technology
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What Baby Yoda Can Teach Us About the Future of Memes
When George Lucas was pitching Star Wars and every major studio was rejecting it except for one, he probably couldn’t have imagined the three words together: “Baby Yoda memes.” Although, given that the word “meme” orginated from the Ancient Greek word of mīmēma (“imitated thing”), maybe Yoda himself – a connisseur of broken English translations of ancient…
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Deepfake Face Generators & The Uncanny Valley
The aptly named “thispersondoesnotexist.com” generates faces randomly. The ostensible purpose of this deepfake face generator is a little unclear, but I’m assuming the developers wanted to show how real deepfake faces can look. The result is… creepy. With a click of the mouse, you can generate faces of people who never lived. “Deepfake” is a…
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[INFOGRAPHIC] What Apple Music Means for Bands & Fans
Apple Music has gotten a lot of attention since being announced on June 30. Personally, I haven’t been convinced that Apple is offering anything new with the service. If you’re just a distributor, that really only gives you so many options when it comes to distinguishing your service from another service. So how does it really compare when…
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Apple Music & The Make-Believe Streaming Music Market
Apple Music is the latest and greatest to enter a crowded space: the streaming music market. Like the other big new competitor, Tidal, Apple Music is only going to offer paid subscriptions, instead of ad-sponsored free music. But why? Why is any company even bothering to enter this space? There is no streaming music market. Period.…
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Bands: Don’t Forget This One Thing When Marketing Online
The promise of going viral has never sounded so sweet. From Rebecca Black’s “Friday” to the newly viral and morbidly interesting “Brick in Yo Face” by Stitches, marketing your band online seems like it has magical powers. One day, you make a YouTube video. The next… well… you’re famous. Right? Or maybe you’ll find the…
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5 Boston Music Tech Start-Ups You Should Know About
We might already be entering the era of music business 3.0. That’s at least what the CEO of music technology start-up Gideen told me in my recent interview with him. I like the term. It acknowledges that streaming and downloadable songs (music business 2.0) existed before this new wave of music tech start-ups. And also…
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7 Things Making Musicians (and the Music Industry) Go Out of Business
I recently stumbled across a really interesting documentary – “Unsound.” No, it’s not out yet. In fact, maybe it never will be. Right now, it’s in the funding stages on IndieGoGO and I beseech everyone to go help make it become a reality. Writers, artists, musicians – anyone who does creative stuff needs to donate…
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