Feb 21

YouTube Views Now Factored into Billboard Music Charts

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Craig Smith

Google announced today that they have struck a deal with Billboard and Nielsen to play a role in the calculation of their weekly music charts. Continue reading →

Apr 20

Ford Turns Paris Into Real Pinball Game (video)

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Craig Smith

To promote their new Active Park Assist feature, Ford turned a Parisian block into a real pinball game. Continue reading →

Jan 06

Digital Finally Overtakes Physical Music in 2011

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Craig Smith

Here is an interesting read from Econsultancy about how digital music sales has surpassed physical music sales in 2011. Nielsen and Billboard teamed up for the report that showed 50.3% of all music sales to be digital. Continue reading →

Jan 24

Billboard’s New Music Chart Based on Social Media Popularity

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Craig Smith

Last month, Billboard launched a new way to measure music popularity- a chart based on social media activity. The Social 50‘s rankings reflect social media statistics like new weekly artist page likes and views, new followers, song streaming, etc. on … Continue reading →