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Blogger — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:13:07 -0000

I realize this is 4 years post-post :) but now, in 2012, Twitter *is* "teeming with celebrities" -- and sometimes that's not a good thing. If you can filter out the dumb reality stars and obnoxious druggies, it can be a useful tool.

MySpace, meanwhile, isn't as popular as it once was, and Facebook is getting a lot of backlash for its practices both online and off. But YouTube remains a great place for artists of all kinds to promote their work, and blogging, I think, will remain the standby. Everything else is pretty much ancillary, but useful tools to have depending on how one uses them.

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youtube downloader — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:59:05 -0000

Grace provides links to her YouTube videos, to photos on Flickr, and to other little tidbits all through her website. It gives you a sense of what she’s about, her style, and a peek at what you’re missing if you don’t go to her concerts. Sure there’s a store and other things you’d expect from a professional musician, but if you fault her for that, you’re crazy. After watching/listening to her YouTube videos, I plan on picking up her debut solo album, Fantasies, myself. : )

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tinku gallery — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:27:10 -0000

Hi Chris,

What a great blog. I am trying to find ways to use social media for my contemporary art gallery, starting with the gallery blog and moving through to our website. I was reading something Seth Godin wrote about how technology can level the playing field for small businesses and that applies to people in the arts as well -- look at how many musicians are building up a following and bypassing the mainstream labels.

I agree with David Usher's comment that the ads can be a bit distracting - not sure I would want too many ads on an artist's site. I am definitely not using ads on my blog.

--Amrita

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Brian Crouch — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:50:47 -0000

Musicians, comics... and many other variety acts such as magicians and hypnotists are making substantial use of social media. Brilliant illusionist Cyril Takayama is a "YouTube star"-- gaining hundreds of thousands of English-speaking fans even as he performs his magic in Japanese! His magic is just as astonishing with no subtitles.

It's a new American century. Weird Al Yankovic released his "Trapped in the Drive-thru" video exclusively on MySpace.

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Erik Luchauer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:53:57 -0000

I came across your site through the blog of a Twitter contact, of all places. Here's the post...

http://olivestreetfilms.wor...

I'm fairly new at trying to promote my new website, but definitely have some new things to try after reading your posts. Thanks for the suggestions and ideas. I'm definitely bookmarking this site in my favs!

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Roland Hesz — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:11:01 -0000

Thank you for the Stretching Interval pointer :)

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Kevin Lockett — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:30:21 -0000

This is great! I've started on Social Media campaign for the City of Akron's summer concert series and this post has given some new things to work with.

Kevin Lockett, Social Marketing
Lock 3 Live

www.lock3live.blogspot.com

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natasha — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:07:49 -0000

The thing I love about utilizing social media to promote our creative professions is that its free and opens up opportunities to advance compared to the traditional methods. I've recieved opportunities with television, movies, and editors because of places like myspace. Its priceless! I talk about how to utilize social media for artists on the EBSQ art blog.

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david usher — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:39:20 -0000

i love all the things shes doing on her blog, the only thing i question is the ads, im curious how much money she is really earning from them and if it helps "the brand"
david

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EggManJohn — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:52:01 -0000

Great post! I would add that stumble and digg also definitely have a lot of scope for promotion of entertainers. The most likely for the above two sites would be a publicity stunt, as these are the types of things that would generate a bundle of digg/stumble traffic and votes.

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Stretching Intervals / Grace — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:15:34 -0000

Chris,

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful post. I really feel as though you understand what it is that I'm trying to do - of course, I learned a great deal about social media from reading your blog!:)

I just started using these social media tools a few months ago, and so far I'm not really sure what the impact will be overall on my career. I'm also waiting to see how traditional and conservative colleagues in my field will react. However, I must say that I am enjoying blogging, Twitter, and these other outlets so very much, especially because of the interesting people that I get to meet. They have provided me with another set of tools to connect with people in a different way.

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Youlay — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:46:59 -0000

And I found it really interesting to press play, listen to her, while reading your post. It is more likely to focus on what you are writing while listening. You should do that more often.

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Laura Rebecca — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:44:27 -0000

Chris, thanks so much for posting this series (is it a series?) of "social media starter moves" articles. After your last one for small businesses, I've made major overhauls to how I market my biz on the web, and now this article has even more suggestions that I will use and pass on to friends.

PS a music producer I'm collaborating with said that once he put himself on Myspace, his business increased tenfold---so there is proof that it works!

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Tammy Lenski — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:13:58 -0000

Chris, thanks for introducing me to Grace with your post.

I was reminded of the way that singer Christine Kane (www.ChristineKane.com) uses blogging in ways similar to Grace. She writes about her music, yes, but she also writes about her life and weaves funny, insightful stories that echo the stories in her songs.

But most importantly, when I met Christine in person, I found her to be just like the person in her blog and I appreciated even more that she writes just like she is.

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Ricardo Bueno — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:28:40 -0000

I think this is an excellent set of recommendations already. Especially the recommendation to create balance (a.k.a. stretch out). The perfect balance amongst all social media avenues is a great way to find 'new' people. After all, they help keep your content fresh!