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  0 0 Asking this panel of experts here on Questionland counts as "Web 2.0", doesn't it? Fnarf answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago | Report 1 comment by Jake London… 0 0 Yes, but as the person who asked the question, I can say with some confidence that it's probably not the most interesting use of Web 2.0. Jake London commented over 2 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I like the pithiness of Twitter as a promo tool. Give me 140 characters (or fewer) and a link and I'll check out your music, etc. Or not. But I probably will. (You have to convince me to follow you, of course, so be interesting. Thanks.) Videos are an excellent way to promote, too. Clips on Vimeo are always buggy as hell, in my experience; I prefer YouTube. Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 You know, I'm actually surprised I don't see more bands doing creative things with Facebook and Twitter and such. Tons of bands use these networks, but rarely do I see anyone do anything more than basic self-promotion. When Soundgarden played that "secret" show at the Showbox, they gave away tickets via a scavenger hunt throughout the city by posting photos on Twitter--a couple bands have done stuff like that, and I think that's great! But you really have to have a good following of fans to make something like that successful/worth the effort. I wonder why more bands don't make facebook pages to get on certain shows or to play certain clubs or something. Like, would Bumbershoot or the Capitol Hill Block Party (or anywhere else, for that matter) consider booking a band if they created a fanpage like "Get so and so to play Bumbershoot!"? Maybe not, but it'd be funny if a band tried something like that (and even better if they succeeded!) Megan Seling answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 When we did Go! Machine at the end of last year They Live (now Mash Hall) did some great videos on Vimeo that were a simple splicing together of some party scenes from cheeseball 80's films with the show info flashing over it. They were silly but really really funny and they got re-posted by a ton of people on Facebook and Twitter. Fresh Espresso did a similar thing for our anniversary show as well. Just short videos of them and their friends being goofballs. I think both example lent the sense that "hey this show is going to be fun!" This is a cool question. Interested to hear what other people have to say. Eli Anderson answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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