Now that popular music streaming service SeeqPod has decided to sell its source code to developers to spawn more clones, one of the media search startups that built upon its API is apparently calling it quits: Streamzy, which we profiled in July 2008, is selling itself on eBay at a starting bid of $1,000, provided it’s not a lame April Fools joke (the bidding ends April 1).
Update: Streamzy co-founder Brian Krantz says it’s definitely not a joke.
The service amassed merely 2,400 registered users since its launch in early 2008, and has a monthly visitor rate of only 7,000. The back-end runs for free on Google App Engine and the Flex front-end code will be included should someone decide to pick up the site.
For context: the music labels aren’t only targeting SeeqPod anymore but also developers who use its API, so we’re not sure anyone will be inclined to bid, unless of course if it’s just for the name, logo and domain name.
Never heard of Streamzy before.
so that’s the prefect reason to buy ‘em out
thats cool i will buy that
http://bit.ly/Msu2y I GOT OUT BID JUST NOW ! ON SOME DUDE SELLING HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT ON E-BAY FOUR DAYS LEFT @CelebrityMonkey
Who in their right mind would advertise an auction that they say they are bidding on? The owner of the item, a.k.a. shill.
Brian is correct: the music industry sucks, but it is through this tug-of-war that enduring business models will emerge. Until the music industry spirals out, it is wise to stay away from the colossal costs associated with streaming music.
Even imeem is suffering and may go under, although it has negotiated something out with Universal and is waiting on others.
Ebay was deemed to be the most efficient way to sell this type of asset? Seems weird to me.
What is the most efficient way to the sell the site. I did not bid on my own auction.