Comments on: Don’t Believe The Hype (Machine): A Treatise on Responsibility in MP3 Blogging http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/2008/11/responsibility-in-mp3-blogging/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:34:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charlie http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/2008/11/responsibility-in-mp3-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Charlie Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:35:52 +0000 http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/?p=141#comment-218 Nice work. If only the other 99% of the blogging world could adhere to similar rules. I look forward to seeing the results of this quality over quantity mentality. Cheers, Charlie Nice work. If only the other 99% of the blogging world could adhere to similar rules.

I look forward to seeing the results of this quality over quantity mentality.

Cheers,
Charlie

]]> By: internet http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/2008/11/responsibility-in-mp3-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-140 internet Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:12:34 +0000 http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/?p=141#comment-140 "No MP3 download shall exceed 128kb in quality, without express permission" :( “No MP3 download shall exceed 128kb in quality, without express permission”

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]]> By: Friction http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/2008/11/responsibility-in-mp3-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Friction Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:42:27 +0000 http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/?p=141#comment-47 So I like to consider myself a bit of a DJ. As a bit of a DJ I want to be on the cutting edge and the ability to do this was made (too?) easy by the massive boom in mp3 blogs. It took me a couple months to find myself disillusioned with the feeling of being cutting edge, for cutting edge's sake. I have since that moment searched out only blogs which point me in the right direction without giving putting all the ammo out there for me like low hanging fruit. I agree with your sentiments and rules ('cept 7, the new soulwax mix of the Stones is killer, advanced copy of that would have been sweetness! ;) and I'll be around here for precisely that reason. So I like to consider myself a bit of a DJ. As a bit of a DJ I want to be on the cutting edge and the ability to do this was made (too?) easy by the massive boom in mp3 blogs. It took me a couple months to find myself disillusioned with the feeling of being cutting edge, for cutting edge’s sake. I have since that moment searched out only blogs which point me in the right direction without giving putting all the ammo out there for me like low hanging fruit.

I agree with your sentiments and rules (‘cept 7, the new soulwax mix of the Stones is killer, advanced copy of that would have been sweetness! ;) and I’ll be around here for precisely that reason.

]]> By: Carl http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/2008/11/responsibility-in-mp3-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Carl Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:30:23 +0000 http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk/?p=141#comment-45 Having come across this site via searching for Joakim Remixes on Hype Machine, I must commend you on this post as it's something that troubles me also. I've been blogging for 11 months now, and I've thought about many of the issues raised above. Having formulated my own (and very similar) code of ethics when it comes to content, it's become much more of an emotive process and I think that the blog is better off for it. I'd like to think that in a 'post-blog house' time, most of the big hitters will be found out and found wanting. As people are becoming increasingly tired of that general sound, they'll start looking elsewhere for good music and that's when it will be the genuine music loving blogger who'll benefit. Personally, I have no problem with drawing in readership with the odd album track/b-side/remix that really excites me in the hope that a decent percentage of the HypeM traffic will read a few other posts and discover something new, as about 75% of the posts are dedicated to new artists that haven't featured on HypeM previously. One of the biggest problems seems to be content for content's sake and most of the big hitters seem to have lost sight of what it's all about, posting whatever lands in their inbox at the time. It's become lazy and the press agencies/labels might as well cut out the middle man and start their own blogs (if this hasn't happened already). So much more to talk about but I'll leave it at this for now. Having come across this site via searching for Joakim Remixes on Hype Machine, I must commend you on this post as it’s something that troubles me also.

I’ve been blogging for 11 months now, and I’ve thought about many of the issues raised above. Having formulated my own (and very similar) code of ethics when it comes to content, it’s become much more of an emotive process and I think that the blog is better off for it.

I’d like to think that in a ‘post-blog house’ time, most of the big hitters will be found out and found wanting. As people are becoming increasingly tired of that general sound, they’ll start looking elsewhere for good music and that’s when it will be the genuine music loving blogger who’ll benefit.

Personally, I have no problem with drawing in readership with the odd album track/b-side/remix that really excites me in the hope that a decent percentage of the HypeM traffic will read a few other posts and discover something new, as about 75% of the posts are dedicated to new artists that haven’t featured on HypeM previously.

One of the biggest problems seems to be content for content’s sake and most of the big hitters seem to have lost sight of what it’s all about, posting whatever lands in their inbox at the time. It’s become lazy and the press agencies/labels might as well cut out the middle man and start their own blogs (if this hasn’t happened already).

So much more to talk about but I’ll leave it at this for now.

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