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Um...am I the only one that would chalk this up to usage? Obviously not 100% of your fans are going to see your posts because 100% of people don't use Facebook every day, not to mention within the 2-3 hours your post would even be seen in their news feed. For the people that log in a day or two later, they most likely won't be scrolling through pages upon pages of updates in order to see yours.

This isn't Facebook scamming you - it's simply that 100% of your fans don't check 100% of your posts 100% of the time.

I remember this popping up here a few months ago. Definitely looking forward to WordPress integration, but this looks amazing so far.

Please Stripe, hear me: micropayment support.

I think a lot of people are excited about the progress against the RIAA and actually building services FOR artists. I'm just concerned that this isn't it...will artists rally behind Megabox, especially with Kim's reputation, legal issues, and the very obvious scrutiny that this site will face from world governments? It'd take some serious convincing for me to store my audio there, unsure of its security or longevity.

I don't know that the trust is there, although I do like the idea in principle.

Those are good questions, and ones we're also working through at the moment!

Yeah, that's a fallback issue on our end - thanks for the screenshot.

It'll be a hurdle, for sure, but not too much different than The Hype Machine being at hypem.com

Thanks for the feedback :)

Hartley and I actually have some good connections in the music blogging space, and we're working on building some tools that we think will help artists and bloggers work together.

For example, right now bloggers either:

a) use an artist's embeddable player in order to post a song. They can't track plays/downloads coming from their site or their impact on an artist (I contributed 20% of their downloads, for example).

b) upload their own versions of audio files so that they can track plays/downloads. But now the artist can't see the reach of their music.

I think we can fix this.

Really good point. Right now we're figuring out what prices make the most sense, and we're talking to different artists/managers/label owners about how we can meet their needs.

Thanks for the heads up - we'll work on fixing this mobile view issue. Is the site looking (more) normal when you're viewing on a wider browser?

Is that on mobile? Looking into it now, thanks for the heads up!

This is how it should look, by the way: http://imgur.com/wt9kC

Thank you! We'll definitely be posting updates on our blog (blog.mvsic.co) in the coming month or two as the service continues to be built.

Hartley and I are on the same page - Bandcamp and Soundcloud are awesome. We just think there's room for a different angle.

For example, Bandcamp makes their revenue by taking a % off of all music sales. For this reason, they only let artists give away a certain number of tracks for free (at which point they make artists pay to give away their music for free).

That makes sense for Bandcamp, we understand. For Mvsic, we think that free music is a lot more valuable to indie artists who are looking to get their foot in the door, and we're all about supporting unlimited downloading (and selling!)

Thanks for your feedback though, we'll keep working!

Thanks for the initial feedback (and Rdio comment...weird, hadn't really noticed that).

As we move forward, we do plan on using Mvsic as a way for listeners to not only download, but also discover, new music. Hartley and I are both in the music blogging scene, and we're really excited to work with bloggers to figure out how they can use our service and players to make their sites even better.

Thank you! We'd love some feedback, especially from the artist's perspective as far as our feature set and pricing.

Benchmarking yourself can be dangerous. Some people will find it motivating. Others will find it a burden. Personally I'd rather benchmark against myself - it's more fulfilling to beat myself than to beat some stranger. It certainly doesn't feel good to start thinking of yourself as +20% better than your friends.

Good thought-provoking piece.

Yeah, that was the first thing I noticed. This article seems to paint the picture that ALL fellows are not generating revenue.

1. Repost popular content on Reddit, 4chan 2. Spam the shit out of social links 3. ...? 4. Profit

TATW is the only thing I can listen to when doing work...it just pulls you in.

Highlighting is red on my end...

I appreciate the sentiment of OP's article, but I (slightly) disagree.

Many of my closest friends are not successful, in the conventional sense of the world. They coast through college and float through life. Smoking weed and drinking are their past times.

But you know what, they're my closest friends. They don't hang out with me because I can help them with business or earn them money. They ask me for life advice, not business advice. They don't give a shit about traffic to websites, they care about how many people they can get to laugh at a joke.

They're rooted in the real world, not the tech world. They understand people way more than they understand technology, and I think many of us here on HN could use a dose of that.

So while it is admirable and refreshing to surround yourself with smart and ambitious people, let's not lose sight of our roots and the beauty of loving people for no other reason than that they bring us happiness.

Is there anything out there right now that handles email attachments like described in this pitch? I would love the ability to see all the attachments ever sent to me, organized by date/sender/filetype. Or clicking on a contact and seeing all attachments I've shared with that person.

By attempting to be 'unconstrained' from fashion, OP has become more constrained than ever. Is she saving time & money? Maybe...but that blog post and graphics sure took some time to put together.

And now that she's made this public, she's stuck. Want to wear something different, colorful, playful? Fuck it, gotta stick to the schedule.

Clothing isn't time consuming or energy draining. It's about finding a style you're comfortable with, wearing it with confidence, and gently moving in and out of new styles as the times (and your personality) change.

I'm most impressed with the 8-bit sound umbrella.

Just repetition. Most people quit working out at the gym after the first 1-2 times because of the intense soreness the following day(s). The trick is to keep at it for 1-2 weeks. After your body has adjusted, the post-workout soreness will be minimal but you'll feel refreshed and revived for 24 hours (in my experience)