Facebook, Twitter and Other Necessary Evils
Everybody's doing it. So even if an artist isn't all that into it, social networking sites are now a part of their marketing arsenal. Like it or not. The Tennessean reports that country artists are jumping on the virtual bandwagon left and right. With the country fan demographic -- and the artists themselves -- getting younger and more Web-addicted, Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood makes a good point: "We like to think it increases interest in what we're doing, but it's also the way we've grown up. We're in our mid-20s, and from high school on, for us it was being on the Internet and chatting." And even though Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram, Lady Antebellum and Keith Anderson all use the Net in different ways, the important thing is that they are using it. Some aren't, though, and that's OK, too. Like Alan Jackson told the newspaper, "I share a lot in my music, and I think that's plenty."
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lovetimesthree says:
…just answered my own question. Welcome 2 (the wonderful world of) Twitter, Alison. Have fun/see ya around. :)
Waitinontheworld says:
I just wanted to say that Taylor is who I want to follow after. Maybe I could have a competition with her on whos songs are better ;D nah. I love you Taylor. Dream Big!
johnny Hotstuff says:
since when has evil and necessary been included in the same sentance i mean accept devil worshippers but thats a whole seperate debate. furthermore it is an ongoing study as to the alien attentions of the so called social networking sites such as the face book or the space of my own