Šo rakstu rakstījis mūsu pašu Mysticgeek, milzīgs mūzikas fanu.
Tā kā daudzi no jums zina, ka esmu milzīgs mūzikas fani un ir aptvēris vairākas mūzikas programmas un tīmekļa vietnes. Šodien mēs apmeklēsim Amie ielu, manas mīļākās mūzikas vietni tīmeklī … ir vairākas lietas, kas padara šo tik lielisku vietu, bet vissvarīgākais ir tas, ka visa mūzika sākas bez maksas!
Cenas nosaka mūzikas popularitāte - dziesmas sākas bez maksas, un pēc tam, kad vairāk cilvēku to lejupielādē, cenas pieaug līdz maksimāli 0,98 ASV dolāriem. Visa mūzika ir MP3 formātā bez DRM un visur darbosies gandrīz jebkurā mūzikas atskaņotājā.
Es domāju, ka tas, kas padara to mūzikas kolekcijas pārlūkošanu tik jauku, ir veids, kā vietne ir izveidota. Varat vienkārši noklausīties albuma ierakstu paraugus un turpināt pārlūkot vietni ar atsevišķu atskaņotāju pārlūka apakšā, padarot to par ļoti patīkamu pieredzi.
Mēs apsēdāmies un runājām ar Amie ielas līdzautora Džoshu Boltušu, lai uzzinātu vairāk par viņu darbu un to, ko viņi var piedāvāt. Lūk, ko viņš teica:
HTG: sāksim ar savu amatu vai titulu pie Amie ielas un cik ilgi tu strādāji ar to?
I am Co-Founder and CMO of AmieStreet.com. I started Amie Street in 2006 with two college friends while we were all seniors at Brown University.
HTG: kāda veida fona jums ir jāuzsāk Amie ielas uzsākšana?
We started Amie Street our senior year, so as far as formal training or experience in my industry, not much. I worked for Warner Bros for a summer during college and have a bachelor’s degree in Literature from Brown. I’ve always been an extremely avid music fan, listening to all types of music and going to see lots of shows. I think this passion for music is what led us to start Amie Street.
HTG: Kāds ir jūsu redzējums par Amie ielu? Ko jūs redzat kā tagad un kā vēlētos to redzēt turpmākajos gados?
When you need new music, you head to Amie Street. And whether you want to spend two minutes or two hours, you’ll easily find great new music that you can play from any device at any time.
We will always have to focus on acquiring new content for our customers, making sure we’re doing our best to have everything they could possibly want. In terms of new features, design, and services, we’ll continue to listen to our customers needs and wishes, as they are always the final word.
HTG: Man personīgi patīk, kā vietne ir iestatīta, lai klausītos dziesmas no mākslinieka, vienlaikus pārlūkojot vietni. Vai šī bija plāna sastāvdaļa? Lai lietotājam būtu patīkama pieredze vietā.
Yes, indeed! We are a discovery service, and that feature really helps people find new music fast. You can be bouncing around from the Amie Street Charts page, to your personalized recommendations page, all the while listening to a playlist of the top Jazz songs of 2008. Then as your browsing the song your listening to catches your attention, and it’s right there at the bottom of your screen for you to click on and download. We actually did a major site redesign this past summer, basing our improvements on rather extensive “Voice of Customer” research. That was an idea that came from a number of our customers.
HTG: ikviens kritiski vērtē mūzikas industriju šajās dienās un to lēnumu pieņemt interneta tehnoloģiju, kā jūs sarunāties ar ierakstu etiķetēm, lai piedāvātu albumus, kas nebūs pieejami, kad tie tiks uzskaitīti?
There was certainly some education involved, explaining that having the first downloads be free ensures that the music gets in the hands of the most passionate fans who are going to evangelize, so it’s going to help your sales not hurt it. And as Amie Street has grown it’s become more of a no-brainer for labels as they see there competitors making money on Amie Street, but that didn’t come right away. So for all the criticism of the industry there were labels who were willing to put their music on Amie Street when we were just starting and didn’t have a track record, and they deserve credit for being open to new ideas and trying them.
HTG: es pamanīju jauno Web Player, kas ļaus klausīties visas lejupielādētās dziesmas, vai ir kāds lejupielādējama atskaņotāja plāns?
A downloadable player is not currently in the works, but we are thinking about how we can position Amie Street on the desktop and tap into the music people already own to better help them find new music.
HTG: Vai ir kaut kas cits, ko jūs vēlētos pievienot vai paskaidrot mūsu lasītājiem?
Well, I think it’s worth mentioning that Amie Street is absolutely a home-grown D.I.Y. company, and that it was started and is maintained by a group of young music geeks; we see Amie Street as a unique music service that empowers both fans and bands to participate in a fair and dynamic marketplace. It’s a fun and easy way to discover music, without raiding your wallets, and people know they are directly supporting the artists they enjoy.
HTG: Liels paldies par jūsu laiku, atbildot uz mūsu jautājumiem!
Thank you!
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