- ReverbNation.com
Infobox Website
name = ReverbNation
url = [http://www.reverbnation.com ReverbNation.com]
commercial =
type = Music and Social Networking
registration = Optional
owner = eMinor, Inc.
launch date =October 31 ,2006
current status = ActiveReverbNation.com is a web site, launched in 2006, that focuses on the independent music industry. It provides a central site for musicians, producers, and venues to collaborate and communicate.
Innovations
* ReverbNation provides a widget that allows its members to place content on web pages. This TuneWidget is a free feature that links back to additional content, such as music recommended by the band the widget was created by. [cite web |url=http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=10204 |title=Gigs & Bytes: Judas Priest's Widget / Metallica's Mission |accessdate=2008-05-28 |date=2008-05-16 |publisher=
Pollstar ] [cite web |url=http://www.reverbnation.com/main/tunewidget_overview |title=TuneWidget |accessdate=2008-05-28 |publisher=eMinor, Inc.] In 2007,Freewebs added a widget service that included TuneWidget as an option for its web site users. [cite web |url=http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/053107_Freewebs_Adds_Widget_Bank.cfm |title=Freewebs Taps Reverbnation to Provide Music Content for 17,000,000 Websites |publisher=BusinessWire |date=2007-06-25 |accessdate=2008-05-28]* A feature called Band Equity measures popularity based on four metrics of its service: reach, influence, access, and recency. [cite news |title=Bits & Briefs |publisher=Billboard |date=2008-04-12 |accessdate=2008-05-29 |volume=120 |issue=15] [cite web|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/press_releases/17march08.pdf |title=Band Equity: A Better Measurement Than Song Charts |date=2008-03-17 |accessdate=2008-05-29 |publisher=eMinor, Inc.]
Events
*The band Rehab headlined the ReverbNation summer 2007 tour. [cite web |title=REHAB to Headline the ReverbNation Tour |url=http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=34597 |accessdate=2008-05-29 |date=2007-08-09 |publisher=top-40charts.com]
*In May, 2008,
Judas Priest pre-released a track from its upcoming album on ReverbNation. Its label,Epic Records , described the use of the TuneWidget as "a must have tool for any artist's viral campaign". [cite web |title=Judas Priest Single 'Nostradamus' Blows Up With ReverbNation Widget |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96327 |date=2008-05-08 |accessdate=2008-05-28 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net ]References
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