Comments on: MOG Has Created The Ultimate Streaming Music App; Too Bad It May Never Launch

By: MOG Over Promises And Under Delivers

MOG Over Promises And Under Delivers — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:52:58 +0000

[...] January we first heard MOG’s plans for the service. At the time it sounded compelling – it combined a great user experience with a free streaming model. But the crucial part of [...]

By: Explorar trabalho grátis dá dinheiro: MOG recebe cinco milhões de dólares | Remixtures

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:58:42 +0000

[...] às quatro grandes editoras discográficas de modo a que estas permitam o lançamento do serviço de streaming de música online que a MOG já tem pronto desde há algum tempo mas que até hoje nunca foi lançado [...]

By: MOG Secures More Funding For Their Music Portal and Blog Network - Music News, Reviews and Videos

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:42:44 +0000

[...] but they have an unlaunched music streaming product which was previewed back in January by Techcrunch which would be an amazing addition. The music streaming product never launched because only two of [...]

By: MOG Raises Another $5 Million, Shows How Music Can Be A Viable Business On The Web | Cellphone Ultra

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:35:25 +0000

[...] music streaming product, which we previewed back in January. At the duration we called it Ultimate Streaming Music App that may never launch, considering it only had two of the four major labels signed on. whether MOG [...]

By: MOG Raises Another $5 Million, Shows How Music Can Be A Viable Business On The Web

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:30:42 +0000

[...] unlaunched music streaming product, which we previewed back in January. At the time we called it Ultimate Streaming Music App that may never launch, because it only had two of the four major labels signed on. If MOG managed [...]

By: MOG relaunches, calling itself the “Huffington Post of music news” » VentureBeat

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:09:24 +0000

[...] of features and traffic/revenue (the company averages 5.7 million monthly unique visitors and expects to clear $5 million in revenue in 2009), the site’s homepage has been an organizational train wreck. At the center of [...]

By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » MOG Gets An Overhaul, Looks To Become Definitive Music News Portal

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:09:31 +0000

[...] to the spotlight. The interface is getting an overhaul to match its impressive (but still mythical) music streaming service, which is still in the works but will not appear for at least another few [...]

By: Trade Jim News » MOG Gets An Overhaul, Looks To Become Definitive Music News Portal

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:25:12 +0000

By: MOG Gets An Overhaul, Looks To Become Definitive Music News Portal

MOG Gets An Overhaul, Looks To Become Definitive Music News Portal — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:00:25 +0000

By: An Embarrassed Warner Music Regrets MySpace Music Deal

An Embarrassed Warner Music Regrets MySpace Music Deal — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:09:53 +0000

[...] models and allow for the user experience to come first. See LaLa and the still fantasy-land MOG music service that look [...]

By: Henry

Henry — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:05:03 +0000

Hmm… according to CrunchBase, MOG only gets around 650K uniques per month. That’s a pretty big difference from the number you published. You do check your facts, right?

I’ve seen lots of inflated figures from this company compared to the generally lousy performance and dull community activity offered by the site in action. Make sure you don’t believe everything they tell you.

As a past frequent user of the site, I also noticed that they frequently ask diehard fans and employees to post glowing comments on articles like these. It’s a lot of hype, but I urge you not to buy into it so wholeheartedly without doing a bit more diligence.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:49:54 +0000

Speed? I haven’t tried MOG but Spotify is soooo fast… probably because they did something smart with streaming and P2P.

Would be interesting to see a large comparison chart.

By: Musimuse

Musimuse — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:53:31 +0000

Definitely looks sweet, but absolutely hinges on major label participation.

What I would really like to see is a high quality player like this integrated into a user base like facebook. If they had an iphone app that could stream music and share with your facebook friends, I think it could be a huge market.

Check out http://www.musimuse.com for more thoughts about the music industry. Would love to hear comments!

By: kia

kia — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:57:25 +0000

i want to get on myspace

By: kia

kia — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:57:25 +0000

i want to get on myspace

By: pandabear

pandabear — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:16:56 +0000

This site looks great. I can’t think of anything else out there that provides all the goodies in one site.

By: Harnish

Harnish — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:20:55 +0000

Another DOA????

By: Curtis Gray

Curtis Gray — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:32:13 +0000

And like HD-DVD before it, and the Atari Jaguar before that, without the lionsshare of content producers (music labels) it is unlikely to make it.

I would like to talk to their lead site designer, though.

- Curtis
http://ShipItOnTheSide.com – Build a software startup as a side job.

By: dchris

dchris — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:19:27 +0000

I’ve been on Mog over two years now and found it to be a true music community while also providing introduction to new music that I likely would not have found elsewhere. It does music simply and cleanly, unlike Myspace or other social networking sites that are more than about music. The major labels would be foolish to ignore the opportunity they have with Mog. I’ve bought more music since being on Mog than ever before.

By: rockus

rockus — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:58:44 +0000

MOG has been one of the best music sites for quite a while now and keeps making itself better and better. Somehow MOG has figured out how to broaden its appeal to the mass market music consumers while at the same time keeping its core community of music bloggers and niche music fans as happy as ever. I bet MOG 3.0 would become the ultimate music destination online and would blow MySpace Music away. I want my MOG 3.0!!!

By: New MOG Design, Old Label Problems | IndieCircuit

New MOG Design, Old Label Problems | IndieCircuit — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:13:09 +0000

[...] MOG looks great. It’s not live as of now, but TechCrunch has some pictures and gives a rundown on new features that have been added. The new design looks [...]

By: Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:23:16 +0000

Surprising? The labels are invested in MySpace, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch. Ya know, that guy who owns FOX, The New York Post and other right-wing rags. It’s money, baby. And that’s where the majors run.

If MOG chucks them 10-20 million the majors will hop into bed and spoon.

By: Driz

Driz — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:59:04 +0000

From my perspective, MOG started out as a small community for deeply passionate music fans to share their thoughts on music and has steadily evolved to become accessible and appealing to a broader audience.

It started as a walled garden, where you had to become a member and blog on MOG in order to be part of the community (and couldn’t really listen to much of the music that was being discussed).

It evolved to integrate Rhapsody, making the listening experience accessible to at least a portion of music lovers. Next, came the move to integrate posts from the blogosphere. Music bloggers who have their own blog could now be part of the MOG ecosystem, and visitors can access some of the best blogging on music from around the web.

This new version of MOG seems to take the next logical step: give users free access to listen to *all* music, whether it’s being blogged about by MOG members, other music bloggers, or is just stuff you come across through the site’s discovery and search tools.

Seems like a great solution that can cater equally well to a spectrum of music fans.

By: musicman11

musicman11 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:54:00 +0000

Finally something to rival Pandora and Myspace Music. I’m not a fan of either application and can’t wait for a playlist/editorially driven website to take over the online music community.

I can’t believe these record labels would get in the way of such a cool product. Please don’t mess this up Warner and EMI – music needs MOG 3.0 right now!

By: DJ Max Power

DJ Max Power — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:45:00 +0000

The music catalogue used as a weapon…only to shot themselves in the foot.
Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Don’t worry though, the majors will figure it out – after they’re dead and gone.