Comments on: Philosophy and Sites http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/ Music + Technology + Random Nonsense from the Music Industry by Ethan Kaplan, VP Product, Live Nation Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dadadee http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-192546 dadadee Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:06:53 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-192546 Wondering what 4 monitors has to do with anything.. shameless self promotion? Wondering what 4 monitors has to do with anything.. shameless self promotion?

]]> By: Ethan http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-190910 Ethan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:58:34 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-190910 word. yes, sometimes they are, but artist site will also have metadata not serviced to pollstar or eventful. WORD word. yes, sometimes they are, but artist site will also have metadata not serviced to pollstar or eventful. WORD

]]> By: ODB http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-190909 ODB Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:20:14 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-190909 uhh... Tour Date API is called eventful or pollstar. those are likely more up-to-date than an artist website. word uhh… Tour Date API is called eventful or pollstar. those are likely more up-to-date than an artist website. word

]]> By: Kray http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-190853 Kray Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:00:48 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-190853 "If a site isn’t easy for me to navigate, how will it be for someone on a small screen on dial up?" THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I have been saying Flash sucks since v4.0, when everybody and their mother had to have a site that moved so much I got motion sickness. Everything I create, I send to my mother who is 62 and technologically inept. If she can't figure it out, then I can't expect anybody else to and it's back to the drawing board. Can I ask (Dunno if you will respond or not), but why did you choose Drupal over, say, Joomla!? “If a site isn’t easy for me to navigate, how will it be for someone on a small screen on dial up?”

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I have been saying Flash sucks since v4.0, when everybody and their mother had to have a site that moved so much I got motion sickness.

Everything I create, I send to my mother who is 62 and technologically inept. If she can’t figure it out, then I can’t expect anybody else to and it’s back to the drawing board.

Can I ask (Dunno if you will respond or not), but why did you choose Drupal over, say, Joomla!?

]]> By: Ethan Bauley http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-190846 Ethan Bauley Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:21:39 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-190846 oops, typo: meant to say " the interactions that happen there can be abstracted from their platform." oops, typo: meant to say ” the interactions that happen there can be abstracted from their platform.”

]]> By: Ethan Bauley http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-190845 Ethan Bauley Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:20:48 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-190845 That's a great point (API's) that I forgot to consider. Similarly, it's great to build in self-sustaining community interactivity (although you need critical mass for that). On that note, I hope that MySpace is able to up the ante here and create some kind of open access where the interactions that happen then can be abstracted from their platform. Surely you've talked with the powers-that-be at MySpace Music. What is their strategic temperature? ;-) That’s a great point (API’s) that I forgot to consider. Similarly, it’s great to build in self-sustaining community interactivity (although you need critical mass for that).

On that note, I hope that MySpace is able to up the ante here and create some kind of open access where the interactions that happen then can be abstracted from their platform.

Surely you’ve talked with the powers-that-be at MySpace Music. What is their strategic temperature?

;-)

]]> By: Daniel Hollister http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-190836 Daniel Hollister Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:52:48 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-190836 Not much to add, but Ethan, you being the rebel and killing off Flash when damn near every other band and movie website on the planet is upping the ante on that is beyond respectable. For years I was hoping someone with enough clout would make that decision. I only hope that you set an example for the rest of the industry to make this happen. On the API note, please, please, PLEASE create an API. It could even be centralized for all of WBR. If you could provide an API that just did nothing other than provide tour information, that would be a lifesaver and pave the way for all sorts of exciting uses and webapps. (I've been trying to work on a tour aggregating webapp myself because I hate most currently in existence, and the lack of an API to pull this kind of data is very annoying.) Not much to add, but Ethan, you being the rebel and killing off Flash when damn near every other band and movie website on the planet is upping the ante on that is beyond respectable. For years I was hoping someone with enough clout would make that decision. I only hope that you set an example for the rest of the industry to make this happen.

On the API note, please, please, PLEASE create an API. It could even be centralized for all of WBR. If you could provide an API that just did nothing other than provide tour information, that would be a lifesaver and pave the way for all sorts of exciting uses and webapps. (I’ve been trying to work on a tour aggregating webapp myself because I hate most currently in existence, and the lack of an API to pull this kind of data is very annoying.)

]]> By: Ethan Kaplan http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-190835 Ethan Kaplan Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:27:23 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-190835 from the technology side I'm all about creating tools/systems that let the site be fresh with minimal effort on all parts. Hence a lot of API discussion going on. from the technology side I’m all about creating tools/systems that let the site be fresh with minimal effort on all parts. Hence a lot of API discussion going on.

]]> By: Ethan Bauley http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-190833 Ethan Bauley Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:10:56 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/04/15/philosophy-and-sites/#comment-190833 That last one (consistent fresh content) is one of the toughest in my experience. And that's even with artists who are psyched and have a lot to contribute themselves... Who should ultimately own this responsibility? I'm curious if WBR has a consistent policy/management scheme on this... That last one (consistent fresh content) is one of the toughest in my experience. And that’s even with artists who are psyched and have a lot to contribute themselves…

Who should ultimately own this responsibility? I’m curious if WBR has a consistent policy/management scheme on this…

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