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Re: 16 Great Music Add-Ons for Firefox

John — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:13:21 -0000

I'd just like to add that as of version 1.4.5, FindThatBand has added The Hype Machine, Amazon.com, and iTunes search services to its list, thus enabling users to choose from more places to check out their favorite bands.

Re: Matt Griswold [dot] com - Hulu: The Home of Comedy?

John — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:03:51 -0000

I think the importance of plots are the discerning factor here, not necessarily genre (drama vs. comedy). For instance, The Office, an incredibly popular comedy that relies heavily on plot information, isn't viewed as much on Hulu as on the network's official site; it's much harder to follow along in clips if you don't know the characters or story. On the other hand, random moment-to-moment comedy shows like Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons, et al as well as the sketch comedy of Saturday Night Live seems to have flourished on Hulu, perhaps because the small clip format pairs well with the styles of the shows.

I also wonder how torrents affect this data as well. I know that The Office is very popular on torrent sites, so it wouldn't surprise me that people simply know all the famous scenes, and in fact have them on their computer in high-def format -- without ads.

Re: Matt Griswold [dot] com

John — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:36:48 -0000

Great quote. And very true in a sense. I think many people WANT to start out by showing only some "teaser" content, but they realize they won't get enough interest to keep the business or idea going. It's difficult to generate a large amount of interest and at the same time keep content exposure to a minimum. I think an alternative to this would be something like Last.FM -- they started out as a free service offering tons of original content and tools, and then as they grew, they created paid features to supplement and compliment what they provide. The result: millions of happy users -- some who pay, some who don't.

Thought-provoking.