Comments on: ContraStream To Join Social Music Sites http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:33:35 -0800 hourly 1 By: dMix | Dan McGrady » 7 Reasons Why My Social Music Site Never Took Off http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-2392556 dMix | Dan McGrady » 7 Reasons Why My Social Music Site Never Took Off Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:39:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-2392556 [...] would take a day or two and send some questions. But about an hour or two after I emailed them, Techcrunch posted about Contrastream. Not only was I unprepared to have thousands of people come to my site right away, it turns out I [...] [...] would take a day or two and send some questions. But about an hour or two after I emailed them, Techcrunch posted about Contrastream. Not only was I unprepared to have thousands of people come to my site right away, it turns out I [...]

]]> By: Contrastream Goes Live! | Contrastream Blog | News & Indie Culture http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-2296788 Contrastream Goes Live! | Contrastream Blog | News & Indie Culture Wed, 14 May 2008 18:59:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-2296788 [...] Techcrunch - Contrastream To Join Social Music Sites CNET - Contrastream gives indie music a boost Scopetech - Find music with Contrastream Share and [...] [...] Techcrunch – Contrastream To Join Social Music Sites CNET – Contrastream gives indie music a boost Scopetech – Find music with Contrastream Share and [...]

]]> By: dMix http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1576144 dMix Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:02:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1576144 The site was built from the ground up. The voting system was influenced by digg but its not a digg 'clone' like pligg sites. Music is different in many ways from news / tech sites. The site was built from the ground up.

The voting system was influenced by digg but its not a digg ‘clone’ like pligg sites. Music is different in many ways from news / tech sites.

]]> By: Jeff the Great http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574961 Jeff the Great Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:54:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574961 Very, very interesting. Thanks for the heads up, though I am bumbed I can't check out the full site yet! Is it built on Pligg? Very, very interesting. Thanks for the heads up, though I am bumbed I can’t check out the full site yet!

Is it built on Pligg?

]]> By: Evan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574870 Evan Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:33:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574870 Michael, I know you didn't see it, but much love for the link! Michael, I know you didn’t see it, but much love for the link!

]]> By: anthropocentric http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574823 anthropocentric Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:55:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574823 Reminds me of Epitaph's "Demo-lition" site: http://www.epitaph.com/demolition/ Reminds me of Epitaph’s “Demo-lition” site:
http://www.epit...com/demolition/

]]> By: Zaid http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574759 Zaid Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:17:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574759 This looks exciting. We at iJigg are as excited as anyone to see what you folks have cooking. Good luck with the launch! --Zaid This looks exciting.

We at iJigg are as excited as anyone to see what you folks have cooking. Good luck with the launch!

–Zaid

]]> By: Ian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574744 Ian Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:07:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574744 So is "too mainstream" the equivalent of "bury"? Wouldn't the equivalent of front page status on contrastream make a band "too mainstream"? It just seems like a contra-diction when the sites whole purpose is to promote something and then once it succeeds in promoting it to deride it. Although it would seem that striking that balance is what will make "or break" contrastream. So is “too mainstream” the equivalent of “bury”?

Wouldn’t the equivalent of front page status on contrastream make a band “too mainstream”? It just seems like a contra-diction when the sites whole purpose is to promote something and then once it succeeds in promoting it to deride it.

Although it would seem that striking that balance is what will make “or break” contrastream.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574742 Michael Arrington Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:07:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574742 Evan - I'll add a link. Don't assume that we knew about your post. Evan – I’ll add a link. Don’t assume that we knew about your post.

]]> By: PublisherZilla http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574740 PublisherZilla Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:07:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574740 Flagging songs/artists that are "too mainstream". I like that feature a lot. Then again, how big can their site get if they're deliberately keeping out the artists/songs that would surely bring in exponentially more users? This should be fun to watch. I think they can do it. Flagging songs/artists that are “too mainstream”. I like that feature a lot. Then again, how big can their site get if they’re deliberately keeping out the artists/songs that would surely bring in exponentially more users? This should be fun to watch. I think they can do it.

]]> By: Steve Spalding http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574706 Steve Spalding Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:51:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574706 Music is just such an odd industry. It feels that you'll get the last.fm affect, where you might get an idea of what one particular niche of the indie culture finds to be good, but that will be about it. That might be plenty, but it also might not be the -best- way. Music is just such an odd industry. It feels that you’ll get the last.fm affect, where you might get an idea of what one particular niche of the indie culture finds to be good, but that will be about it.

That might be plenty, but it also might not be the -best- way.

]]> By: TechDumpster (living in First Life) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574683 TechDumpster (living in First Life) Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:29:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574683 Why write about a site before it actually launches? This doesn't allow the site to benefit from the traffic boost as most people will not return after an initial look. Furthermore, this site is banal. There's not something that unique about it. It's just another me-too that claims that one tiny feature makes all the difference. Yawn. Why write about a site before it actually launches? This doesn’t allow the site to benefit from the traffic boost as most people will not return after an initial look.

Furthermore, this site is banal. There’s not something that unique about it. It’s just another me-too that claims that one tiny feature makes all the difference. Yawn.

]]> By: dMix http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574673 dMix Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:24:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574673 The idea of flagging sites for being too mainstream or on a major label is to ensure albums that are getting the promotion are the ones that deserve it. It doesn't affect the quality status on the site (through vote counts, comments etc). Whats more subjective a hundred aggregated opinions or one well educated journalist? The idea of flagging sites for being too mainstream or on a major label is to ensure albums that are getting the promotion are the ones that deserve it. It doesn’t affect the quality status on the site (through vote counts, comments etc).

Whats more subjective a hundred aggregated opinions or one well educated journalist?

]]> By: Evan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574664 Evan Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:21:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574664 Techcrunch, you could have given us a little link love! Come on Mikey! :D http://www.scopetech.net/2007/08/27/find-music-with-contrastream/ Techcrunch, you could have given us a little link love! Come on Mikey! :D http://www.scop...h-contrastream/

]]> By: Steve Spalding http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1574652 Steve Spalding Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:14:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/contrastream-to-join-social-music-sites/#comment-1574652 Letting people decide what's too mainstream seems like a good way to open yourself up to a world of trouble. Take, for example, the Decemberists. About three years ago there were few people outside of the deepest, darkest corners of the indie sub-culture that would have heard of them. Now they have been signed by a major label and they've made their way through the MTV circuit. Would their old stuff be considered indie and their new stuff mainstream? Otherwise, it sounds like a good idea. The only problem I can find is that musical tastes are so subjective it seems difficult for you to decide, with any degree of accuracy, what the "best" song is. Of course, like most social voting sites, the user base will stratify into fairly concrete "voting blocks" but because of that I can only see this having a very niche appeal. Maybe that is what they are going for, we'll see. Letting people decide what’s too mainstream seems like a good way to open yourself up to a world of trouble. Take, for example, the Decemberists. About three years ago there were few people outside of the deepest, darkest corners of the indie sub-culture that would have heard of them. Now they have been signed by a major label and they’ve made their way through the MTV circuit. Would their old stuff be considered indie and their new stuff mainstream?

Otherwise, it sounds like a good idea. The only problem I can find is that musical tastes are so subjective it seems difficult for you to decide, with any degree of accuracy, what the “best” song is. Of course, like most social voting sites, the user base will stratify into fairly concrete “voting blocks” but because of that I can only see this having a very niche appeal.

Maybe that is what they are going for, we’ll see.

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