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In a small survey (1,038 sample) conducted recently by Posterous co-founder Garry Tan, Tumblr was found to be the most used social network among Internet-users aged 13-25, narrowly beating out Facebook. Though that may not come as a shock to you, Tan, who is 31 said the results “blew [him] away.” “To be honest, it's […]

Instagram has posted a blog detailing how the popular photo-sharing app will deal with @mentions  going forward. If you have ever mentioned an instagram user within the app whose Twitter handle is different, you know what a hassle it can be when you choose to share the post via Twitter, only to accidentally @mention some […]

Levi Benton and Ryan Neff of Miss May I recently came by the AP office and sat down with our Web Editor Mat Colwell to answer some Twitter questions from fans.  The duo touch on their craziest tour experiences, disclose a few well-kept secrets from Miss May I's early days and explain how thoroughly stoked they […]

Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem was recently interviewed by Internet sensation @JADEDPUNKHULK for Low Times. Here's an excerpt: “LET CLEAR THE AIR HERE: HULK HEAR THAT BRIAN A PRETTY CHRISTIAN GUY. AND YET, HULK WATCH INTERVIEW WHERE BRIAN SAY JAWBREAKER JUST “ALRIGHT”. HULK THOUGHT CHRISTIANS NOT ALLOWED TO LIE? HERE CHANCE TO DO PENANCE: […]

The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon will be answering questions this afternoon via the band's twitter account, beginning at 5 p.m. ET. Check out an update below:   Today at 5pm EST just tweet with #askbrian and I'll be there live to answer. — The Gaslight Anthem (@gaslightanthem) April 19, 2012  

Twitter has launched a “how to” guide for musicians and artists on its website. The guide helps get musicians started with the service and gives tips on how to best utilize the tools Twitter offers. Emphasizing the direct connection Twitter gives musicians to their fans, the company says:  “A Twitter connection tells fans how much […]

It’s a fairly safe assumption that social networking and its trappings dominate our lives, whether we want them to or not. The proliferation of activity on platforms like Facebook and Twitter has helped millions of people gain access to more information than ever before, and similarly, has enabled musicians reach a much larger audience than […]

(Photo: @marieke_h) In the wake of today's stage collapse at the Belgium music festival Pukkelpop, musicians have taken to Twitter to express their condolences and thoughts about the tragedy. A list of responses can be found below–but feel free to add others in the comments. @PanicAtTheDisco Everyone at pukkelpop, first of all, we hope you […]

A band’s online presence is more important than ever. Keeping an audience attentive and satisfied, however, requires acts to adapt to new techniques and an always-evolving Internet culture. This isn’t easy: As every band bum-rushes Web 2.0 with reckless abandon, a plethora of ineffective strategies and vexing habits plagues musicians everywhere. The trick is to […]