Music lovers, here is an invite to join our streaming curation platform

Music lovers, here is an invite to join our streaming curation platform(whyd.com)

18 points by adrienj 12 years ago | 17 comments

ekianjo 12 years ago |

So you have to use Facebook ? Besides, why are there so many new users (karma 0 accounts) on this thread ? Self-promotion through multiple accounts ? It's fairly obvious if you do that on HN.

ckozlowski 12 years ago | |

I was wondering that myself. HN usually frowns upon one word replies as well.

Bottom three are all created within a minute of their first post...

adrienj 12 years ago | |

We did ask a few of our power users to support our post on HN, but did not ask them to comment. I understand that one-word comment don't bring value to the conversation, and I'm sorry about that... But I'm happy to get this opportunity to read your feedback, and reply to it!

JonnieCache 12 years ago | |

It says "Create an account using my e-mail address" right there in the middle of the page, in big letters.

I agree that the new accounts heaping praise is pretty blatant though.

przemoc 12 years ago |

I won't write about the service now, because I haven't used it yet, but quick and easy access to music from different channels like SoundCloud or YouTube seems interesting and is apparently working fine from my few clicks.

Bug spotted. Setting avatar in the profile doesn't work.

EDIT 1: Apparently it started to work (even without doing logout and login again).

I noticed also that after editing the track title and saving it's not updated in the view - I have to refresh the page to be sure, whether the change actually did happen.

EDIT 2: Changing e-mails doesn't require mail confirmation. While it may seem as PITA for many, it's good in avoiding mistakes and spamming accounts you don't really possess.

EDIT 3: And information about changed mail came where? To mail address used during registration. :) It would be fine if I got it delivered to my new address too, but I haven't.

adrienj 12 years ago | |

Yes a few users reported issues while trying to update their avatar... I'll have a look at that asap! Concerning the possibility to send "spam" to someone by setting the email address, we have had no complaints so far. Possibly thanks to selectivity of people who use the site because of the invite-only sign up.

ailox 12 years ago | |

apparently it does work, you just have to log out and in again.

Mekza 12 years ago |

You, guys, have very engaged friends who created accounts only to upvote your post.

Your platform is NOT a curation platform it's a like-aggregator.

Finish your product then post on HN.

beshrkayali 12 years ago |

Solid engineering! Definitely needs a mobile app though.

Question that might be out of the scope of this HN post: what are some of the most obvious monetization models for this kind of services?

Edit: Last.fm doesn't scrobble music? Why?

Edit 2: After spending sometime on it, I'm loving it even more. I would suggest some sort of a community or rooms feature where I can discover music from a specific genre or style.

adrienj 12 years ago | |

Thanks! Obvious monetization models for such services are: - affiliation (sell concert tickets, based on your musical preferences, which is based on your activity on the site) - sell "music influence network" data and/or promotion services to labels / bands - sell subscriptions to third-party music services to broaden the range of music available on the site, especially for off-line / mobile consumption, or quality of audio Today, our focus is on building a good platform.

Our last.fm scrobbler was a quick "friday" feature, but I'm happy to investigate this issue with your help if you contact me (adrien at whyd dot com)

Genre-based communities/groups are on our roadmap. We are going to release a genre-based onboarding next week, in order to subscribe to more relevant curators.

hemmer 12 years ago |

Looks interesting, nice to see last.fm support out of the box. Could anyone quickly clarify what the difference between "adding" a song and "liking" it is?

EDIT: if you start playing a new song in a new tab it doesn't stop the old one.

adrienj 12 years ago | |

Adding a song allows you to add it to one of your playlist, or at least on top of your profile. Liking a song just makes it show up on the "likes" tab of your profile. In both cases, the person who posted the track is notified, and their counters increment. On the rankings (whyd.com/hot), only "adds" are counted.

toble 12 years ago | |

I think Last.fm support is pretty much a requirement for a music start-up - assuming the start-up wants to attract early adopters who are music enthusiasts.

whatcd 12 years ago |

Signup doesn't have SSL.

Tywin 12 years ago | |

Do you have an invite for what.cd? I've been looking for one for ages lol.

adrienj 12 years ago | |

Whyd.com supports the https protocol, feel free to use it.

jie 12 years ago |

Cool! You can even add Chinese songs!