sing Online: Animal Crossing in-game game? By irl.metafilter.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:44:54 GMT I'd like to use this thread to figure out if we should, can, or will play a game inside animal crossing. I've heard it's been done but I don't know any details. Would it be funny to play a version of d&d or a similar role playing game? I think maybe? Or keep it simple? Should we try it?Sun April 19 at 8:00 PM, Full Article Animalcrossing
sing COMIC: Hospitals Turn To Alicia Keys, U2 And The Beatles To Sing Patients Home By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Dr. Grace Farris is chief of hospital medicine at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan. She also writes a monthly comics column in the Annals of Internal Medicine called "Dr Mom." You can find her on Instagram @coupdegracefarris . Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Full Article
sing Movement Music Seeking Artists for Management, Publishing/Licensing, Label Signing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 19:24:23 +0000 Movement Music is seeking artists for management, publishing/licensing, and label roster consideration. All submissions will be reviewed by our A&R team for release opportunities with us or our partners and publishing/licensing opportunities for commercial sync. Available artist projects will be also be considered by our management team. Movement Music is a record label, publishing, and management company founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles.- Zael E. - CEO - Movement Music Deal Type: Management, Publishing/Licensing, Label Signing Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker Deal Structure: Negotiable Compensation: $1,500 - $2,000 Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready Similar Sounding Artists: Blackbear, Cashmere Cat, Louis The Child, Major Lazer, Calvin Harris, Marian Hill Full Article
sing Seeking Vocal EDM Single for Charting Female Artist By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 17:34:12 +0000 Overdrive Productions is looking for cutting edge EDM/Dance Tracks/writers/vocals for new artist Jaclyn Walker. Jaclyn Walker's current release is getting tons of radio spins around the U.S.A., Top 50 on the Mediabase Dance Radio Charts, top ten Billboard Dance Club Charts and Top 100 on the Japan Shazam Charts. We are looking for her next single to be more edgy and more of an EDM club banger. Check Jaclyn Walker out HERE We aren’t paying advances but will be using a Radio campaign promotion budget to release the record and you will receive your back end royalties as well as credit. Looking for finished songs or demos. No HIP-HOP. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. - Jared Overeem / Overdrive Productions Deal Type: Song Placement Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker Deal Structure: Negotiable Compensation: $500+ (Back-end Royalties) Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready Similar Sounding Artists: Chainsmokers - "Roses", Tritonal "Blackout", Major Lazer - "Lean On", Don Diablo & Steve Aoki - "What we Started", DJ Snake - "Middle", Alesso - "I wanna know" Full Article
sing Seeking Singers and/or Singer/Songwriters for Management By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:20:04 +0000 I'm seeking extraordinary singers and/or singer/songwriters with superstar quality for management. These singers must submit their hottest music to me on this platform only for a management signing with Dreamwire Entertainment. Bobby Springsteen started as a recording artist then went on to become an A&R for several labels. He's now Founder/CEO of Dreamwire Entertainment Inc. managing artists, producers, songwriters, and screenwriters. He consults with publishing companies and has been instrumental in developing Notting Hill Publishing and its urban catalogue, as well as Royalty Network. - Bobby Springsteen / Dreamwire Entertainment Deal Type: Management Signing Decision Maker: We are the final decision maker Deal Structure: Exclusive Compensation: $1,000+ Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready Full Article
sing Looking for Singer / Songwriter Artists for Development Opportunities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 06 May 2017 23:34:27 +0000 Vibey Studios is looking for singer songwriter artists for development in America We are looking for artists with strong material and image in the acoustic 'singer songwriter indie pop rock alternative' sub genre We are looking to find the next 'Lorde, Lana Del Ray, Ed Sheeren, Ellie Goulding, Aimee Mann' Several of our recent artist have signed to record companies and prominent management companies. As a Writer / producer / programmer James is credited with 60 million record sales worldwide. His work having also won 3 Brit awards, 18 Grammys and 2 Ivor Novello awards since 2001. James's client list includes: ‘U2’, ‘Madonna,’ ‘Dido,’ ‘Phil Collins’, ‘Manic Street Preachers’, ‘Kylie Minogue,’ 'Mel C', ‘Brian Eno’, ‘Keane’, 'Sinead O'Connor', 'Bryan Ferry', 'Alex James from Blur',' Pet Shop Boys', 'Joe Satriani ', 'Annie Lennox', 'The Cure' Siobhan Donaghy ...and many more!- James Sanger Owner / Vibey Developments Deal Type: Artist Development Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker Deal Structure: Non-Exclusive Compensation: Negotiable Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready Similar Sounding Artists: Lorde, Lana Del Ray, Ed Sheeren, Ellie Goulding, Aimee Mann Full Article
sing Viral Music Media Seeking Pop for Sync Licensing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 11 May 2017 06:20:34 +0000 We are a sync licensing company based in Hollywood, CA. We are searching for the next big pop artist to place their music in tv, film, commercials, games, etc. We have new placements available weekly. We are open to a wide range of pop artists and sounds such as Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Justin Beiber, Mindless Behavior, Katy Perry, Calvin Harris. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. Our clients want high-quality, well-made, well-recorded music in all genres. This music and recording quality needs to stand up to the best that is out there, because that is what we are competing with, so keep that in mind.Compensation will vary greatly based on the scope of the project and purpose of the songs employed. Placements can range from under $100 to thousands of dollars for a single agreement. Viral Music Media commissions 50% of the gross licensing fee. We keep 50% of the publishing royalties. You retain 100% of your writer’s share.- Lamar / Viral Music Media Deal Type: Catalog Inclusion Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker Deal Structure: Non-Exclusive Compensation: Negotiable based on placement Song Quality: Fully mastered, Broadcast ready Similar Sounding Artists: Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Justin Beiber, Mindless Behavior, Katy Perry, Calvin Harris Full Article
sing Seeking Covers of Hit Songs for Licensing Placements By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:38:26 +0000 The post houses and advertising agencies we work with seem to have a never ending demand for covers of popular songs. Therefor, we would like to broaden our catalog with inventive cover versions of compositions that have been big worldwide hits. We are not looking for interpretations trying to imitate the original. We are seeking just the opposite - new takes on well known songs which transport them to new, unexpected directions. Covers are usually considered for film trailers and big ad campaigns, so it would be great to hear submissions that have space and a “cinematic” sound. However, if you have a dynamic, aggressive cover of a slow song, that could work too. Below are some brilliant examples of what we would like to hear: - Skylar Grey - Addicted To Love - Vega Choir - Creep - Lo-Fang - You’re The One That I Want - Hannah Peel - Tainted Love - Think Up Anger feat. Malia J - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Lorde - Everybody Wants To Rule The World - KI Theory - Enjoy The Silence Please submit only professionally recorded and mastered songs. As an added bonus, if your cover is Selected, we will offer to release your music on Filter Label. The songs by our talented artists can be heard in The OA, Exatlon, The Matrix Revisited, CSI: Las Vegas, Nikita, on ads for McDonald's, Nike, Philip Morris, Nestle Wagner, Bank Millennium, in shows on MTV, CNN, Nat Geo, NBC, Al Jazeera, Esquire, Channel 4 and almost every major TV network in the world.- Emil Hadji Panzov Founder / CEO - Filter Label Full Article
sing Artistry Worldwide Seeking Pop for Film and TV Licensing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:49:14 +0000 Artistry Worldwide is seeking easy to clear, well-produced pop music for film and tv licensing. Both instrumentals and vocal songs. We get a constant stream of TV and film briefs and are always in need of quality music. You must own or have the rights to the track(s) you are submitting. Please submit your best work for consideration. Artistry Worldwide is a new media company headed by Max Gousse based out of Los Angeles with a hub in emerging markets such as Toronto, Dubai, London, and Seoul. The mission for Artistry Worldwide is quite simple: to become the number one brand in developing new talent in media worldwide. - Artistry Worldwide Deal Type: Sync Placement Decision Maker: Selected tracks will be pitched for final decision Deal Structure: Negotiable Compensation: Negotiable - Typically $1K+ Song Quality: Fully mastered, Broadcast ready Full Article
sing Seeking Singer Songwriter Music for Release and Sync Placements By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:58:45 +0000 We need more Singer Songwriter material in our catalog. We are seeking intelligent storytelling backed with masterful instrumentation. Something along the sound of Elbow, Fink, Feist or Bon Iver would be perfect. Please DON'T SUBMIT UNFINISHED DEMOS. We accept only professionally recorded and fully mastered material. We are proud to have a unique business model and an artist-friendly agreement. The music released on Filter Label is instantly included in our catalog for licensing placements which is sent out to top music supervisors and agents. We have hundreds of songs placed in ad campaigns (McDonald's, Nike, Bank Millennium, Nestle, Philip Morris), TV series (The OA, Exatlon, CSI: Las Vegas, Nikita, Top Boy), films (Loneliness, Sex and Compassion, The Matrix Revisited, Cherie, Mission: Wolf), and on network television (CNN, MTV, Channel 5, National Geographic, NBA, UFC), etc.- Emil Hadji Panzov / Filter Label Full Article
sing Positive tracks needed for Online Video & Advertising use up to £1,000 per use By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 May 2019 17:56:08 +0000 Seeking positive music for use in online video & advertising campaigns! Music must be good vibes, positive and upbeat. All genres considered ie, Dance, Rock, Jazz, Electronica, Pop, R&B, Hip Hop, Classical, Orchestral, Ambient... etc. Music must be high-quality, mixed and mastered. Instrumental tracks preferred, but great vocal tracks accepted too and if you can supply instrumentals even better! All music will be listened to, reviewed and feedback given. Artists must own all rights to their music and there must be no copyright infringement. Selected tracks will be licensed on a non-exclusive basis (so you maintain all rights to your music), simply go 50-50 on deals we get for you and you keep 100% of all publishing rights. Clients are professional video production companies and advertising agencies that make high-quality online video content. Including JD Sports, The North Face, Asics, Addidas, Pringles, to name a few! Artist's receive between £50-£1,000 per track depending on use, and there’s no limit the number of times a track can be licensed. So, if you have any positive music really love to hear from you! Any questions please feel free to ask and look forward to working with you :) All the best, Giles - Giles Gale - Music supervisor, sync & Licensing Manager - Resonant Music Licensing Ps, Due to the number of submissions either myself or my colleague Liam at Resonant will respond to the submissions, thank you. Full Article
sing Beats needed for TV & Online Advertising Campaigns in South Korea ($500-$14,000 per use) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 11:51:04 +0000 Currently seeking “beats” for use in TV & Online advertising campaigns in South Korea! ,br> When I say “beats”, I mean any tracks that are driven by a breakbeat, as one, if not the most dominant part of the track. Ie, Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, Dubstep, Electronica, Edm, Trap, Grime, Experimental etc. All tracks must be upbeat and have a “Phat Beat”, “Killer Beat”, “Sick Beats”, “Dope Beat” or whatever your preferred description would be. Music must be well produced, high-quality, mixed and mastered. Instrumental tracks preferred please, but great vocal tracks can be accepted too (if you can supply instrumental versions even better) and all tempos considered. Artists must own all rights to their music 100% on both sides and there must be no copyright infringement. All music will be listened to, reviewed and feedback given. The average cost of TV advertising commercial in Korea is $800 to $1,500 per track, and for worldwide rights up to $14,000. The average cost of Online & YouTube advertising in Korea is $500-$2500 (geo restricted for single country of Korea), and worldwide use for $3000-$5000. Selected tracks be sent to clients in South Korea and music licensed on a non-exclusive basis (so you maintain all rights to your music), we simply go 50-50 on deals we get and you're paid quarterly. The South Korean market is built on a unique structure, which is not the same as any foreign market structure around the world. Because of this Korea has a higher advertising music fee than most other countries. This may be due to systemic limitations that the performing royalties cannot be collected, but also because there is no subsequent secondary payment after the initial payment of music fees. The total amount paid in Korea is 100% mechanical payout. Clients who will be using music in South Korea; Korea's major advertising agencies including the CHEIL and INOCEAN and brands such as; Samsung, LG, Hyundai and SK to name a few. If you make “beats’ I really look forward to hearing from you ! All the best, - Giles Gale - Music supervisor, sync & Licensing Manager - Resonant Music Licensing Full Article
sing Seeking Hits for Licensing Placements By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:02:50 +0000 We have been working tirelessly over the years to build the best catalog of great independent music from various genres. However, there is one area in which we feel we could do better. Therefor, we are seeking Pop music to represent for licensing in films, TV shows and ad campaigns. By “Pop” we are referring more to the broad appeal of the music than the genre. As long as the song has hit potential, we would like to hear it. Genre wise we are open, but indie pop and indie folk seem to work best for licensing placements. Here are some great examples of music that we would like to have in our catalog: - The Lumineers - Ho Hey - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home - Charli XCX - Break The Rules - James Bay - Hold Back The River We accept ONE-STOP submissions only, ie songs that you own or control 100% (writer, master and publisher). Please submit only professionally recorded and mastered songs. NO DEMOS, NO COVERS. As an added bonus, if your song is Selected, we will offer to release your music on Filter Label. The songs by our talented artists can be heard in The OA, Exatlon, The Matrix Revisited, CSI: Las Vegas, Nikita, on ads for McDonald's, Nestle Wagner, Nike, Philip Morris, Hachette Filipacchi, in shows on MTV, CNN, Bravo, Nat Geo, NBC, Esquire, Channel 4 and almost every major TV network in the world.- Emil Hadji -Panzov Founder / CEO - Filter Label Full Article
sing 956- Shovels & Rope, Cris Jacobs, Kelsey Waldon, Wayne Graham, Tyler Grant & Robin Kessinger By tracking.feedpress.it Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0700 Live performances from Shovels & Rope, Cris Jacobs, Kelsey Waldon, Wayne Graham, and Tyler Grant & Robin Kessinger. Recorded in Charleston, WV Sunday Oct. 06, 2019. Support provided by Adventures on the Gorge. https://adventuresonthegorge.com/ Full Article Podcasts
sing Easy Life return with double single release "see you later maybe never (demos)" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:54:24 +0000 Creating has become an inevitable response to the Coronavirus related lockdowns. During quarantine, we have seen countless musicians release content early, or better yet, release create content that may never have been created otherwise. Today, Easy Life have released their own addition to quarantine content, a double single release collectively called see you later maybe never (demos). Opening […] The post Easy Life return with double single release "see you later maybe never (demos)" appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Pop Uncategorized Alternative easy life hip hop New Music peanut butter petty crime see you later maybe never (demos)
sing Ellen Krauss reconfigures fear in new single "No Talk" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:45:22 +0000 Sweden's Ellen Krauss fills those small compartments of the heart that have been empty for too long with an indie-pop tonic titled "No Talk," which attempts to rebalance the way the organ operates, how it reacts to fear. "No Talk" is a groovy, super-smooth number that erupts at the choruses with the vibrant vocals of […] The post Ellen Krauss reconfigures fear in new single "No Talk" appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Indie Pop Ellen Krauss
sing Harry Strange reveals dark-pop single "Turn Away" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:00:27 +0000 Returning with another pop gem, UK artist Harry Strange releases the melancholic dark-pop single "Turn Away." Following the previous EARMILK approved single "Four In The Morning", this new track takes a different approach to songwriting by delving into moodier melodies and sadder lyricism. Submerged in hazy synths and infectious underlying bass grooves, "Turn Away" captures […] The post Harry Strange reveals dark-pop single "Turn Away" appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Dark Pop Pop harry strange Single turn away UK artist
sing Charli Adams reaches for something familiar in new single "Superpowers" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:30:00 +0000 A new environment has a way of bringing out something new in us, for American singer-songwriter, Charli Adams, it comes in the form of new single "Superpowers." The acoustic composition puts the indie artist in the familiar position of vulnerability and seclusion that first propelled her from secret shows in her native Alabama to the […] The post Charli Adams reaches for something familiar in new single "Superpowers" appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Acoustic Indie Music Videos Charli Adams
sing Macca Wiles' fusion of trap and grunge is "Outlined" in new single [Video] By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:14:27 +0000 Rising British rapper, Macca Wiles releases an electrifying new single "Outlined" - a collage of post-'90s grunge rock with modern trap. Produced by Matt Schwartz (Yungblud, M.O., Massive Attack, Halsey) "Outline" brilliantly fuses the manic alt-rock energy of Nirvana with the trap swagger of Migos. The informal verses guide the listener through a vivid storytelling […] The post Macca Wiles' fusion of trap and grunge is "Outlined" in new single [Video] appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Alternative Rock Hip-Hop Macca Wiles Outlined
sing Fremont Deters RV Parking Near Tesla / Single And Sexually Frustrated / New Arrivals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:44:19 +0000 Fremont has been using boulders to block parking near Tesla, and RV residents who call the area their home have had to find another place to go. Then, some singles are missing sex and intimacy during the shutdown. Plus, we continue our "New Arrivals" series with a reading from "Why We Swim" by Berkeley author Bonnie Tsui . Full Article
sing COMIC: Hospitals Turn To Alicia Keys, U2 And The Beatles To Sing Patients Home By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Dr. Grace Farris is chief of hospital medicine at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan. She also writes a monthly comics column in the Annals of Internal Medicine called "Dr Mom." You can find her on Instagram @coupdegracefarris . Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Full Article
sing Denver Rapper & Songwriter BVNK Releases New Single “SITUATIONS’ By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:56:43 PDT STREAM HERE: https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZuUEeXuSvg4uupbGRqzxu?si=YTak2s4-SaafSkR1vG0b4w Exciting new rapper, singer and songwriter BVNK is a musical product of his environment, having been born in Nigeria, raised in the UK, and now residing in North America – his music is a melting pot of lush R&B, heavy-hitting hip hop, and melodic rap/sung, flavoured with indie music sensibilities, with his life experiences across three different continents informing his storytelling and songwriting. After dipping his toes into the waters last year with two mixtapes including fan-favourite ‘Promises’, Bvnk is set to take 2020 by the scruff of its neck, starting with his brand new single titled ‘SITUATIONS’. Produced by burgeoning LA-based musician and beatsmith Twelve 92, and taken from his forthcoming debut EP titled XX/XX (pronounced 20/20), Bvnk’s ‘Situations’ sees the Denver rapper-singer taking responsibility for failures in his past relationship, as he croons, “I did something to you, I never said sorry to you”, before kicking off his rap verse with, “tell me what I did to make you feel like I was breaking you”. The track is led by dreamy R&B guitar licks, minimalist drum arrangements, groovy melodies, and an infectious bassline, over which Bvnk showcases his dual singing and rapping talents, and undeniable songwriting dexterities. Speaking about the inspiration behind the ‘Situations’ track, Bvnk says, “In a time where the world is full of one sided stories, and men thinking that taking responsibility is weak for some reason or the other, with women left having to deal with their toxic masculine energy, I wanted to take the truthful route on ‘Situations’. The song is about me looking into the mirror, taking responsibility, and apologising for the hurt I had caused. Amidst it all, ‘two wrongs don’t make a right’ is the perfect quote that explains ‘Situations’, because I’m ultimately asking for a second chance”. STREAM HERE: https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZuUEeXuSvg4uupbGRqzxu?si=YTak2s4-SaafSkR1vG0b4w CONNECT WITH BVNK Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/bvnk_official Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bvnk_official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bvnk_official The post Denver Rapper & Songwriter BVNK Releases New Single “SITUATIONS’ appeared first on Singersroom.com. Full Article Music News R&B Music R&B News
sing Aliza Li Releases New Single ‘Bit a Lemon” By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 23:10:49 PDT Aliza Li Releases New Single 'Bit a Lemon". Listen to the song on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/30giEStQMHnB4wiawDuKHH?si=bKr4Kpa9RFGaj8Bx2BNd6g Aliza Li is an Atlanta based singer-songwriter known for her soulful vibes with blends of Neo-Soul, RnB, and TrapSoul. She recently released her first EP titled "Sometimes I Get High". IG: @h3yalizali https://www.instagram.com/h3yalizali/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/h3yalizali Spotify Artist page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AloD8IYrcnleR7KtfMmwM?si=NWsFsLTTQfuEE6KUyF3aCQ The post Aliza Li Releases New Single ‘Bit a Lemon” appeared first on Singersroom.com. Full Article Featured Music R&B Music R&B Music Videos R&B News R&B Videos
sing TEENEAR RELEASES COME SEE ME SINGLE By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:10:23 PDT TEENEAR RELEASES NEW "COME SEE ME" SINGLE. About TEENEAR: Hailing from Miami, Florida, by way of Jamaica, singer-songwriter Teenear, is already laying the groundwork for a career that bucks the status quo. Inspired by artists ranging from Rihanna to SZA, Kiana Lede, and more, her genre-bending offerings run the gamut from future-pop to experimental R&B and soul. Not only that, they’ve already caught the ear of collaborators like Sage the Gemini, Lil Baby, Fetty Wap, and her labelmate rap veteran Trina, who was featured on the singer’s dancehall inspired “Streetlights” remix in 2016. From childhood music has been hugely influential in Teenear’s life; she spent much of her time in the church, something that still inspires her approach to songwriting today. “My first memories of singing for people were in my church and that really instilled confidence in me, and it also made me eager to not grow up too fast in my music” the singer said, crediting her close-knit community for her creative development. Not only did she find her voice in the church choir, Teenear also joined the praise dancing team, honing a singing and dancing foundation that would help her transition into her role as the first-ever singer signed to legendary Miami-based record label Slip N’ Slide, home to Miami legends Trick Daddy and Trina, Encouraged by her parents, who have supported her dream of being an entertainer since her early teens, Teenear launched a YouTube channel in 2013. The channel was meant to show the labels who were already expressing preliminary interest that she was serious about artist development. The young Teenear soon racked up a following performing covers of songs from her favorite artists, and within a year, Teenear’s rendition of Rihanna’s hit single “Stay” had gone viral. With several labels knocking at her door, the Miami native eventually chose Slip N’ Slide, which immediately felt like home. “We’re like a real family,” Teenear explained. “I just knew it was important for me to be somewhere where I felt like people were really looking out for me and Trick and Trina have been amazing mentors,” she continued. In 2015, the same year she finished high school, the then 18-year-old singer debuted her first single through Slip N’ Slide, “Friday Night”. Featuring rapper Sage the Gemini the uptempo, pop-inflected offering also marked Teenear’s debut as a songwriter, a skill she would continue to refine in 2016’s “Streetlights” as well as “Something Else” and the Fetty Wap featured “Love Me or Leave Me” in 2017. Last year, Teenear also debuted “Dolla Signs”, a track that she describes as a step in a more grown up direction. “I think a lot of times we hear songs about the guy going out and getting the money and hustling so I wanted to make a song that’s like that from a woman's point of view. I wanted it to kind of get at the idea that even though you can be a boss and all that you still want to get away and have those special moments with someone,” she explained. This year Teenear is set to release her debut EP, which will explore themes of love and relationships with a fresh, more adult set of eyes. For additional information about Teenear, please visit www.teenear.com or www.slipnsliderecords.com and follow Teenear on Instagram, @Teenearr. The post TEENEAR RELEASES COME SEE ME SINGLE appeared first on Singersroom.com. Full Article Featured Music News R&B Music R&B Music Videos R&B News R&B Videos
sing SWEDISH RISING STAR NÁPOLES UNVEILS NEW SINGLE ‘CIRCULATE’ By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:38:45 PDT CHAMPIONED BY BBC 1XTRA, RINSE FM, SPOTIFY, KINGSIZE MAGAZINE, DSTNGR STREAM ‘CIRCULATE’ HERE: https://open.spotify.com/album/06XeOLQyZ8FSRTjtqgcw05 Coming on the back of the success of her debut single ‘Slowzy’, which has been garnering support from the likes of BBC 1Xtra, Rinse FM, Spotify, DSTNGR, Kingsize Magazine, and PUMA, among others, fast-rising Swedish songstress and creative NÁPOLES is excited to release her brand new single titled ‘CIRCULATE’, serving as the second offering from her forthcoming debut EP Slowin It, which is due for release later this summer. Raised in Stockholm, with Cuban and Russian heritage, Nápoles has always been surrounded by music, but her love affair with music started at the very young age of 8, after her first family visit to Cuba. She grew up on hip-hop, house, dancehall and gospel music, whether it was as a young street- style dancer, or as a 15-year old singer in youth choirs such as Joyful Noise and the Tensta Gospel Choir, which helped her develop her own musical language. Fast-forward to 2020, and alongside her blossoming music career, Nápoles is also one-third of the popular Swedish-based DJ and creative collective Ladieslovehiphop, with whom she has opened for Beyonce and Jay-Z on their ‘On The Run II’ European tour, collaborated with adidas and PUMA, toured with Sweden’s biggest female rapper Silvana Imam, and collaborated with Red Bull Music to host the Ladieslovehiphop Music Festival, among other accomplishments. Her new single ‘Circulate’ is produced by fellow Swedish creatives Chapee and Wihib Sulaiman, and co-written by herself and Joe Lefty, and the track sees Nápoles excellently weaving her laidback musical stylings, enchanting vocals, and captivatingly vivid songwriting, together with her lush soul, hip- hop, R&B and jazz sensibilities, to create an undeniably smooth and infectious offering, making the Swedish rising star two for two on homeruns in 2020. For the ‘Circulate’ visuals, Nápoles has collaborated with fellow Ladieslovehiphop member Namarijana, video director Gustav Andersson, and cinematographer Daniel Edin, to capture a portrait of a night out with Nápoles. The visuals showcase the vibrant energy of a Ladieslovehiphop evening, underpinned by laughter, love and community. Shot in Stockholm, where Nápoles is currently based, the sensual and lively visuals showcase the transcendent feel-good energy and essence, not only of the track, but also of her Ladieslovehiphop movement. Speaking about the inspiration behind ‘Circulate’, Nápoles says, “the inspiration comes from my everyday life. I wrote ‘Circulate’ at a time when I was thinking about the universe, space and how everything is connected. At night, I would watch ‘Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey’ and read books of that nature, and during the day at work, I would daydream a lot about these themes. I was also figuring myself out as an artist, and the exploration of my sound, combined with all these thoughts, led to the making of ‘Circulate’. I want my music to be fun, smooth and energetic at the same time, and I think that comes across on this song”. STREAM ‘CIRCULATE’ HERE: https://open.spotify.com/album/06XeOLQyZ8FSRTjtqgcw05 CONNECT WITH NÁPOLES Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nvpoles Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nvpoles Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nvpoles The post SWEDISH RISING STAR NÁPOLES UNVEILS NEW SINGLE ‘CIRCULATE’ appeared first on Singersroom.com. Full Article Music News R&B Music R&B News
sing MODEL DEVYN ADAIR RETURNS WITH HOT NEW SINGLE “MY LOVE” TODAY By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 12:05:04 PDT MODEL DEVYN ADAIR RETURNS WITH HOT NEW SINGLE “MY LOVE” TODAY STREAM "MY LOVE" HERE: https://www.listen.lt/DevynAdairMyLove Over a lull of dreamy guitars and minimalist beats, her voice instantly enchants and entrances. The track ebbs and flows as her vocals flutter towards a seductive and soulful hook. The soft ballad illuminates the artist’s dynamic range and highlights her natural charisma. Be on the lookout for the premiere of the music video in the near future. “My Love” sets the stage for the arrival of her new EP, coming soon. Devyn Adair has quietly established herself as an enchanting presence. In addition to a successful career modeling, the Korean-American chanteuse continues to build a consistent catalog. 2018’s “Maybe” [feat. AD] attracted acclaim from RESPECT Magazine, and The Hype Magazine, which wrote, “Don’t think for a second Dev will be slow up from here!” Last year, she made waves with Filters, garnering looks from RESPECT. Magazine and more. STREAM "MY LOVE" HERE: https://www.listen.lt/DevynAdairMyLove Biography: Devyn Adair is a contemporary R&B singer and songwriter with a voice that is soothing, smooth and soulful. From a young age, Devyn discovered she had a deep rooted passion for being creative, and a strong interest in the arts. Her urge to be involved in the arts led her to Korea to pursue vocal training and dance. Devyn chose to train in Korea, because of their notable artist camps, and because of her Korean heritage. After completing her training in Korea, Devyn made her way back to the states to pursue modeling and also jump started her process of becoming the artist she is today. Her music is sultry, soothing, and versatile due to her variety in both R&B and pop sounds; drawing inspiration from Chris Brown, Jhene Aiko, Ariana Grande, and more. Follow Devyn on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/devynadair/ https://twitter.com/devynadair https://web.facebook.com/devyn.adair https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC65heYYee3utJyahMMGRUvA The post MODEL DEVYN ADAIR RETURNS WITH HOT NEW SINGLE “MY LOVE” TODAY appeared first on Singersroom.com. Full Article Featured Music News R&B Music R&B Music Videos R&B News R&B Videos
sing Raising Blazing Beacons of Truth By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Clare felt that her life was pretty good. She was raised Buddhist and was attending school to become a pharmacist. But deep inside, she felt there must be more to life. When she searched the Internet for answers, she found—thanks to your loving gifts—Amazing Facts! Today, she is a passionate witness for Christ in Hong Kong. You can raise up more beacons of truth when you give to Amazing Facts. Full Article
sing Accepting and Dismissing Information By kutpodcasts.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 06:07:28 +0000 A new idea that matches our beliefs is easy to latch onto and one that contradicts us makes us try and find reasons why it’s false. In an age of information-seeking, how can we best judge “the facts”? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss accepting and dismissing information. Full Article Two Guys on Your Head audio information analysis Neuroscience podcast psychology Science skepticism The Brain
sing Accepting and Dismissing Information By kutpodcasts.org Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:55:48 +0000 A new idea that matches our beliefs is easy to latch onto and one that contradicts us makes us try and find reasons why it’s false. In an age of information-seeking, how can we best judge “the facts”? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss accepting and dismissing... Full Article Two Guys on Your Head audio information analysis podcast psychology The Brain
sing The Role of Identity in Processing Information By kutpodcasts.org Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:13:04 +0000 When it comes to how information influences our mood, how we identify ourselves plays a big role. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the role of identity in processing information. Full Article Two Guys on Your Head Coronavirus COVID-19 Identity Information news podcast psychology The Brain
sing Episode 0x11: Corporate Licensing Decisions That Impact the Project's Community By faif.us Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:06:06 -0400 Dan Lynch (filling in for Karen) and Bradley discuss a few examples where licensing decisions by companies impacts the health of the software development community. Show Notes: Segment 0 (00:00:36) Dan interviewed the CentOS developers on FLOSS Weekly. (00:05:52) Bradley has a blog post that describes RHEL licensing model. His previous blog post to that one, while mostly off-topic here, has a few points of interest. (00:10:36) Dan Lynch mentioned The Smoking Man from the The X Files television series. (00:17:22) Bradley mentioned that Lennart Poettering is a Red Hat employee working on systemd, which is now in Fedora, but not in RHEL yet (as far as we know). (00:18:53) Bradley suggested that developers starting projects read Karsten Wade's The Open Source Way, and Karl Fogel's Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project, and Bradley's blog post about developing in public. (00:22:16) Dan and Bradley briefly discussed copyright abolition. Dan mentioned Stallman's writing on the Pirate Party's copyright positions. Segment 1 (00:32:30) Bradley briefly discussed the history of StarOffice, and the creation of OpenOffice.org. (00:33:40) Bradley explained issues related to the LibreOffice fork of OpenOffice.org. (00:37:30) Bradley has talked about how proprietary relicensing is very dangerous (00:39:50) Fedora, Ubuntu, and OpenSUSE all switched to LibreOffice as a default. Bradley didn't know at recording time that the OpenOffice package in wheezy is a transition package to switch to LibreOffice. (00:41:24) Bradley and Dan mentioned a blog post by IBM's Rob Weir that misquotes the FSF to support IBM's positions on the OO.o relicensing issue. (00:58:26) Bradley mentioned the idea that Apache-2.0 work can be relicensed under LGPLv3-or-later, as he discussed in his blog post about the OO.o relicensing (01:00:45) Dan mentioned Jeremy Allison's comment on the aforementioned post on Rob Weir's blog. (01:02:08) Segment 2 (01:16:09) Bradley thanked Dan, on behalf of Karen, for all his work to make Free as in Freedom possible. Send feedback and comments on the cast to <oggcast@faif.us>. You can keep in touch with Free as in Freedom on our IRC channel, #faif on irc.freenode.net, and by following Conservancy on on Twitter and and FaiF on Twitter. Free as in Freedom is produced by Dan Lynch of danlynch.org. Theme music written and performed by Mike Tarantino with Charlie Paxson on drums. The content of this audcast, and the accompanying show notes and music are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full Article Technology
sing 0x3E: Mozilla - Licensing in the Trenches By faif.us Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:21:00 -0400 Karen and Bradley listen to and discuss Gervase Markham's talk from FOSDEM 2013, entitled Mozilla: Licensing In The Trenches. Show Notes: Segment 0 (00:00:34) Bradley encouraged listeners to Conservancy's campaign for non-profit accounting software. (02:10) Bradley mentioned his 2009 blog post encouraging people to donate to Free Software charities (02:50) Karen asked people to donate to the GNOME Foundation privacy campaign (04:11) Segment 1 (00:04:57) Gerv's slides from his FOSDEM 2013 talk can be downloaded from FOSDEM's website. Segment 2 (00:51:48) Bradley and Karen discuss Gerv's talk. Send feedback and comments on the cast to <oggcast@faif.us>. You can keep in touch with Free as in Freedom on our IRC channel, #faif on irc.freenode.net, and by following Conservancy on on Twitter and and FaiF on Twitter. Free as in Freedom is produced by Dan Lynch of danlynch.org. Theme music written and performed by Mike Tarantino with Charlie Paxson on drums. The content of this audcast, and the accompanying show notes and music are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full Article Technology
sing 0x42: libVLC LGPL Relicensing By faif.us Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:31:00 -0400 Karen and Bradley listen to and discuss Jean-Baptiste Kempf's talk from FOSDEM 2013, entitled Relicensing libVLC and VLC modules from GPL to LGPL. Show Notes: Segment 0 (00:00:28) The plural of hiatus appears to be hiatukset, but hiatuses is the proper English. (01:50) Bradley adopted two dogs from a shelter. They like kongs (02:30) Bradley's wife has a blog with pictures of their dogs. (04:30) Segment 1 (00:05:52) Jean-Baptiste Kempf slides are available for this talk. Segment 2 (01:03:20) Bradley had written a a blog post about the VLC relicensing. (01:03:48) Bradley mentioned a an article in The Onion about pugs known health problems (01:15:47) Karen mentioned The Last GUADEC blog post. Segment 3 (01:21:00) Bradley and Karen discussed the release of the ExFAT Samsung source code. Send feedback and comments on the cast to <oggcast@faif.us>. You can keep in touch with Free as in Freedom on our IRC channel, #faif on irc.freenode.net, and by following Conservancy on on Twitter and and FaiF on Twitter. Free as in Freedom is produced by Dan Lynch of danlynch.org. Theme music written and performed by Mike Tarantino with Charlie Paxson on drums. The content of this audcast, and the accompanying show notes and music are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full Article Technology
sing 0x5C: Basic FLOSS Concepts: Licensing 101 By faif.us Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2016 09:40:00 -0400 Bradley and Karen give a basic introduction of copyright licensing of Open Source and Free Software. Show Notes: Segment 0 (00:35) Bradley mentioned the phrase “fixed in a tangible medium” which appears in the USA copyright law. (03:10) Bradley mentioned the Sherman Antitrust act. (04:05) Bradley mentioned the card game Pit (04:15) Bradley jokingly quoted Mit Romney's famous gaffe, “Corporations are people, my friend.” (04:44) Bradley read Title 17, the USA Copyright act many times. (06:50) Bradley mentioned the court case, UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. v. Berkeley Software Design, Inc., which resulted in releasing the parts of BSD that could be Free Software. (12:27) Bradley mentioned the FSF's Free Software Definition (13:11) Bradley mentioned OSI's Open Source Definition (13:16) Apparently, the problem of categorization is called Categorization in Philosophy. (14:30) The issue of Open Source not being trademarked is discussed in this essay by Richard Stallman. (15:44) The basic categorizations of types of FLOSS licenses are copyleft and non-copyleft. Karen suggests reading GPLv2 and GPLv3. (39:31) Bradley made a crude drawing of the spectrum of licenses. (40:20) Bradley mentioned the The Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement (55:40) Send feedback and comments on the cast to <oggcast@faif.us>. You can keep in touch with Free as in Freedom on our IRC channel, #faif on irc.freenode.net, and by following Conservancy on on Twitter and and FaiF on Twitter. Free as in Freedom is produced by Dan Lynch of danlynch.org. Theme music written and performed by Mike Tarantino with Charlie Paxson on drums. The content of this audcast, and the accompanying show notes and music are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full Article Technology
sing 0x5F: Was 2018 the Year of Non-FOSS Licensing? By faif.us Published On :: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:34:00 -0500 Bradley and Karen return, as promised, in 2018 (just barely)! They discuss the many non-FOSS and otherwise software-freedom-unfriendly licenses that have been promulgated in 2018. Show Notes: Segment 0 (00:36) Bradley and Karen discuss ideas for what to do with the oggcast going forward. Segment 2 (07:49) Bradley mentioned the field of endeavor restriction in Open Source Defintion. (09:20) Bradley mentioned how badly Amazon treats its workers who pack boxes, which was widely reported this month (10:22). Bradley referenced that someone changed attempted to change a license on a project to prohibit use by USA border protection agents. This was the Lerna project, and Bradley wrote a blog post about it earlier this year. (12:14) Bradley mentioned the controversy about the new MongoDB license, the SS Public License, which Bradley also wrote a blog post about earlier this year (14:09) karen reports that many people at the Sustain OSS Conference were surprised that sustaining the idelogy of software freedom was something that people value. (27:10) Send feedback and comments on the cast to <oggcast@faif.us>. You can keep in touch with Free as in Freedom on our IRC channel, #faif on irc.freenode.net, and by following Conservancy on on Twitter and and FaiF on Twitter. Free as in Freedom is produced by Dan Lynch of danlynch.org. Theme music written and performed by Mike Tarantino with Charlie Paxson on drums. The content of this audcast, and the accompanying show notes and music are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full Article Technology
sing Semisonic - Closing Time By beta.prx.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:00:00 -0000 The song “Closing Time” by the American rock band Semisonic came out in March 1998. It hit #1 on the Alternative charts, and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Song. It gets played in stadiums, Weird Al covered it, and it’s the last song of the night in countless bars. Since then, Dan Wilson, the lead singer and songwriter of Semisonic, has become a powerhouse songwriter who has written or co-written for artists like John Legend and Taylor Swift. And he’s won Grammys for his songwriting with the Dixie Chicks and Adele. But over two decades ago, Dan and his bandmates John Munson and Jacob Slichter were in Minneapolis, getting ready to start work on their second album, Feeling Strangely Fine. In this episode of Song Exploder, Dan breaks down how that process led to "Closing Time." songexploder.net/semisonic Full Article Entertainment Music Society & Culture
sing "They Don't Teach Leeches In Nursing School" By bestof.metafilter.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:35:40 GMT Possibly the most awesome business card ever by John "Pathfinder" Lester (cc by)I've been dispensing leeches at my hospital for at least a decade, so that makes me something of a self-styled leech expert ... codex99 discusses working with leech therapy in ChuraChura's post the leech triumphantly oozed its way back into the hospital Full Article anticoagulation bloodletting graft hirudin hospitals leech leeches LeechTherapy medical medicinal post-surgery therapy
sing The Forgotten Blessing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Lines are being blurred between genders and gender roles ; society and religion create confusion, following their own dictates without much regard for what the Bible says. Female pastors, the Sabbath, speaking in tongues, medical marijuana : exactly what do the Scriptures have to say about these issues ? Listen as Pastor Doug and Pastor Ross search through the Old and New Testaments to find the answers directly from the Ultimate Authority - the Bible. Full Article Bible Answers Live
sing Turn leads into Prospects using Mailchimp By organicweb.com.au Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 02:31:39 +0000 A question I sometimes get asked in my Mailchimp classes is how Mailchimp may be used in the sales funnel. Mailchimp can be used effectively in various parts of the sales funnel and in this video I show how prospects may be differentiated from leads in a Mailchimp Audience. In summary, email marketing is an […] This article appeared first at ❤ OrganicWeb - Mailchimp training, consulting & integration experts. Full Article Marketing mailchimp
sing Grid: Decomposing Force By www.allaboutjazz.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:01:04 +0000 A lot of recognisable names and musical micro climes run through the blood and wires of this aggressive three. Jimi Hendrix, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, pure punk, death metal ... [ read more ] Full Article
sing Militants increasing attacks on Burkina Faso mines By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 02:04:23 -0700 BOUDA, Burkina Faso (AP) — Jihadists burst into the gold mine where Moussa Tambura worked in Burkina Faso, forbidding everyone from smoking and drinking. It wasn’t long before the men returned and leveled the place to the ground. “They attacked the site, killed people and burned houses,” said Tambura, 29, clenching his fists. He was […] Full Article World
sing Increasing Time on Site By www.seobook.com Published On :: 2020-04-24T14:03:26+00:00 Changing User Intents Google's search quality rater document highlights how the intent of searches can change over time for a specific keyword. A generic search for [iPhone] is likely to be related to the most recent model. A search for [President Bush] likely was related to the 41st president until his son was elected & then it was most likely to be related to 43. Faster Ranking Shifts About 17 years ago when Google was young they did monthly updates where most of any ranking signal shift that would happen would get folded into the rankings. The web today is much faster in terms of the rate of change, amount of news consumption, increasing political polarization, social media channels that amplify outrage and how quickly any cultural snippet can be taken out of context. Yesterday President Trump had some interesting stuff to say about bleach. In spite of there being an anime series by the same name, news coverage of the presser has driven great interest in the topic. And that interest is already folded into the organic search results through Google News insertion, Twitter tweet insertion, and the query deserves freshness (QDF) algorithm driving insertion of news stories in other organic search ranking slots. If a lot of people are searching for something and many trusted news organizations are publishing information about a topic then there is little risk in folding fresh information into the result set. Temporary Versus Permanent Change When the intent of a keyword changes sometimes the change is transitory & sometimes it is not. One of the most common ad-driven business models online is to take something that was once paid, make it free, and then layer ads or some other premium features on top to monetize a different part of the value chain. TripAdvisor democratized hotel reviews. Zillow made foreclosure information easily accessible for free, etc. The success of remote working & communication services like Skype, Zoom, Basecamp, Slack, Trello, and the ongoing remote work experiment the world is going through will permanently change some consumer behaviors & how businesses operate. A Pew survey mentioned 43% of Americans stated someone in their house recently lost their job, had their hours reduced, and/or took pay cuts. Hundreds of thousands of people are applying to work in Amazon's grueling fulfillment centers. To many of these people a lone wolf online job would be a dream come true. If you had a two hour daily commute and were just as efficient working at home most days would you be in a rush to head back to the office? How many former fulltime employees are going to become freelancers building their own small businesses they work on directly while augmenting it with platform work on other services like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Upwork, Fiverr, 99 Designs, or even influencer platforms like Intellifluence? If big publishers are getting disintermediated by monopoly platforms & ad networks are offering crumbs of crumbs there's no harm in selling custom ads directly or having your early publishing efforts subsidized through custom side deals as you build market awareness and invest into building other products and services to sell. Wordpress keeps adding more features. Many technology services like Shopify, Stripe & Twilio are making most parts of the tech stack outside of marketing cheaper & easier to scale. Some universities are preparing for the fall semester being entirely online. As technology improves, we spend more time online, more activities happen online, and more work becomes remote. All this leads to the distinction between online and offline losing meaning other than perhaps in terms of cost structure & likelihood of bankruptcy. Before Panda / After Panda Before the Panda update each additional page which was created was another lotto ticket and a chance to win. If users had a crappy user experience on a page or site maybe you didn't make the sale, but if the goal of the page was to have the content so crappy that ads were more appealing that could lead to fantastic monetization while it lasted. That strategy worked well for eHow, fueling the pump-n-dump Demand Media IPO. Demand Media had to analyze eHow and pay to delete over a million articles which they deemed to have a negative economic value in the post-Panda world. After the Panda update having many thin pages laying around and creating more thin pages was layering risk on top of risk. It made sense to shift to a smaller, tighter, deeper & more differentiated publishing model. Entropy & Decay The web goes through a constant state of reinvention. Old YouTube Flash embeds break. HTTP content calls in sites that were upgraded to HTTPS break. Software which is not updated has security exploits. If you have a large website and do not regularly update where you are linking to your site is almost certainly linking to porn and malware sites somewhere. As users shifted to mobile websites that ignored mobile interfaces became relatively less appealing. Changing web browser behaviors can break website logins and how data is shared across websites dependent on third party services. Competition improves. Algorithms change. Ads eat a growing share of real estate on dominant platforms while organic reach slides. Everything on the web is constantly dying as competition improves, technology changes and language gets redefined. Staying Relevant Even if a change in user intent is transitory, in some cases it can make sense to re-work a page to address a sudden surge of interest to improve time on site, user engagement metrics & make the content on your page more citation-worthy. If news writers are still chasing a trend then having an in-depth background piece of content with more depth gives them something they may want to link at. Since the Covid-19 implosion of the global economy came into effect I've seen two different clients have a sort of sudden surge in traffic which would make little to no sense unless one considered currently spreading news stories. News coverage creates interest in topics, shapes perspectives of topics, and creates demand for solutions. If you read the right people on Twitter sometimes you can be days, weeks or even months ahead of the broader news narrative. Some people are great at spotting the second, third and fourth order effects of changes. You can spot stories bubbling up and participate in the trends. An Accelerating Rate of Change When the web was slower & easier you could find an affiliate niche and succeed in it sometimes for years before solid competition would arrive. One of the things I was most floored about this year from a marketing perspective was how quickly spammers ramped up a full court press amplifying the fear the news media was pitching. I think I get something like a hundred spam emails a day pitching facemasks and other COVID-19 solutions. I probably see 50+ other daily ads from services like Outbrain & similar. The web moves so much faster that the SEC is already taking COVID-19 related actions against dozens of companies. Google banned advertising protective masks and recently announced they are rolling out advertiser ID verification to increase transparency. If Google is looking at their advertisers with a greater degree of suspicion even into an economic downturn when Expedia is pulling $4 billion from their ad budget & Amazon is cutting back on their Google ad budget and Google decides to freeze hiring then it makes far more sense to keep reinvesting into improving any page which is getting a solid stream of organic search traffic. Company Town After Amazon cut their Google ad budget in March Google decided to expand Google Shopping to include free listings. When any of the platforms is losing badly they can afford to subsidize that area and operate it at a loss to try to gain marketshare while making the dominant player in that category look more extreme. When a player is dominant in a category they can squeeze down on partners. Amazon once again cut affiliate payouts and the Wall Street Journal published an article citing 20 current and former Amazon insiders who stated Amazon uses third party merchant sales data to determine which products to clone: Amazon employees accessed documents and data about a bestselling car-trunk organizer sold by a third-party vendor. The information included total sales, how much the vendor paid Amazon for marketing and shipping, and how much Amazon made on each sale. Amazon’s private-label arm later introduced its own car-trunk organizers. ... Amazon’s private-label business encompasses more than 45 brands with some 243,000 products, from AmazonBasics batteries to Stone & Beam furniture. Amazon says those brands account for 1% of its $158 billion in annual retail sales, not counting Amazon’s devices such as its Echo speakers, Kindle e-readers and Ring doorbell cameras. Amazon does not even need to sell their private label products to shift their economics. As Amazon clones products they force the branded ad buy for a company to show up for their own branded terms, taking another bite out of the partner: "Fortem spends as much as $60,000 a month on Amazon advertisements for its items to come up at the top of searches, said Mr. Maslakou." Amazon has grown so dominant they've not only cut their affiliate & search advertising while hiring hundreds of thousands of employees, but they've also dramatically slowed down shipping times while pulling back on their on-site people also purchase promotions to get users to order less. While they are growing stronger department stores and other legacy retailers are careening toward bankruptcy. Multiple Ways to Improve If you have a page which is ranking that gets a sudden spike in traffic it makes a lot of sense to consider current news & try to consider if the intent of the searcher has changed. If it has, address it as best you can in the most relevant way possible, even if the change is temporary, then consider switching back to the old version of the page or reorganizing your content if/when/as the trend has passed. One of the pages mentioned above was a pre-Panda "me too" type page which was suddenly flooded with thousands of user visitors. A quality inbound link can easily cost $100 to multiples of that. If a page is already getting thousands of visitors, why not invest a couple hundred dollars into dramatically improving it, knowing that some of those drive by users will likely eventually share it? Make the page an in-depth guide with great graphics and some of those 10,000's of visitors will eventually link to it, as they were already interested in the topic, the page already gets a great stream of traffic, and the content quality is solid. Last week a client had a big spike from a news topic that changed the intent of a keyword. Their time on site from those visitors was under a minute. After the page was re-created to reflect changing consumer intent their time on site jumped to over 3 minutes for users entering that page. Those users had a far lower bounce rate, a far better user experience, are going to be more likely to trust the site enough to seek it out again, and this sends a signal to Google that the site is still maintained & relevant to the modern search market. There are many ways to chase the traffic stream create new content on new pages gut the old page & publish entirely new content re-arrange the old page while publishing new relevant breaking news at the top In general I think the third option is often the best approach because you are aligning the page which already sees the traffic stream with the content they are looking for, while also ensuring any users from the prior intent can still access what they are looking for. If the trend is huge, or the change in intent is permanent then you could also move the old content to a legacy URL archived page while making the high-traffic page focus on the spiking news topic. The above advice applies to pages which rank for keywords that change in intent, but it can also apply to any web page which has a strong flow of user traffic. Keep improving the things people see most because improvements there have the biggest returns. How can you make a page deeper, better, more differentiated from the rest of the web? Does Usage Data Matter? Objectively, if people visit your website and do not find what they were looking for they are going to click the back button and be done with you. Outdated content that has become irrelevant due to changing user tastes is only marginally better than outright spam. While Google suggests they largely do not use bounce rate or user data in their rankings, they have also claimed end user data was the best way they could determine if the user was satisfied with a particular search result. Five years ago Bill Slawski wrote a blog post about long clicks which quoted Steven Levy's In The Plex book: "On the most basic level, Google could see how satisfied users were. To paraphrase Tolstoy, happy users were all the same. The best sign of their happiness was the "Long Click" — This occurred when someone went to a search result, ideally the top one, and did not return. That meant Google has successfully fulfilled the query." Think of how many people use the Chrome web browser or have Android tracking devices on them all hours of the day. There is no way Google would be able to track those billions of users every single day without finding a whole lot of signal in the noise. Full Article
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sing Analysis: Isaiah Stewart delivers, but UW won’t snap losing streak vs. Gonzaga by playing zone defense By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:10:50 -0800 The players changed, but the result was still the same when Washington played Gonzaga — an 83-76 defeat. If the Huskies want to avoid a seventh straight loss to the Bulldogs, then maybe they should try new approach the next time they face their in-state rival. Full Article Huskies Husky Basketball Sports Video
sing Starbucks is closing cafes in response to coronavirus crisis; drive-thrus remain open By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:01:23 -0700 Some cafes close to hospitals or health care sites will remain open, according to the statement, as part of the company’s “efforts to serve first responders and health care workers.” And Starbucks will continue to pay all employees for 30 days, whether they come to work or stay home. Full Article Business Retail Starbucks