Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
When Mashable reported that Farmville and Mafia Wars makers Zynga raised $180 million in a recent deal, like everyone else, I was amazed. Then once I was done being amazed I started to wonder… What was the most popular Facebook concert application or social game? I also asked myself… Do live music fans use Facebook to enhance, [...]
I have a two part confession to make. First, I originally intended to publish this post on Monday after the AMA’s, but it didn’t feel right. Something was missing. So I waited. The second part of my confession started on Thanksgiving when a family member pointed out some comments I had made about Lady Gaga in a recent conversation. [...]
Two things have been brewing in my mind lately. 1) The Community of Cathartic Mourning and 2) Building Relationships in Live Music The Community of Cathartic Mourning A good friend of my wife and I shared this Bonnie Raitt Star Tribune review with me a few weeks ago (the video above is one she excitedly posted on Facebook before [...]
When I posted my heartfelt thoughts about Michael Jackson and his London shows on Tuesday, I had no idea what would happen on Thursday afternoon. (See my Facebook trail from Thursday afternoon, bottom to top). And over the last three days I’ve felt a wave of different emotions ranging from happy and nostalgic to guilt and sadness. It’s not [...]
