...most talked about #Android app in the last 24hrs was: Flowd http://t.co/uKu6niGj... Read More

The music lover’s social network Flowd, which recently arrived stateside after its European debut, just updated its mobile applications with a boatload of new features that make them worth a look. Up until now, Flowd was only mildly interesting, as it was primarily touting its 600 or so artists and DJs who had signed up for the network – a number which, in the grand scheme things, is merely a drop in the bucket of all things music. But with the new mobile apps, Flowd is now aggregating artists’ activity from other social networks, including Twitter, YouTube, SoundCloud and Last.fm, allowing users to access artist updates, bios and gig calendars, even if the artist is not on Flowd. Although in testing, this added import/aggregation functionality didn’t mean that every artist profile page was now filled with data (it was still sort of hit-or-miss), there’s certainly more information than before. Plus, it Read More

The music lover’s social network Flowd, which recently arrived stateside after its European debut, just updated its mobile applications with a boatload of new features that make them worth a look. Up until now, Flowd was only mildly interesting, as it was primarily touting its 600 or so artists and DJs who had signed up for the network – a number which, in the grand scheme things, is merely a drop in the bucket of all things music. But with the new mobile apps, Flowd is now aggregating artists’ activity from other social networks, including Twitter, YouTube, SoundCloud and Last.fm, allowing users to access artist updates, bios and gig calendars, even if the artist is not on Flowd. Although in testing, this added import/aggregation functionality didn’t mean that every artist profile page was now filled with data (it was still sort of hit-or-miss), there’s certainly more information than before. Plus, it Read More

Digia, which (presuming it’s the same company) we know for their Symbian-related efforts, is going for the iOS and Android device users. Their new application/service is called Flowd and it’s made to connect music acts with fans. Users download the free application from where they can access latest news, views, tours and appearances of their favorite musicians. Moreover, fans can check-in to places, send messages, share pictures and connect with their friends from Twitter and Facebook. Additionally, there’s the option to customize the look and feel of Flowd by re-skinning the application with your favorite music act’s theme. Musicians on their end are able to provide special rewards — things like mobile content, free tickets, t-shirts and other merchandise — to their loyal fans. Right from the bat, popular DJ Armin van Buuren, UK pop sensation The Wanted and trance DJ Markus Schulz jumped on board and are communicating with their Read More