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		<title>New features: easier to reply, retweet and rephrase updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been working on some new features on the Musedash dashboard. The changes should make your life easier when you want to write replies to more people at the same time and if you want to retweet or rephrase status updates. Watch the video below to get an overview of the new features.

I hope [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2012/01/16/new-features-easier-to-reply-retweet-and-rephrase-updates/</link>
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		<title>Artists meeting techies: Doktank Music &amp; Tech</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday December 15th I will be hosting &#8216;Doktank, music &#038; tech&#8217; at the DOKkantine in my home town Ghent (Belgium).
Dok Gent is a &#8216;working place for recreation and creative maneuvers&#8217; and one of their many initiatives is DOKtank, a platform for inspiring ideas and subjects, presentations, talks, brainstorms and networking&#8230; while having a drink.

This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/12/14/artists-meeting-techies-doktank-music-tech/</link>
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		<title>Snoop Dogg&#8217;s personal recipe for social media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Snoop Dogg was featured on Hypebot. His personal recipe for connecting with fans is &#8220;being me&#8221;. This quote is particularly interesting:
&#8220;You must stay consistent and cohesive. To be most effective, you have to have a real commitment to putting up content and messaging on a regular basis. You also must have real interactions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/10/18/snoop-doggs-personal-recipe-for-social-media/</link>
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		<title>3 Major Reasons To Drive Fans To Your Website Instead Of Facebook and Social Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Musedash we work hard to make your life easier when managing social media. However, we can&#8217;t repeat enough that is very important to maintain your website at your own url. &#8216;Social Media only&#8217; is not the right communication strategy. There is a post on Hypebot which explains very clearly why.

You own the address: your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/10/10/3-major-reasons-to-drive-fans-to-your-website-instead-of-facebook-social-media/</link>
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		<title>How can we improve Musedash?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Running a band and running an internet startup are often quite simular. You need to communicate with your users/fans to improve. We are currently thinking about adding new features to Musedash and we want to hear your opinion. We made a 2-minute survey (you know we treat your time as very valuable) with a couple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/10/03/how-can-we-improve-musedash/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the most important tool: Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ariel Hyatt asked a couple of her colleagues music marketers which of the three big social networks is most important: Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube? Of course, there is no clear answer. I advise you to read the whole post, but I highlighted the bits that I found the most thought-provoking.
The truth is these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/09/26/whats-the-most-important-tool-facebook-twitter-or-youtube/</link>
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		<title>Think outside of the box</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I read a great article that you also should read. I would like to quote in full this well-formulated insight by Zaque Eyn on Music Think Tank.
Most musicians and artists think of only one or two aspects of their career: music and social networking. I find most musicians just go through the motions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/09/19/think-outside-of-the-box/</link>
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		<title>10 simple things to check before your next email blast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A handy list brought to you by Hypebot and Pure 360:

Do all the links work and are they going to the correct places?
Do you have a plain text version? Is it the same as your HTML content?
Do you have alt tags and do they show links?
Do all your pictures have links and are they going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/09/13/10-simple-things-to-check-before-your-next-email-blast/</link>
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		<title>Choosing a good manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I want to draw your attention to a post by Andrew Lewis where he asks the question &#8216;Do I Really Need a Manager?&#8217;. 
First, he makes a valuable point that the first important relationship that you should make as an artist is not with a manager, but with an entertainment lawyer. Because: who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/09/05/choosing-a-good-manager/</link>
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		<title>Only 20 seconds of your time: the artist roadmap to social media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I always like to point you to things that don&#8217;t take much time, but give you lots of interesting information. This Artist RoadMap to Social Media by Brendan Moore is one of the best overviews of the online landschape for musicians (click on the image to enlarge).

Maybe even more important is Brendan&#8217;s tip about these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.musedash.com/2011/08/29/only-20-seconds-of-your-time-the-artist-roadmap-to-social-media/</link>
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