Archive for the 'Technology' Category


Spotify’s Fan Study

https://fanstudy.byspotify.com There is more information on this page and in its links than you can devour and comprehend in one sitting, but you should dive in. All the conversation re Spotify has been about payouts. That ship has sailed, now it’s about building your audience so that it will speed up and enhance the flywheel […]

The New Michael Lewis Book

“The Premonition: A Pandemic Story”: https://amzn.to/3o7cdUf 1 Michael Lewis makes ordinary people stars. Like Billy Beane. And Michael Burry. And now Charity Dean. The “New York Times” gave this book a positive review, the “Wall Street Journal” a negative one. The WSJ said been there, done that, it’s in the past, so why bother sifting […]

Tower Of Babel Society

“Elon Musk is being brought in to save SNL’s sagging ratings. He could sink the show in other ways. – In the entertainment and business worlds, there is an argument in favor of the unorthodox host — as well as plenty of warnings”: https://wapo.st/3nXWs1Q Trump united us. Elon Musk is crazy, unsocialized like many scientists. He’s […]

TikTok Deep Dive

“How TikTok Chooses Which Songs Go Viral – The app’s hits seem to emerge organically, but the success of artists like Megan Thee Stallion reveals a highly managed curation process”: https://bloom.bg/3e6C9Mo This is the most important music business article you will read all year, well at least the year that’s already transpired. And what stuns […]