Comments on: hype machine facelift http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/11/05/hype-machine-facelift/ web music and social apps Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:52:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: William http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/11/05/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-16 William Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:38:00 +0000 http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/10/19/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-16 Very cool site Joe! I really like it... :-) You may want to also add &autoplay=1 to the flashVars list... it will start the music playing right away which seems appropriate for that awesome hack that you've put together... I also notice that you've got allownetworking="internal" set in your embed codes. This may be forced upon you by Tumblr... if you can you should remove this, as it is currently blocking the jump off link on each track from taking you to the audio search page where your users will be able to find a copy of these tunes which they can legally download... Very cool site Joe! I really like it… :-)

You may want to also add &autoplay=1 to the flashVars list… it will start the music playing right away which seems appropriate for that awesome hack that you’ve put together…

I also notice that you’ve got allownetworking=”internal” set in your embed codes. This may be forced upon you by Tumblr… if you can you should remove this, as it is currently blocking the jump off link on each track from taking you to the audio search page where your users will be able to find a copy of these tunes which they can legally download…

]]> By: joe laz http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/11/05/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-15 joe laz Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:13:57 +0000 http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/10/19/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-15 Ah, of course. I was experimenting with an automated music blog based on my Last.fm stream (my listening habits without blog commentary)... http://lastbutnot.com Those are specific tracks from my Last.fm feed via The Hype Machine. The empty string trick doesn't seem to work when I updated it, but i assume that's because Tumblr, the site that's hosting my blog, isn't passing the referrer correctly. So, I switched it back to point to lastbutnot.com. Beach's use is just what I had in mind. Thanks anyway. Congrats on the Facebook app... it's an awesome way to discover and share music. ~ Joe Ah, of course. I was experimenting with an automated music blog based on my Last.fm stream (my listening habits without blog commentary)…

http://lastbutnot.com

Those are specific tracks from my Last.fm feed via The Hype Machine. The empty string trick doesn’t seem to work when I updated it, but i assume that’s because Tumblr, the site that’s hosting my blog, isn’t passing the referrer correctly. So, I switched it back to point to lastbutnot.com. Beach’s use is just what I had in mind. Thanks anyway.

Congrats on the Facebook app… it’s an awesome way to discover and share music.

~ Joe

]]> By: William White http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/11/05/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-14 William White Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:23:24 +0000 http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/10/19/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-14 Actually yes - the player does support this feature! :-) Beach uses it that way on his blog - http://www.swedelife.com To make this work, you just set the playlist_url to an "empty string"... ie ?playlist_url=&rounded_corner=1... etc.. When the playlist_url is specified this way, the player will check the HTTP referrer and if it's been passed correctly - it will go and play that page. Actually yes - the player does support this feature! :-)

Beach uses it that way on his blog - http://www.swedelife.com

To make this work, you just set the playlist_url to an “empty string”… ie ?playlist_url=&rounded_corner=1… etc..

When the playlist_url is specified this way, the player will check the HTTP referrer and if it’s been passed correctly - it will go and play that page.

]]> By: joe laz http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/11/05/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-13 joe laz Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:49:08 +0000 http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/10/19/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-13 Hey William, is there a way to set up the Y! Music player so that it automatically plays music from the page it appears on? For example, could I put it in the header or sidebar of my music blog and have it automatically update as people navigate through my site for page 2 of the blog, individual posts, etc? Hey William, is there a way to set up the Y! Music player so that it automatically plays music from the page it appears on? For example, could I put it in the header or sidebar of my music blog and have it automatically update as people navigate through my site for page 2 of the blog, individual posts, etc?

]]> By: William http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/11/05/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-11 William Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:27:49 +0000 http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/10/19/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-11 I don't see them as spreadsheets at all. When you used to make mixtapes for your friends - did you think of them as spreadsheets? Personally, I get a better sense of what a music blog is all about by quickly listening to the tunes they've posted. I only read blog entries when I want to know more about a particular track or artist. I don't think this takes away any of the value of the blogging. Blogs that you enjoy become a trusted source for extending your music knowledge, and can even brighten your day! Some people like to read about music, others prefer to just listen to it. There's nothing wrong with that... I don’t see them as spreadsheets at all. When you used to make mixtapes for your friends - did you think of them as spreadsheets?

Personally, I get a better sense of what a music blog is all about by quickly listening to the tunes they’ve posted. I only read blog entries when I want to know more about a particular track or artist.

I don’t think this takes away any of the value of the blogging. Blogs that you enjoy become a trusted source for extending your music knowledge, and can even brighten your day!

Some people like to read about music, others prefer to just listen to it. There’s nothing wrong with that…

]]> By: Anthony V http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/11/05/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-10 Anthony V Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:17:01 +0000 http://musiclibre.org/blog/2007/10/19/hype-machine-facelift/#comment-10 What's the value of all this blogging if you strip it away and just listen to spreadsheets? What’s the value of all this blogging if you strip it away and just listen to spreadsheets?

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