As a Sophomore in college, Anthony Volodkin was very surprised at the amount of time people spent blogging about music and posting their favorite songs on their blogs. Soon after in 2005, Volodkin launched his business idea ” the hype machine” as a website that connected musicians, bloggers, or just listeners in general.
The Website
Combining about 1500 blogs, Volodkin’s website allows for the most talked about songs to be posted on the home page of the website. From there, you can “love” or “like” a song through your profile. The website organizes a list of the most popular songs for each week, so you can always check out trending music around the world. The site automatically finds posted songs that relate to your “type” of music. These songs can be organized by genre or playlists, much like an Ipod.
Connect With Your Friends
The Hype Machine also allows you to interact with your friends. By “adding” their profile, you can check out their favorite music. You can recommend songs or share playlists with any of your friends that also use the website.
This is a great networking tool for musicians and listeners. I think its neat how you can connect with your favorite music as well as see others and share. This is an innovative business that certainly combines the ideas of other networking organizations to create something new and exciting.
This sounds like a really cool idea because i have not heard about a blog place for just music and artists before and it seems like online social places like these are becoming more popular when they are segmented for specific purposes like this one. It’s a great idea.