Bandwidth Conference Highlights Diversity in Artist Online Strategies

At the Bandwidth Digital Music Conference, top band managers talk with moderator Scott Perry about artists who create direct relationships with fans using social and digital media. The 2009 digital music conference, Bandwidth, just wrapped up at the end of …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on September 01, 2009 at 03:13PM

The Network is the Platform for Connected Experiences

(DJ and Digital Cribs star Paul van Dyk) Sometimes I look down at my cell phone and an overwhelming feeling of thankfulness comes over me. I think, “thank goodness I was able to access Google Maps and find that new …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on August 14, 2009 at 12:22PM

Save Money Going Back to School with Linksys by Cisco

Whether you are a student or not, this autumn is a great time to save money on home network products that will make your life easier and keep you connected all year long. Find out from our “Man on the …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on August 10, 2009 at 06:54AM

The Connected Life of Paul van Dyk

We’ve had the opportunity to see how Paul van Dyk’s technology and home network allow him to live a connected life, in his latest Digital Cribs video. Here are a few video extras from Paul’s home that show how is …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on August 06, 2009 at 02:25PM

New Digital Media Brands Focus on Curatorial Experience

In a digital world where the audiences for media content are fragmenting and advertising spends are declining, some media brands are unfortunately dying. That’s what recently happened to R&B / Hip Hop leader Vibe Magazine. Does that mean magazines or …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on August 03, 2009 at 05:19PM

Cisco Digital Cribs: Paul Van Dyk’s Home Sound System

Cisco Digital Cribs star and world famous DJ, Paul van Dyk, talks about how he listens to music inside his Digital Crib with the Cisco Wireless Home Audio.  You can take the full tour of Paul’s Digital Crib here. Below, …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on July 17, 2009 at 12:21PM

Online Video Changing the Media & Entertainment Experience

Video is changing the way many of us communicate and digest content. As fans of Michael Jackson rushed online, to reminisce or pay homage to the King of Pop’s famous tracks, his music videos held nine out of the ten …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on July 10, 2009 at 07:09AM

Conduct Your Music Using This Cisco Home Network!

Sending music around your home network often gives the impression that you need to have sound systems, speakers and wireless extenders in every room. That can be expensive. Some people are looking for a simpler solution that takes up less …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on June 16, 2009 at 01:15PM

San Francisco Music Tech Summit - Part 2

(Left to Right: Ali Partovi, CEO of iLike, Chuck Fishman, Cisco Media Solutions Group, Geoff Ralston, CEO of Lala at the San Francisco Music Tech Summit; Photo Credit - Julie Blaustein) I already posted an overview of the San Francisco …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on May 26, 2009 at 04:15PM

San Francisco Music Tech Summit - Part 1

A few weeks back, I gushed about being based in San Francisco and how the location puts our team right in the middle of a lot great discussion about digital media. So many digital media conferences roll through the city …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on May 19, 2009 at 11:57AM

Your web site is the center of your online entertainment strategy

I came across a really interesting flow chart on a blog about digital media called Hit Singularity. The chart was dubbed a “Social Media Strategy Framework For Bands”. I noticed something right away in this very well thought out chart …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on May 08, 2009 at 12:11PM

Music Without Borders

If your idea of enjoying your music collection is having the ability to listen to your music anywhere and skip the premium price mobile music downloads, because why should you pay for a music you’ve spent years creating anyway?  In …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on April 08, 2009 at 11:26AM

Music for Rent?

To rent or not to rent. That is the question for music fiends. On the positive side, music subscription services like Napster or Rhapsody you get access to more music than you can imagine. On the minus side, you lose …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on March 31, 2009 at 03:47PM

Content Freshness - Part 1

Last week I blogged about recent site design changes and a service outage at Facebook. The experiences I wrote about were reminders there are pitfalls when you put a fan page up for your content or brand on a large …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on March 17, 2009 at 08:33PM

Large Social Sites = Frequent Design Changes and Occasional Outages

I have told you in previous posts that I maintain a band in my off work time, and that our band uses a myriad of different digital music sites as platforms to reach audiences, again just a few we use …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on March 10, 2009 at 05:30PM

Community and Collaboration = Keys to Engaging Digital Content

It was less than 24 hours ago when I blogged about a few interesting examples of engaging digital content. Well here’s more! Today a series of engaging videos and songs came my way from a musician known as Kutiman, aka …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on March 05, 2009 at 02:29PM

Engaging Digital Content Examples

I was recently watching a couple of new music videos - on the net - and they made me recall a conversation I had with digital media producer / programmer Damon Berger about what makes for engaging online content. In …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on March 04, 2009 at 01:27PM

Share your listening habits with the community

One of my first posts for the DigMediaRev blog was about Twitter and how I find it to be an interesting media and entertainment experience. I promised in the post to explain how I connect, discover, and share content on …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on February 11, 2009 at 05:59PM

Engaging the Online Audience

A while ago PaidContent.org reported on some findings from market-research firm NPD that found that the percentage of Internet users who bought CDs in the last quarter has fallen yet again to 22 percent (down from 25 percent in the …Read more.

Posted by Scott Brown on February 04, 2009 at 02:01PM

Vision and the Music Experience

Greg Sandoval over at CNET wrote a post this week that poses the question - “Steve Jobs - a music visionary?” The CNET post almost seems to grade Apple’s performance in the music business against Steve Jobs’ past predictions for …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on January 31, 2009 at 04:00PM

Building an Entertainment Community - Find Your Fans First

My colleague Scott Brown wrote about how online audiences tend to go to the branded site of their favorite entertainment (whether sports, music, movie, etc) FIRST to check out the latest news and content. But not every TV show, film …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on January 13, 2009 at 08:59PM

Music Discovery Services

Last week, I blogged about how I use Twitter to connect with entertainment content. This week I wanted to follow up with a post on web tools you can use in conjunction with Twitter to share content or discover it …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on December 18, 2008 at 11:08PM

Twitter as a media and entertainment experience

Chuck Fishman here and this is my first entry here on the DigMediaRev blog. Scott Brown in my group here at Cisco - the Cisco Media Solutions Group - kicked off the blog this week.  I manage Cisco relationships with …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on December 11, 2008 at 04:56PM