December 2009
29 posts
We culled our Best of 2009 mixes to create “The 8tracks best of 2009 meta-mix” — listen now at ♫ http://bit.ly/8IvtOi
WatchWe culled our Best of 2009 mixes to create “The 8tracks best of 2009 meta-mix” based on (1) the number of mixes in which tracks were included and (2) the aggregate play count of those mixes.
A big thanks to Fred for the suggestion and coverage.
Fred Wilson (A VC) covers us today in his post on “People First, Machines Second”: http://bit.ly/7URLAn
8tracks is (arguably) the best way to discover music. But how do people discover 8tracks? Here’s how: http://bit.ly/6ZOFWQ
How did you discover 8tracks?
We’ve had helpful feedback from survey.io, and we’re going to summarize the responses over the next week or 2 here on the blog.
Here’s the results of the first question:
We’re putting together a DJ stats package for our forthcoming DJ subscription offering (<$5/mo). What would you like to see?
Check out Fred Wilson’s Top 25 tracks of 2009: http://bit.ly/4u8E0k
RT @DrMercer: 8tracks.com=digital mixtapes=LOVE
Wired picks its top 10 artists of the 2000s: http://bit.ly/4Maz7V
RT @ornitorrrrinco: 8tracks está sustituyendo el vacío que me dejó la radio (gratis) de last.fm
Your favorite tracks of 2009? Check the picks from DJs on 8tracks (http://bit.ly/5VaGRh) & the staff at Pitchfork (http://bit.ly/6EdYz6)
RT @WunderRadio: New music service on WunderRadio iPhone app = 8tracks (see it in ‘Other Station Directories’)
My fave xmas mix I’ve found so far on 8tracks: “Everybody loves December” at ♫ http://8tracks.com/mixes/70407 RT @MaryBeverly
Thanks for all the great feedback on survey.io, everyone! (FYI if you missed it first time and want to respond: http://bit.ly/4FwKVa)
Just started playing around with that Google Wave account. Anyone know if I can get notified on gmail when someone posts?
If you love 8tracks, we’d *really* appreciate your taking 5 min to answer 8 questions about your experience: http://bit.ly/4FwKVa — thx!
Log-in love, tags x 5
We pushed 2 new features last night (along with sundry fixes):
If you’re listening to a mix but NOT logged in, you can now do so (or sign up) without stopping the music. Small thing but cool. Note that the log in “lightbox” also will open if you try to favorite a track, like/comment on a mix, or follow a DJ.
When you’re making a mix, you can now add up to 5 (rather than...
WatchSanta goes 8bit. Check it out.
Top listeners on 8tracks
We’d like to recognize and thank our top listeners on 8tracks (based on the number of mixes to which they’ve listened):
vallis: 20,201
tamf: 9,679
avivamagnolia: 6,204
ch: 6,116
thinkupstudio: 5,979
andricon: 5,723
Many thanks for the devotion!
NME’s top tracks of 2009: http://bit.ly/6654xg
Vinyl continues to grow: http://bit.ly/8d0VGD
RT @gordoncc: @arsydotorg - great job on this 8tracks iphone beta, the 3g streaming actually works!
Short, insightful comparison of Pandora, MOG and 8tracks. Upshot: we can all get along ; ) http://su.pr/40ZuuJ
RT @matt__howard: if you love discovering new music, this is a must - http://8tracks.com
We’re going to start sending HTML emails for 8tracks. Can anyone recommend great email mgmt software?
Anyone gonna make some hot best of 2009 mixes? If you do, please tag ‘em “best of 2009” so others can readily find.
Sorry all for the 404 earlier. I think it’s an issue with Engineyard, our web hosting provider. We’re investigating.
Our Facebook page for 8tracks is now set up on a proper URL. Come be a fan at http://www.facebook.com/8tracks