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Community – Oink.cd, RIP.

bdeleon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:53:24 +0000

As an avid user of the internet and even bigger music enthusiast. It’s easy for one like me to figure out new and efficient and (free) ways to get my music online. Back in the day was Napster and then Limewire. When the word got out that these sites may not be *gasp* FREE anymore, leave it to the computer geeks of the world to engineer new ways to P2P.

One word. Torrents.

Oink.cd was one of the biggest online communities to talk, recommend, and ultimately to it’s demise, share music.
This blog sums up nicely exactly what Oink was, it’s purpose, and what we all as members of the community thought of Oink and online music sharing.

Which is why Oink was so great – take away all the rules and legal ties, all the ownership and profit margins, and naturally, the result is something purely for, by, and in service of the music fan. And it actually helps musicians – file-sharing is “the greatest marketing tool ever to come along for the music industry.” One of Oink’s best features was how it allowed users to connect similar artists, and to see what people who liked a certain band also liked. Similar to Amazon’s recommendation system, it was possible to spend hours discovering new bands on Oink, and that’s what many of its users did. Through sites like Oink, the amount and variety of music I listen to has skyrocketed, opening me up to hundreds of artists I never would have experienced otherwise. I’m now fans of their music, and I may not have bought their CDs, but I would have never bought their CD anyway, because I would have never heard of them! And now that I have heard of them, I go to their concerts, and I talk them up to my friends, and give my friends the music to listen to for themselves, so they can go to the concerts, and tell their friends, and so on. Oink was a network of music lovers sharing and discovering music.

Oink was probably one of the best communities I’ve ever belonged to online. What a shame. Wake up, RIAA.

Product – Move over Hulu, Sling.com is here.

bdeleon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:24:13 +0000

Engadget.com reports that a new player in the online video community has arrived. Sling.com is a Hulu-like site where you can (legally) watch clips and full episodes of your favorite TV show online. There is even a partnership with that infamous Slingbox product on the site. Hm, I wonder where they got the idea for the site name..

As a consumer, it’s always nice to have an option, especially when Hulu may or may not have a video I’m particularly wishing to see. Hint, hint Sling.com.

Read full article here.

What will Hulu do now? Maybe some INTERNET MARKETING possibly?

Distribution – YouTube goes HD

bdeleon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:08:01 +0000

Apparently, us high tech consumers really need to view videos in pristine conditions.

This article talks about how YouTube has finally enabled HD uploading to your wisecrack videos. This is different than their previous “high quality” upload version. The picture is less grainy and much sharper.

This gives YouTube a better way to distribute their product to all 344 million unique visitors a month. Whoa.

Non-HD

What’s next? YouTube in BluRay?

Read full article here