September 2009
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Looking for a service that offers user group chats
We’re planning on doing our first SoundCloud user group chat and will make it a monthly series. I am looking for the right service to help us do that. Hat tip to Eric for the idea.
Any ideas?
“I believe you should only join a startup if you are inspired and love the...”
– A friend asked me for advice: startup or big company - bijansabet.com
“In our interview with Shins frontman James Mercer in May, he teased us with a...”
– Pitchfork: The Shins’ James Mercer and Danger Mouse Team Up for New Band
Uh, now that sounds interesting.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
Hello Saferide (34)
Richard Hawley (21)
Montt Mardié (19)
The Weakerthans (16)
Blind Pilot (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Ian Brown - Marathon Man
Bought Ian...
New Ian Brown record out today but only available...
That being said, I hate not being able to buy it right NOW.
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WatchListen to the new Zero7 album Yeah Ghost right here. It’s great, trust me.
Tumblr users: click ‘Watch’ to listen.
“They shouldn’t be spending $100M on branding. That’s the last thing Yahoo needs....”
– Chris Dixon’s blog - Yahoo should invest in products, not advertising
Hello Saferide - Middle Class
Saw the band play...
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Friska Viljor - Wohlwill
Sweet. The band sent...
WatchShai Agassi on Colbert Nation.
Nice shirt, Shai. Nice shirt.
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Thanks...
… for the music recommendations. Lots of interesting stuff to look into.
Thoughts on Purchasing Music
brilliantlydifferent:
yvynyl:
I just bought the new Girls record Album. I’m thinking:
that I listened to the entire thing streamed using the SoundCloud player on their website the other day, and liked it a lot
that I wanted to support the band instead of tracking down the leak
that I wanted to be sure to have the good meta data and album art instead of finding a crap torrent
that...
Need new music
Care to help?
“They seldom intentionally click on any kind of advertising, and they never buy...”
– Will Anyone Pay for Anything? : The World : Idea Hub :: American Express OPEN Forum
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Blind Pilot - Paint Or Pollen
Saw Blind Pilot in...
“In contrast, Facebook’s efforts to scale have gone remarkably smoothly....”
– Technology Review: How Facebook Copes with 300 Million Users
Interesting read about how Facebook deals with scale
“Most of our team has come from the Tumblr community, including Marc, Jacob,...”
– Tumblr Staff
What you saying now, headhunters?
“In closing, we are here because 40 years ago, a bunch of researchers in a lab...”
– Julius Genachowski, FCC Chairman - “Preserving A Free and Open Internet: A Platform for Innovation, Opportunity, and Prosperity” - OpenInternet.gov (via bijan)
Could someone please ask Mr. Genachwoski to tell this Chancelor Merkel.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) →
Mumford & Sons (30)
WHY? (28)
Okkervil River (25)
Spoon (19)
Muse (16)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Death Cab For Cutie - Meet Me By The Equinox
...
The Awesomeness Manifesto →
by Umair Haque on HarvardBusiness.org
Foursquare Beats Twitter to Local Advertising... →
soupsoup:
Jennifer Van Grove at Mashable
O’Beery gets a nice visual mention.
We’re kicking off Foursquare for Berlin next week. I have talked a lot about Foursquare with Ansgar, the manager of the St. Oberholz - Berlin’s premier geek café - in the past two weeks and he is super-excited to be part of the first set of locations featured.
He actually told me that he has several...
Experiment: Everyone must have a CD, even if free.... →
whitneymcn:
I really hope some data rolls in on this. When you stop to think about it, this is classic application of social engineering. Very interesting.
giantrobotlasers: Rock Solid
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britticisms:
“Thunderbird” by The Golden Filter
...
“This is a new type of event for the music industry. Sessions are focussed on...”
– The music industry should learn from #MusicHackday - TechCrunch Europe
Music Hack Day: Write-ups & Links
soundcloud:
Team SoundCloud had a blast during the Music Hack Day in Berlin this past weekend. Great vibe, relaxed and overly productive atmosphere, perfect late summer weather and a really nice location made it awesome.
Here’s a quick round-up with links to the hacks and some great write-ups from the event.
Mark your calendar for the next Music Hack Day - the third ever - in Amsterdam on...
“eHub: How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
Citysounds.fm: This is a...”
– Hinke nails it.
Emily Chang - eHub Interviews: Citysounds.fm
(via andie)
“I don’t know exactly what the future will look like, but I’m not too...”
– Post-Medium Publishing - Paul Graham
Nailed!
Posting this from the Music Hack Day in Berlin where close to 100 hackers and coders meet companies like SoundCloud, Echo Nest, Native Instruments, RjDj and many more to build new mashups, instruments and web services in a 24-hour sprint on open...
Portugal. The Man - People Say
Never really got...
“There is a counter culture going on among startups that pit the venture...”
– An Entrepreneurial Counter Culture is Looming – The Startup Market is Not OK « The SiliconANGLE
Interesting read about the state of startups and VC
via Taylor’s Twitter
The Five New Music Companies Getting It Right
Topspin Media
Spotify
SoundCloud
Hype Machine
Bandcamp
I like this list by nickcrocker. What about a follow-up post about why these companies made your list?
jenrobinson:
Jose Gonzales - Teardrop (Massive...