Comments on: New Features at MusicStrands http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:50:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: CoreBlox Blog » Blog Archive » CoreBlox as an E-Service Portal Solution http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-26725 CoreBlox Blog » Blog Archive » CoreBlox as an E-Service Portal Solution Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:46:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-26725 [...] This TechCrunch post led me to try a pretty cool music discovery engine called MusicStrands [...] [...] This TechCrunch post led me to try a pretty cool music discovery engine called MusicStrands [...]

]]> By: Jacknut http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-26707 Jacknut Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:27:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-26707 I've been running this since I read it here. 1. The product doesn't shut down properly and holds up shutting down my laptop. 2. The music tagging is mediocre. It barely registers 25 percent of my iTunes library (about 25000 songs) 3. There is no link to buy a song from iTunes, or if there is, it didn't jump out at me. 4. I don't social network, so I didn't try those features. I’ve been running this since I read it here.

1. The product doesn’t shut down properly and holds up shutting down my laptop.

2. The music tagging is mediocre. It barely registers 25 percent of my iTunes library (about 25000 songs)

3. There is no link to buy a song from iTunes, or if there is, it didn’t jump out at me.

4. I don’t social network, so I didn’t try those features.

]]> By: Oz http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-26126 Oz Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:22:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-26126 This is one of the best social networks / tagging application / website out there. Great understanding of the user's experience and every function needed. Thanks Mike for introducing us :) This is one of the best social networks / tagging application / website out there. Great understanding of the user’s experience and every function needed. Thanks Mike for introducing us :)

]]> By: alp guneysel http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-26109 alp guneysel Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:25:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-26109 i personally hate musicstrands for 1 reason. it doesn't let you switch it off, you have to uninstall it. by switching off, i mean, it takes forever to open mediaplayer with musicstrands open, and it makes you wait after opening. i don't now about the new versions, but they should better integrate a switching off mechanism. last.fm is far better in user experience. i personally hate musicstrands for 1 reason.

it doesn’t let you switch it off, you have to uninstall it. by switching off, i mean, it takes forever to open mediaplayer with musicstrands open, and it makes you wait after opening. i don’t now about the new versions, but they should better integrate a switching off mechanism.

last.fm is far better in user experience.

]]> By: Taylor McKnight http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25671 Taylor McKnight Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:39:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25671 MusicIP ( http://www.musicip.com ) offers some similar features as well. They thumbprint each song though (and actually supply the IDs for Music Brainz ( http://musicbrainz.org ) now as well. MusicIP's site looks a bit corporate, but I talked with them at SXSW and saw a demo and was very impressed with their MusicIP Mixer program. MusicIP ( http://www.musicip.com ) offers some similar features as well. They thumbprint each song though (and actually supply the IDs for Music Brainz ( http://musicbrainz.org ) now as well.

MusicIP’s site looks a bit corporate, but I talked with them at SXSW and saw a demo and was very impressed with their MusicIP Mixer program.

]]> By: Ben http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25649 Ben Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:14:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25649 I just tried it out and I didn't like it. Sure the idea is cool, who doesn't want to find new music to listen to and the engine for matching songs was pretty good. The playlist editor was very hard for me to understand at first but eventually it did an ok job at playlist creation but nothing that makes me jump for joy. Also when you do find something you like that is related to what you want you get a very very poor sample of it (Could have just be me). Also it takes a few clicks to find where to buy the song you have just found. Wouldn't you want to get people buying tracks, isn't this really what these services are about??? Also I found most of the obscure stuff didn't even have somewhere to buy them from. So thats my two cents I just tried it out and I didn’t like it. Sure the idea is cool, who doesn’t want to find new music to listen to and the engine for matching songs was pretty good. The playlist editor was very hard for me to understand at first but eventually it did an ok job at playlist creation but nothing that makes me jump for joy. Also when you do find something you like that is related to what you want you get a very very poor sample of it (Could have just be me). Also it takes a few clicks to find where to buy the song you have just found. Wouldn’t you want to get people buying tracks, isn’t this really what these services are about??? Also I found most of the obscure stuff didn’t even have somewhere to buy them from.

So thats my two cents

]]> By: ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25406 ryan Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:11:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25406 can you click on recommendations and listen to previews? that would be killer. can you click on recommendations and listen to previews? that would be killer.

]]> By: Klim http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25269 Klim Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:10:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25269 I'm guessing this is kinda like <a href="http://www.muiso.com" rel="nofollow">Muiso</a>? I don't know how many players Muiso supports, but it supports winamp, and if I remember correctly it says it supports portable devices when installing. It's fairly young at the moment tho. But it will give you previews of recommendations within the player like MusicStrands, plus lyrics (not the biggest database tho). I’m guessing this is kinda like Muiso?
I don’t know how many players Muiso supports, but it supports winamp, and if I remember correctly it says it supports portable devices when installing. It’s fairly young at the moment tho. But it will give you previews of recommendations within the player like MusicStrands, plus lyrics (not the biggest database tho).

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25261 Rob Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:17:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25261 Having serious issues syncing my library. Drops at about 20000 songs(halfway). Anyone else having trouble? Having serious issues syncing my library. Drops at about 20000 songs(halfway). Anyone else having trouble?

]]> By: soraなりの日々 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25248 soraなりの日々 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:23:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25248 [...] [MusicStrands] http://www.musicstrands.com/ うん。これは楽しい。 ざっとの説明で、「聞いてる音楽の情報の共有サービス」てところか。 間違えてたらすみません。 今聞いてる音楽から似たジャンルのオススメ曲を教えてくれたり、 同じ音楽を聞いてる人を教えてくれたり、とか。 そんで、なによりクールなのが m-chart と world map。 m-chart は、自分が今まで聴いた曲を勝手に集計してて、 ブログとかに貼ってたら更新して表示される。 そんでその表示されるやつは、色、サイズ、形式などカスタム可能。 このブログにも貼ってみた。ブログのトップからしか観れませんが(TT; world map は、だれがどんな曲を聴くかどこで聴いてるかを教えてくれる。 これが面白い。 観てるだけで結構楽しい。まさに時間泥棒。 詳しくは、[TechCrunch]で。 [...] [...] [MusicStrands] http://www.musicstrands.com/ うん。これは楽しい。 ざっとの説明で、「聞いてる音楽の情報の共有サービス」てところか。 間違えてたらすみません。 今聞いてる音楽から似たジャンルのオススメ曲を教えてくれたり、 同じ音楽を聞いてる人を教えてくれたり、とか。 そんで、なによりクールなのが m-chart と world map。 m-chart は、自分が今まで聴いた曲を勝手に集計してて、 ブログとかに貼ってたら更新して表示される。 そんでその表示されるやつは、色、サイズ、形式などカスタム可能。 このブログにも貼ってみた。ブログのトップからしか観れませんが(TT; world map は、だれがどんな曲を聴くかどこで聴いてるかを教えてくれる。 これが面白い。 観てるだけで結構楽しい。まさに時間泥棒。 詳しくは、[TechCrunch]で。 [...]

]]> By: Saul Weiner http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25241 Saul Weiner Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:40:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25241 How do these folks make money? Are they just waiting to be bought out. This makes no sense to me. They develop a non-monetized fringe technology... feels like a dotcom play. How do these folks make money? Are they just waiting to be bought out. This makes no sense to me. They develop a non-monetized fringe technology… feels like a dotcom play.

]]> By: Hermann Klinke http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25225 Hermann Klinke Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:10:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25225 "Why is everything only working on either iTunes or Windows Media Player?" They should team up with Tunatic to work with every player by just listining to the output. “Why is everything only working on either iTunes or Windows Media Player?”

They should team up with Tunatic to work with every player by just listining to the output.

]]> By: rcc http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25223 rcc Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:43:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25223 buggy. Crashed. The login/account creation process was an ordeal during which I came very close to giving up on. buggy. Crashed. The login/account creation process was an ordeal during which I came very close to giving up on.

]]> By: Eric Willis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25195 Eric Willis Wed, 05 Apr 2006 08:32:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25195 >>Comment by Matti Leppänen — April 4, 2006 @ 11:37 pm Why is everything only working on either iTunes or Windows Media Player? >> Matt, This probably occurs for the same reason that desktop apps are developed for Windows BEFORE the Mac OS X and Linux or the same reason people tend to develop for IE and Firefox before being compatable with Opera,etc: Marketshare. In most cases, it just makes more sense to launch on the platforms that have the most users first. However, early adopters that will gravitate towards new services tend to use Firefox,etc so it doesnt always mean that you will gain the most traction that way by targeting the mass market of users. >>Comment by Matti Leppänen — April 4, 2006 @ 11:37 pm
Why is everything only working on either iTunes or Windows Media Player? >>

Matt,

This probably occurs for the same reason that desktop apps are developed for Windows BEFORE the Mac OS X and Linux or the same reason people tend to develop for IE and Firefox before being compatable with Opera,etc: Marketshare. In most cases, it just makes more sense to launch on the platforms that have the most users first. However, early adopters that will gravitate towards new services tend to use Firefox,etc so it doesnt always mean that you will gain the most traction that way by targeting the mass market of users.

]]> By: Marco Raaphorst http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25191 Marco Raaphorst Wed, 05 Apr 2006 08:27:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25191 Cool but it seems less advanced than Last.fm for example which supports almost all mediaplayers. I prefer Foobar2000 over Itunes for example (which I really don't like). Cool but it seems less advanced than Last.fm for example which supports almost all mediaplayers. I prefer Foobar2000 over Itunes for example (which I really don’t like).

]]> By: Matti Leppänen http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25188 Matti Leppänen Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:37:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25188 Why is everything only working on either iTunes or Windows Media Player? Why is everything only working on either iTunes or Windows Media Player?

]]> By: De Gardener http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25186 De Gardener Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:57:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25186 [...] Music is not only a dominant human passion. Music also drives a very exciting web 2.0 space. We all know iTunes and Pandora. But there are less known, very cool, tools which help us navigate through the music maze of the web. Musicstrands (coverage by Techcrunch), for example, is a fantastic idea. It is a PC plug-in that  tracks what you have been playing and generates your music charts automatically. It then helps you share your profile with your friends and get recommendations. eJamming powers virtual jam sessions by bringing together musicians from all over the world. If you ever needed proof for where web 2.0 and the long tail mix well, there it is. Last.fm allows people to collaborate tastes in order to create personal radio stations. Are we possibly overlooking the biggest social phenomenon? [...] [...] Music is not only a dominant human passion. Music also drives a very exciting web 2.0 space. We all know iTunes and Pandora. But there are less known, very cool, tools which help us navigate through the music maze of the web. Musicstrands (coverage by Techcrunch), for example, is a fantastic idea. It is a PC plug-in that  tracks what you have been playing and generates your music charts automatically. It then helps you share your profile with your friends and get recommendations. eJamming powers virtual jam sessions by bringing together musicians from all over the world. If you ever needed proof for where web 2.0 and the long tail mix well, there it is. Last.fm allows people to collaborate tastes in order to create personal radio stations. Are we possibly overlooking the biggest social phenomenon? [...]

]]> By: Toby Padilla http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25185 Toby Padilla Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:56:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25185 I hate to self promote, but you should also check out Musicmobs (http://www.musicmobs.com). We have some feature overlap with Musicstrands (for instance our client Mobster has been able to auto-generate playlists in iTunes for quite some time), but both services differ in many ways. Between us, Musicstrands, Last.fm and Pandora there's quite a lot of interesting things going on in this space. I hate to self promote, but you should also check out Musicmobs (http://www.musicmobs.com). We have some feature overlap with Musicstrands (for instance our client Mobster has been able to auto-generate playlists in iTunes for quite some time), but both services differ in many ways. Between us, Musicstrands, Last.fm and Pandora there’s quite a lot of interesting things going on in this space.

]]> By: Geek 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25173 Geek 2.0 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:24:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/04/new-features-at-musicstrands/#comment-25173 The "correlations" idea is very neat. The Google Music Store story also appeared yesterday....interesting days ahead. The “correlations” idea is very neat. The Google Music Store story also appeared yesterday….interesting days ahead.

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