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Microsoft-Sponsored MUSIC! Graffiti Contest Brings Fans to CrowdFire

FM’s CrowdFire, the social media music site sponsored by Microsoft, wants the graphic-design set to feel welcome, too. Hence this week’s MUSIC! Graffiti contest:

MUSIC Graffiti Contest

Here’s how the Graffiti crew explains CrowdFire:

Graffiti Explaination of Crowdfire

FM and Microsoft Launch CrowdFire Music Site

Today, in partnership with Microsoft, FM launched music-oriented social media site CrowdFire.

CrowdFire

From MediaWeek:

“In conjunction with the launch CrowdFire, the companies have announced that several kiosks will be placed at the upcoming Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco, Calif. on Aug. 22-24, where attendees will be able to produce and upload their own video, audio and text accounts of the events, in what will serve as a mass test run for the new site. During the event, video screens will display a real time ‘mashup’ of the crowd-produced content.”

Mediaweek breaks Crowdfire news

FM, Superfly Productions Team Up on Outside Lands Music Festival

From the press release:

“Federated Media Publishing (FM) and Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival today announced a groundbreaking partnership. FM will help the festival expand online opportunities and exposure while incorporating onsite technology and digital media into the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, August 22-24, 2008.”