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Ryerson Entertainment Conference: Where commerce and creativity connect

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Andrew Dick 0 Comments Music, musictech, Tech

Have you heard about Ryerson Universities entertainment conference – REC? It’s a student-run two-day conference that looks at entertainment technology, communications and media.

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Social media app Vertigo allows you to give yourself a soundtrack with song stories

May 9, 2018 Thomas Dennett 0 Comments app, Music Sharing, Music Streaming

I’ve always thought that everyday life would be more exciting with a soundtrack. Morning coffee accompanied by soothing indie rock,

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This Startup App Does Music Instant Messaging Better Than Snapchat

May 15, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments app, Beatshare, Instant, Messaging, Music, Snapchat, Startup

Do you wish you could add a bit more tunage to your Snaps? The current process for adding music to Snapchat

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Social Media Tech 

Does That Emoji Mean What You Think It Does?

May 6, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Emojis, Facebook, First Amendment, Lawsuits

Welcome to the 21st century, where emojis might soon become evidence in courtrooms. A new paper from Eric Goldman at

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Social Media Tech 

RecMob: A Social Video Community by Raine Maida

May 2, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Our Lady Peace, Raine Maida, RecMob, Rocket Mob, Social Media, Video Platform

If you feel fed up by the seemingly fake offerings on social media, Raine Maida has created the perfect video

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RedPine Concert at The Silver Dollar Room

March 7, 2017 Andrew Dick 0 Comments Concert, redpine, Silver Dollar

RedPine Music, our friends from the Music Tech MeetUp, are putting on a crowdfunded concert at the Silver Dollar April 12th. The

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Musical.ly: Why It’s So Popular with Teens and Tweens

August 15, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Musical.ly, Social Media, Teens, tweens

It seems like almost every day there’s a new app that all the cool kids — or just kids in

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Anthony Elonis Back in Court

May 4, 2016May 5, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Anthony Elonis, Facebook, First Amendment, Free Speech, protected speech, US Supreme Court

The man who claimed graphically violent messages posted on Facebook were rap lyrics and not direct threats against his ex-wife,

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Music News Social Media 

Twitter Turns to Music. Again.

February 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Room, Twitter

Anyone else remember the ill-fated experiment of Twitter Music? No? Don’t feel bad. It came and went in a blink,

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