malbiniak

Nice hack, reddit.

I just spammed Ian Hogarth from SongKick on Twitter, asking him to weigh in. I'm curious to hear his thoughts on it.

Edit: that sounds snarky. It's not intended to be, but just an explanation of why I downvoted. I can appreciate your later comment, but when I made my reply to your original comment, yours was the only other comment in the submission. It seemed tacky.

"Super America seeking 'Customer Service Superstars' — Factor that in next time your agency posts an opening for a 'Project Manager Rockstar'"

http://twitter.com/threevolts/status/20800932029

For me, a startup is something you throw everything into: time, (your own) money, and aggressively focus on. It's filed, you have customer focus, and you're not doing it as a hobby. Sorry, I'm over the "startup" (project) that's building something fascinating...but has no focus on generating revenue. It's a hobby. Not a startup.

...or use http://www.wetransfer.com (unless it's sensitive).

this particular kool aid is delicious.

:)

Congratulations on the launch, and cheering for your team!

Don't beat yourself up about Blippy, gdgt, and Swipely. What did they do right? What did they do wrong? What can you learn from them (and on their dollar)? And -- are they REALLY your competitors?

Two last comments. If your design is on the level of your blog design, you'll be fine. It's really clean with clear and concise messaging. Also, have you considered the widening "products you love" into "things you love?" I'm being selfish, but I'd love to be able to follow new "products" from "things I love," like bands. Forget that last thought :)

maybe it's the repetitive use of the play button (search, similar songs). maybe it's each song being in its own container. maybe it's the lack of visual emphasis on any one area (the shared white between the header, player, and playlist).

ultimately, i like this (http://grab.by/5f07) over this (http://grab.by/5f04). sorry i can't be more specific.

What's behind the recommendations? Is it manual (like Pandora)?

How are you approving music? There's a reason some new music never gets heard. I'd be really interested in hearing how you solved the quality control challenge.

At some point, an artist is going to stop being "up & coming."

Why not use Open Graph and Connect for likes and logins?

I think I've been listening for about 25 minutes. I like listening to it, but visual seems pretty disconnected. I really like the way rdio is doing their playlist and controls.

specifically to yours, no, its not cool to fire people, but i would rather hear well rationalized case for deciding to let me go (assuming it wasn't performance related) instead of a cleverly written kthxbai. still, that even that wouldn't be cool.

Here's my advice: If you don't have the AH-HAH moment, don't do it.

More rigid framework:

- what's the problem you're trying to solve?

- who is your customer?

- why would they pay for it?

Convert the screencasts into a standard format via Hey!Watch or Encoding.com, make them available for offline content on mobile devices. Charge for that, give a kickback to the IP owner.