May 2008
57 posts
WatchOh Russia, how I don’t miss you. (via Dustin)
The Hype Machine →
gtmcknight: Just released some updates like nicer menu, merch page (OMG shirts+necklaces), prettier URLS (check out track permalinks), lots of little fixes plus a Team Hype feed where you can see what we’ve been favoriting and what we’ve just listened to
"Open Source" doesn't mean:
- Difficult to install software - Tools with poor UI So when I think of an open-source Muxtape, those two issues would be addressed as well as humanly possible in an installable web package.
Sharing mixtapes is an unstoppable idea. Muxtape...
I’ve been thinking more and more about controversial web services and how to make them unstoppable. Muxtape is one such service. The underlying idea that Muxtape elegantly implements is to satisfy people’s desire to express and define themselves through the music they select. This idea is powerful and one that has resonated with the web for years (see MySpace, LiveJournal, Tumblr,...
“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do...”
– Norman Vincent Peale (via bakeurfaceoff)
On Internet hype (not machine)
Does Internet hype destroy bands? Does it reward bands that offer immediate gratification without lasting value? Will we only hear about new bands that fit with the active Internet publishing demographic (the vocal minority)? These were recurring questions I’ve heard in the past few days, and they are worth asking. The answer is not nearly as exciting as we wish. The Internet isn’t destroying...
Does TV have a surprise coming soon?
The TV industry has been spoiled by advertising revenue built on expert salesmanship and shoddy data. As more people spend time on the incredibly trackable web, will buyers continue to accept audience, attention and demographic estimates to command massive TV ad budgets? We will find out shortly.
If I am what people say I am...
Then I am 26. Oh how time flies! :) Luckily, popular opinion doesn’t have to define reality.
“Today is the exact 10 year anniversary of me losing my virginity. In celebration...”
– Driven By Boredom 3.0 » Archive » Nascent Sexuality Polaroid Study (via billyb, gtmcknight) What a wonderful project, a must-read.
Compete's Analysis of Music Sites →
Very interesting to see the top 1500 blogs on Hype Machine listed as a separate group in this chart. Though it’d be nice if their stats for Hype Machine itself were accurate, Quantcast (uses a javascript include to measure audience) say we get over 400K US uniques a month.
OpenMusicMedia Meetup Tonight in London →
Tonight @ 6pm good music/web people of London will descend upon William IV. Come!
“If you are ten years out of high school and you say, “damn, those were the best...”
– Stephen King on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me (via mrgan)
Кровосток - Трусы (Krovostok - Trusi) official...