Posted by Flick in Website on 11 9th, 2008 | No Comments

Facebook Blog Networks adds Friends feat...

By now most people are familiar with Facebook Pages, where anyone or any entity can connect with their fans. Considering that Facebook has over 120 million active users and ranks as the fourth most-trafficked site (according to comScore), utilizing Facebook could potentially send your website quite... 

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Posted by Flick in Music, Website on 11 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Indie on the Move: helping you book show...

There have been numerous attempts at creating websites aimed at helping independent artists book shows. Typically the sites are difficult to navigate and are bogged down with too many options yet not enough usability. Indie on the Move is a brand new site that making it easy to complete the task of booking... 

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Posted by Flick in Music, Uncategorized, Website on 09 18th, 2008 | No Comments

Bandcamp: viral distribution...

There is a new network for bands called Bandcamp that is well worth your time. Artists can sign up for an account and create a page. Here are a few things that Bandcamp is doing that sets it apart: Bands can sell their digital music (or give it away for free). When fans download your music they decide... 

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Posted by Flick in Music, Website on 09 2nd, 2008 | 1 Comment

Eight Ways To Improve Your Band Website...

I began to gather information on a large list of bands, and realized how 90% of them (I just made that number up) are missing out on simple ways of marketing themselves online. Record label websites have a tendency to be a little better, but they’re still missing the concept of viral marketing.... 

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Posted by Flick in Music, Website on 08 6th, 2008 | No Comments

Amie Street: not the typical digital sto...

While most people think of iTunes (and now Amazon) when thinking of a digital music store, the number of digital stores has grown tremendously over the past five years. There is a digital store that you may have not heard of, called Amie Street, and it takes a unique approach towards selling music…... 

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Puddlegum began in 1997 as one of the first online music magazines. It is managed by Flick, and has gained respect from many in the recording industry.

Over the years Puddlegum has accomplished quite a few things we are proud of:
Being mentioned by Thom Yorke during a BBC Radio interview (concerning our Tens Theory), and being written about in Rolling Stone. We have also made the front page of TUAW, Digg, and VH1’s Best Week Ever, and have been featured on USA Today, and Reuters.

Contact Flick by phone: (574)386-0851
email: flick@puddlegum.net
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