BandPage

BandPage
Type of site
 Tools & Application For Musicians
Founded September 2009 (2009-09)
Headquarters San Francisco
Employees 40
Website www.bandpage.com
Alexa rank Positive decrease 60,720 (April 2014)[1]
Registration Facebook Connect
Launched March 2010
Current status Active

BandPage was a music startup based in San Francisco, California that produced the application BandPage, which powered over 500,000 artists' Pages.[2]

J. Sider currently being chief executive, BandPage launched in March 2010 and is an application that allows artists to create customized fanpages within Facebook. The artist can upload and share tracks, videos, photos, and their touring schedule within Facebook.[3] In August 2010, Billboard named BandPage one of the "Top 10 Best Digital Media Startups".[4]

On February 12, 2016, BandPage was acquired by Google via subsidiary YouTube for $8 million, which discontinued features on the band page editor and other website features.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bandpage.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ ""Half A Million Musicians Now Rock Facebook With BandPage"". techcrunch.com.
  3. ↑ "RootMusic's BandPage Makes Better Facebook Fan Pages for Bands. March 3, 2010". mashable.com.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Names 10 Best Digital Music Startups. August 15, 2010". hypebot.com.
  5. ↑ "YouTube Acquires BandPage For $8M To Attract Musicians With Money-Making Tools". TechCrunch. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
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