Monday Dec 1st,
Thoughts from the CEO:
Black Friday sales broke $1B, bringing the total 2014 holiday spend online to almost $89B. It was Amazon's busiest day ever, with 64 items sold every second. Can't wait to see the numbers Cyber Monday brings in, especially with all the hot gadget sales we're seeing today. Happy holidays!
CYB-MON DEALS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
OM/ONE's Cyber Monday Deal
via OM/ONE
-The worlds first levitating bluetooth speaker, be the first to get this when it ships Jan 2015
-Compatible with Spotify, iTunes, Beats, Pandora, & Rdio, with built in Type 1 mic for speaker phone mode
-Pre-order now & save $20 with code: PRODUCTHUNTROCKS
MUSIC
Why Did Spotify Lose $71M in 2013?
-Filed their latest financial report this morning, indicating over seventy million dollar loss -Revenue almost $1B with licensing costs at less than $700K, where did they lose? -Report shows that licensing costs have nearly doubled every year since 2010
TECH
The Next Big Thing: Tech Superstars Build ‘Startup Factories’
via WIRED
-Made to build companies in one space and seed investment around it, in order to help support it and draw capital to it-Common goal for generating ideas internally or investing/acquiring other companies is to experiment with lots of projects, welcome failure, and hope for a hit-"There are businesses started explicitly to start other businesses"
$100 OFF Bohemian Guitars
via Bohemian Guitars
-Bohemian Guitars builds unique guitars for musicians who want their instrument to reflect who they are as much as their music does-'The lifestyle brand for the musician in you' has a promo on Boho Series Guitars
- Use 'HUNTED' at checkout, expires after 25 hrs!
12 Times Music Made Us Emotional in 2014
via The Fader
-From Bjork in Brooklyn to PartyNextDoor in Toronto, The Fader team reminisce on this year's most emo musical moments-This includes a skate video with the perfect soundtrack to an improv session at Jamrock, plus more! -"Finding "Struggle" at the end of the Migos tape like it was a cereal box prize"
Beep Raises $4M In 2nd Seed Round, Adds Spotify Connectivity
via Hypebot
-Beep adds wireless connectivity to tradition speakers, receivers, and docks.-Taking orders for 2nd batch, "Beeps play synchronized music throughout your home" -Spotify added as a connected service via Connect option
LifeHacker's Cyber Monday Best App Deals
via Gizmodo
-Check this page out to get the hottest deals, they'll keep updating it too! -Android and iOS apps and games included, for Mac and PC-Hundreds of deals, categorized for you
25% Off Media Summit Tix - Today Only!
via Mashable
-Conference will analyze the impact of tech on the media industry, with an emphasis on the evolution of storytelling-Sessions will focus on topics like upgrading video strategy, what to make of big data, and how to create global social media campaigns-Take 25% off the price of your ticket to Media Summit on Dec. 5 at Hudson Theater in NYC
Aerosmith Affected By Comet Landing - Thanks Technology!
via Music Times
-Recent media attention given to the landing of manmade device on Comet 67P resulted in spiked listening rates for Aerosmith-"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was the original single released in '98 film Armageddon-Numbers indicate Nov 13 spikes, though it was also "Throwback Thursday"