Comments on: Snocap Drops 60% Of Staff And On The Market: Looking Good For The Deadpool http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/ Startup and Technology News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: www.teletubis.info » Blog Archive » Imeem Confirms Snocap Acquisition http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-2139117 www.teletubis.info » Blog Archive » Imeem Confirms Snocap Acquisition Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:36:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-2139117 [...] a long search that turned up no other buyers, Sean Fanning’s startup Snocap is being bought by music social [...] [...] a long search that turned up no other buyers, Sean Fanning’s startup Snocap is being bought by music social [...]

]]> By: Imeem Confirms Snocap Acquisition http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-2138707 Imeem Confirms Snocap Acquisition Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:35:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-2138707 [...] a long search that turned up no other buyers, Sean Fanning’s startup Snocap is being bought by music social [...] [...] a long search that turned up no other buyers, Sean Fanning’s startup Snocap is being bought by music social [...]

]]> By: jackson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1684457 jackson Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:59:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1684457 I'm sure the developers won't have to look far for new gigs I’m sure the developers won’t have to look far for new gigs

]]> By: justin time http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1676566 justin time Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:29:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1676566 You don't need more than2 people to run something as simple as Snocap. Unless they're developers, and they obviously weren't doing much development. You don’t need more than2 people to run something as simple as Snocap. Unless they’re developers, and they obviously weren’t doing much development.

]]> By: Curtis http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1676247 Curtis Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:37:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1676247 Maybe artists/promoters will start looking at BlastMyMusic.com since it will function on multiple sites (ie. myspace, facebook and the artist own site), plus it has better customer service. http://www.blastmymusic.com Maybe artists/promoters will start looking at BlastMyMusic.com since it will function on multiple sites (ie. myspace, facebook and the artist own site), plus it has better customer service.

http://www.blastmymusic.com

]]> By: Jack http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1673777 Jack Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:35:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1673777 Perhaps an analogy can be made with the polar IceCaps... Perhaps an analogy can be made with the polar IceCaps…

]]> By: Plaxico http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672915 Plaxico Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:52:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672915 Thirty one people were let go. Thirty one people were let go.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672856 David Mackey Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:48:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672856 I'd like to know how many 60% is as well? I’d like to know how many 60% is as well?

]]> By: Rich http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672798 Rich Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:53:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672798 How many people is 60%? How many people is 60%?

]]> By: john g http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672494 john g Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:42:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672494 does it still go in the deadpool if someone buys them. just for fun ;-) does it still go in the deadpool if someone buys them. just for fun ;-)

]]> By: davedave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672438 davedave Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:56:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672438 mmmmmmm <a href="http://www.candyfavorites.com/SnoCaps-Theater-Sized-Concession-Candy-pr-417.html" rel="nofollow">SnoCaps</a> mmmmmmm SnoCaps

]]> By: Fake Richard http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672302 Fake Richard Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:24:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672302 Too much of crap from fake steve ballmer. Too much of crap from fake steve ballmer.

]]> By: Don Jones http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672283 Don Jones Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:13:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672283 You mean it's "cooling down for a deadpool entry..." You mean it’s “cooling down for a deadpool entry…”

]]> By: Braydon JM http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672225 Braydon JM Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:44:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672225 We were going to work with Snocap back when it was intended to be a "legit" p2p service provider, but found it didn't meet our needs. It seems that they then went in an entirely different direction as they realized legit p2p services were just doing it themselves - cheaper and more effectively. The new middle-man model is not necessarily a bad idea - but I think they are encountering the same problem as before - if an artist wants to sell music online, they are either going to use a full service platform like iTunes or rVibe, or they are going to go it alone (ie: put up their own store). And as is always the case, if it's not easy to use, if it doesn't work and it doesn't add value - it just doesn't fly. @ Rob Blatt - I'm not sure they were built to buy - but like PeerImpact - as a distribution technology - they might be in that position now. However, since it's a p2p distribution application, I can't really see Facebook buying them. Maybe MS... *** http://www.rvibe.com We were going to work with Snocap back when it was intended to be a “legit” p2p service provider, but found it didn’t meet our needs. It seems that they then went in an entirely different direction as they realized legit p2p services were just doing it themselves - cheaper and more effectively.

The new middle-man model is not necessarily a bad idea - but I think they are encountering the same problem as before - if an artist wants to sell music online, they are either going to use a full service platform like iTunes or rVibe, or they are going to go it alone (ie: put up their own store).

And as is always the case, if it’s not easy to use, if it doesn’t work and it doesn’t add value - it just doesn’t fly.

@ Rob Blatt - I’m not sure they were built to buy - but like PeerImpact - as a distribution technology - they might be in that position now. However, since it’s a p2p distribution application, I can’t really see Facebook buying them. Maybe MS…

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http://www.rvibe.com

]]> By: boston http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672178 boston Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:23:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672178 Rob, They have a deal with MySpace. I am pretty sure that the deal prevents them from entertaining competitive offers before informing MySpace of the same. Rob,

They have a deal with MySpace. I am pretty sure that the deal prevents them from entertaining competitive offers before informing MySpace of the same.

]]> By: Bruce Warila http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672093 Bruce Warila Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:23:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672093 It's no wonder they are floundering. I tried to put an artists on Snocap to use the Snocap store on MySpace for weeks. They should test their own signup process. I could not get customer service to reply after trying five times. The empty store sat on the artist's MySpace page for over a month. Nothing was seamless and the process was frustrating. The Snocap experience was one of the reasons I pulled the artist (www.myspace.com/jediahband) from mySpace (another business in decline).. We believe artists should do both - give away and sell digital music. The people that hunt for free music are not the same people that opt for the convenience and uniformity of iTunes. Unsprung artists should make their music available on every platform on earth - free, paid, illegal, legal, etc.. I am waiting for one of these stores to take the premium road: highest price, highest quality (coupled with education on this USP), best images, newest releases, highest return to the artist, etc, etc.. That would be a positioning and segmenting lesson.. It’s no wonder they are floundering. I tried to put an artists on Snocap to use the Snocap store on MySpace for weeks. They should test their own signup process. I could not get customer service to reply after trying five times. The empty store sat on the artist’s MySpace page for over a month. Nothing was seamless and the process was frustrating. The Snocap experience was one of the reasons I pulled the artist (www.myspace.com/jediahband) from mySpace (another business in decline)..

We believe artists should do both - give away and sell digital music. The people that hunt for free music are not the same people that opt for the convenience and uniformity of iTunes. Unsprung artists should make their music available on every platform on earth - free, paid, illegal, legal, etc..

I am waiting for one of these stores to take the premium road: highest price, highest quality (coupled with education on this USP), best images, newest releases, highest return to the artist, etc, etc.. That would be a positioning and segmenting lesson..

]]> By: FAIL http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672088 FAIL Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:17:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672088 if layoffs are a way to the deadpool you missed out on claria/gator. down from about 200 to....40? big round in april, bigger round a few weeks back. if layoffs are a way to the deadpool you missed out on claria/gator. down from about 200 to….40? big round in april, bigger round a few weeks back.

]]> By: Rob Blatt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672001 Rob Blatt Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:27:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1672001 I know plenty of people who are selling their music with SnoCap but I don't know of a single one who has sold any songs. It seems like this service was made to be bought from the moment that it launched. Let's all speculate that Facebook will buy SnoCap to spark its music service. I know plenty of people who are selling their music with SnoCap but I don’t know of a single one who has sold any songs. It seems like this service was made to be bought from the moment that it launched. Let’s all speculate that Facebook will buy SnoCap to spark its music service.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1671954 Steve Ballmer Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:00:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/12/snocap-drops-60-of-staff-and-on-the-market-looking-good-for-the-dealpool/#comment-1671954 I never liked these people or any of you B2B users, stealing music and God knows what else! http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com I never liked these people or any of you B2B users, stealing music and God knows what else!

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

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