and don't feel guilty if I send out more than one bulletin a week. Twitter is even better because the only people who get your tweet are those who want it. We've got our feed linked to our Reverbnation account. It's a great way to send out short msgs when I'm not by a computer.
Members Dawwger2009 Posted April 21, 2009 Members Posted April 21, 2009 I myself have found it increasingly time consuming...Ie: website, Facebook, Myspace...Especially since It seems no-one else in the band seems to want to step up to the task. Aaarrrg....now Twitter. does anyone out there think that there's some twisted ass behind Twitter, just laughing like hell about all the professionals running around being concerned with twitting, and tweeting:blah:...I think even Tweety bird must be laughing ;- ) http://www.myspace.com/deepfryedmojo http://www.deepfryedmojo.com
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