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Re: The Streaming Music App Ecosystem: Where Does Beats Music Rank?

davidporter — Mon, 12 May 2014 01:59:25 -0000

Hi guys, I'd argue a better metric by which to compare music streaming services is audience - which may come from iOS, Android, mobile web or web (or other smaller platforms, like Windows).

I pay close attention to this because 8tracks (the internet radio service I founded) competes in the sector. Here's the sector breakdown per comScore (US audience only): http://bit.ly/1o4TmWR

Re: The Cavalier Daily :: Thinking outside Pandora’s box

davidporter — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 02:32:52 -0000

Thanks for the coverage of @8tracks, Jacqueline!

Re: The Hipster Music Index

davidporter — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:13:35 -0000

Hilarious. My 2 fav bands of recent memory (The Field & Fuck Buttons) show up #1 and #5. And I do live in the Mission :)

Re: 8tracks is an awesome (and profitable) music startup you've probably never heard of | VentureBeat | Media | by Tom Cheredar

davidporter — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 03:01:55 -0000

Thanks again, Tom. Really nicely done.

Re: DJ Polar Vortex: A Group Playlist for Ridiculously Cold Weather

davidporter — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:46:17 -0000

EVB: 8tracks would be even easier - you can create an account and share a password to make 'em collaborative.

Re: 8Tracks Comes To Sonos Home Music System

davidporter — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:03:51 -0000

And thanks for the coverage, Eliot!

Re: 8Tracks Comes To Sonos Home Music System

davidporter — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:02:55 -0000

Just to clarify: you CAN listen to your own playlists as a DJ, without randomization. DJs upload their own music from a hard drive and/or pick from SoundCloud, so there's no licensing restrictions.

The randomization happens when any listener tunes in a second or subsequent time.

Re: 10 Music Services You May Not Know About—But Should - by Chris McConnell

davidporter — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:39:57 -0000

Thanks for the coverage! I'm the founder of 8tracks, and we're larger than many of the services you mention at the outset (Rdio, Slacker, MOG and Songza). However, we've not done much self-promotion as we've been largely bootstrapped since launch in 2008 and only recently (end of 2011) raised $1.2m in seed financing (Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz). Appreciate your helping us spread the word!

Re: ReadWrite – 5 Companies That Will Define The Future Of Radio

davidporter — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:13:47 -0000

Have to admit, I'm a little surprised you left off 8tracks. I'm a little biased, of course, but we're definitely at the leading edge of internet radio.

Would love to tell more about the service, if of interest.

Re: This Week In Apps: 8tracks, Wah Wah Pedal, and the Next Lawsuit Waiting to Happen | Billboard.biz

davidporter — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:24:35 -0000

Hi Anthony, thanks for the coverage - much appreciated!

We fall squarely in the "internet radio" bucket. The big differentiator in our approach to internet radio is that programming is created by people (a small subset of our users) rather than an algorithm, as is the case with Pandora and Last.fm.

Each "mix" has to be at least 8 tracks (though a mix can be as long as DJ wishes). Also, just for clarity, we don't currently offer any functionality around a personalized, crowdsourced stream, nor can users browse submitted tracks by genre or mode.

Re: 2010 Music Website Heat Map

davidporter — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:43:42 -0000

That'd be excellent - would love to see the updated version with all of the additions people have noted. This is the best summary of sector competitors I've seen to date.

I like the Compete design too. Wish they were a bit closer to the real numbers but, as you say, the larger sites are prob closer to actual.

Would also be interesting to compare with comScore. I'm trying to track these down and would be happy to share with you. (I'm in process of creating my 'Positioning' slide for investor deck so topical.)

Re: 2010 Music Website Heat Map

davidporter — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:51:04 -0000

Thanks, glad you like it. The 8 limitation is a floor (not a ceiling) tho many mixes are 8 tracks exactly. We daisy-chain the mixes together for a listener in several ways to form a proper internet radio experience. Tracks are uploaded by the DJs of those mixes.

Whoa, I didn't realize you used visits - I saw that but assumed you meant "visitors" (I didn't realize Compete provided visit count). Very cool indeed! Is there any way I could see what that'd look like (even if you don't publish)? I'd love to be able to show potential investors this visual, including 8tracks.

You're right about the latter - I used to compile comparative rankings per Compete on my old WP blog: http://davidporter.wordpres...

Happy to talk through any other points (dp@8tracks.com).

Thx R!

Re: 2010 Music Website Heat Map

davidporter — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:16:12 -0000

Ryan - this is awesome.

Would love to see our service (8tracks) in the mix next time. We hit 1.5m uniques (per Google Analytics) in Jan. (Compete had us at 202k visitors in Dec, for comparison.)

Re: http://8tracks.tumblr.com/post/1661522290

davidporter — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:13:43 -0000

Hi P, email me at dp at 8tracks dot com and I'm happy to give a more detailed explanation, if of interest.

Re: http://8tracks.tumblr.com/post/1613059239

davidporter — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:11:53 -0000

Hi all - feel free to contact me at dp at 8tracks dot com if you've further questions about the removal of network tracks. Happy to give more detailed info over email.

Re: http://8tracks.tumblr.com/post/1661522290

davidporter — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:16:38 -0000

At long last, we've finally a pretty amazing version of the iPhone app now in beta. I doubt we'll be able to submit before the holidays but it should be wrapped, submitted and (hopefully) accepted in Jan, I reckon.

Re: http://8tracks.tumblr.com/post/1661522290

davidporter — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:15:33 -0000

Hell yes you do. Was going to write you this afternoon to thank you once again. Hugely grateful.

When can we get those beers, anyway?

Re: http://8tracks.tumblr.com/post/1661522290

davidporter — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:14:47 -0000

Hi Koldunas, happy to explain in more detail. Email me at dp at 8tracks dot com.

Re: Airport Express and Airfoil

davidporter — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:45:38 -0000

Nice, Fred. I've been using this combination for years and love it. Was just discussing adding a how-to video for Airport Express + Airfoil on the site to encourage listening to 8tracks in the living room.

Re: http://8tracks.tumblr.com/post/937866114

davidporter — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:50:31 -0000

Nice pic.

Re: http://8tracks.tumblr.com/post/905988935

davidporter — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:58:47 -0000

Thanks Leland!

Re: 8TRACKS

davidporter — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:27:07 -0000

Hi Katie - thanks for writing about us! Will tune into your mix.

We don't require a subscription fee (the 14-day trial you mention is only if you want to avoid the site ads). Also, let us know how we can make the UI better!

Best,
David
(8trx founder/CEO)

Re: http://rafer.tumblr.com/post/810214170

davidporter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:09:28 -0000

I'd thought he was making a supply/demand argument, which didn't make sense to me (will re-read, my bad). Marketers and agencies assigning a lower value to the far larger segment of the ad industry focused on branding (rather than direct response) has some serious implications for traditional media in general, if that is in fact the rationale. (I'd characterize it as branding vs direct-response rather than social vs non-social, as social is a very small part of the branding side.)

Re: http://rafer.tumblr.com/post/810214170

davidporter — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:40:04 -0000

Agree vis-a-vis AdWords, for example, but I'd think purchase intent exists largely in search and on certain vertical sites that transact in (or refer to) products rendered in atoms.

Most advertising is focused on branding rather than direct response, as I understand it. And, relatedly, most attention (online or offline) is invested on content where there is no purchase intent.

Perhaps the effective CPM for a brand-focused ad will settle at a level well below that for a direct-response ad? (Maybe this is even true today, I'm not sure.)

Re: http://rafer.tumblr.com/post/810214170

davidporter — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:41:40 -0000

@rafer Wouldn't a less commercially dense property provide a better opportunity for an advertiser (in sense of less competition for visitor's attention)?

Or are you saying we're less saleable b/c we're just not accustomed to a bunch of ads on a social net and thus in a less of a "commercial" mode?