By Ryan Van Etten on 07/27/2010
Mr. Owl, How many clicks does it take to get to the rock n’ roll center of a retail mp3? Let’s find out. A One… A two-HOO…too many! Mr. Owl just BitTorrented right in because it was easier than buying it on iTunes. It took less clicks. It took less clicks. Are you testing your fans’ user experience?
Posted in Design, Music, Music Flux | Tagged Ariel Hyatt, clicks to content, consumers, consumption, content, digital sharing, Disc Makers, Eric Garland, fans, free, Futurehit.DNA, Google, iTunes, Jay Frank, Mr. Owl, New Music Seminar, NMS NYC 2010, OneBox, p2p, package deals, ripping and burning, strategy, streaming, tips, Tom Silverman, Tony Van Veen, UX, What I Learned at NMS10
By Ryan Van Etten on 04/30/2010
Apple caused a Twitter storm today with the abrupt announcement that their newly acquired cloud-based music service “Lala is shutting down.” I won’t speculate today on what this may mean for the future of iTunes and the music industry. Instead, here’s our top ten reactions to the news—reader discretion is advised.
Posted in Discussion, Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged Amazon, Apple, cloud, Grooveshark, humor, iTunes, Lala, Music, music industry, piracy, reactions, spotify, subscription model, top list
By Ryan Van Etten on 04/29/2010
Mac computers rock, but I’m no apple addict. When I talk on my iPhone 3G I feel like my head is melting, and even though iTunes launches every time I sync, I’ve never purchased music on iTunes. (I have downloaded apps.) The bottom line of this microwavable disclaimer is that I’m not your average music consumer. Apple continues to create a major dependence on iTunes through their mobile products, and I don’t think that anything is going to “kill” iTunes without a war. iTunes is the 7-Eleven of media—
Posted in Editorial, Music, Music Flux | Tagged 7-11, adaptation, affinity, Apple, behavior, business, change, cloud, consumers, consumption, convenience, generation, Grooveshark, integration, iPad, iPhone, ipod, iTunes, iTunes killer, Lala, last.fm, Mark Mulligan, mobility, Music, music industry, social music, spotify, stats, streaming, youth
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/31/2009
Pandora is blowing music consumption off the grid. Myriad digital choices are sending audio junkies into sensory overload—music wants to be everywhere. The stage is lit—music has always been social, and the web continues to make it even more so. Communication is on the rise.
Posted in Apps, Editorial, Gaming, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, Popular, Visual | Tagged Activision, Amie Street, analysis, AOL Music, Apps, blip.fm, ccMixter, chart, collaboration, comparison, consumption, Creative Commons, deezer, Delicious, Digidrummer, DJ Hero, DJing, EA Mobile, emusic, facebook, friends, games, gigzee, Grooveshark, Guitar Rock Tour, Harmonix, Hip Hop All Star, Hype Machine, iheart radio, iLike, Imeem, Indaba Music, indie, influencers, iPhone, iTunes, jamble music mashups, jamendo, jamglue, Lala, last.fm, Looptastic, mashups, mobile, mobile music, mobility, MOG, music gaming, music industry, music sites, musicians, musicovery, MySpace, Napster, networks, NIN, NLog Synth, pandora, predictions, project playlist, PureVolume, recommendation engine, ReverbNation, Rhapsody, rhythm games, Rock Band Network, scratching, Second Life, seeqpod, sensory overload, Sirius, Slacker Radio, social intelligence, social media, social music, songza, soundcloud, spotify, stats, streaming, Tap Tap Revenge, Tapulous, The Beatles Rock Band, thesixtyone, tinysong, trends, twisten.fm, ustream, Vevo, video, Virtuoso Piano, visualization, we7, your friends are your filter, YouTube
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/21/2009
Syntonetic has launched Moodagent—a recommendation/playlisting app based on a user’s mood and emotion—for iPhone/iPod Touch. They have a Nokia smartphone version too, dubbed Playlist DJ. Moodagent syncs with an existing music library and users adjust moods with five sliders—sensual, tender, joy, aggressive and tempo.
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, News, Nokia Apps, Reviews | Tagged app review, Apps, audio, data, emotion, free, iPhone, iTunes, launch, library, listeners, mobile music, mood, moodagent, music apps, music discovery, Nokia, Playlist DJ, playlists, preview, profiling, recommendation engine, science, social music, syntonetic, technology, tempo, video
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/15/2009
Based on estimated traffic data from compete.com, this visualization compares November 2009 website visits for 27 popular, legal, music stream-or-download destinations. The heat map is scaled—larger map areas represent higher website traffic. Green indicates positive growth in 2009. Red indicates negative growth in 2009. Hold your mouse over each section for stats on each site.
Posted in Music, Music Flux, News, Popular, Visual | Tagged Amie Street, AOL Music, Apple, Apps, blip.fm, cloud, comparison, compete, data, deezer, emusic, finetune, Grooveshark, Hype Machine, iLike, Imeem, infographic, iPhone, iTunes, jamendo, Lala, last.fm, list, mobile, mobility, MOG, music sites, musicovery, MySpace, Napster, pandora, project playlist, PureVolume, Rhapsody, seeqpod, Slacker Radio, social media, social music, songza, spotify, startups, stats, table, thesixtyone, traffic, trends, visualization, we7
