StageTrip
Consumer and social
local music discovery
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea; wishes the maker success.
From 2 comments
I would love to see you succeed with this as the area I live in is really lousy for live music if you're not constantly tuned in to the buzz. I am a musician and have a fair…
fredsanford on HNDo you intend to curate the listings? That seems like alot of work for a single person. Have you considered reaching out to regional music bloggers to give them a 'seat'? They…
fowkswe on HN
Objections
Promoted content would make commenters avoid the service.
From 1 comment
Promoted anything would cause me to avoid your service. It is very rare, for example, a promoted Youtube video to be relevant for my interests. Figure out a way to efficiently…
fredsanford on HN
Hand curation is a lot of work for one person.
From 1 comment
Do you intend to curate the listings? That seems like alot of work for a single person. Have you considered reaching out to regional music bloggers to give them a 'seat'? They…
fowkswe on HN
Curators with booking monopolies could limit which acts appear.
From 1 comment
I would love to see you succeed with this as the area I live in is really lousy for live music if you're not constantly tuned in to the buzz. I am a musician and have a fair…
fredsanford on HN
Requests
Auto-detect location and show local content on the front page.
From 1 comment
I'd suggest automatically detecting location and display local content on the frontpage. Also, I'd put some more focus on live events -- There is so much music out there that I…
mcrider on HN
Focus more on live event listings.
From 1 comment
I'd suggest automatically detecting location and display local content on the frontpage. Also, I'd put some more focus on live events -- There is so much music out there that I…
mcrider on HN
Recruit regional music bloggers as contributors.
From 2 comments
Do you intend to curate the listings? That seems like alot of work for a single person. Have you considered reaching out to regional music bloggers to give them a 'seat'? They…
fowkswe on HNOh, and a plug for a friend that has a regional blog - i know http://nocountryfornewnashville.com/. I'd venture to say he'd be happy to have one of those 'seats'.
fowkswe on HN
Add bands from South Florida.
From 2 comments
I know what you mean about being tuned into the buzz. I'm a suit wearing accountant, and about as far from the buzz as one can get. StageTrip is supposed to be an end-run around…
dreadsword on HNOK, Thank you. Here are some friends/acquaintances to get you started. J.P. Soars - Boca Raton FL - Blues, 2009 International Blues Challenge winner. http://jpsoars.com Deecode -…
fredsanford on HN
Questions
Will the maker curate listings alone?
From 1 comment
Do you intend to curate the listings? That seems like alot of work for a single person. Have you considered reaching out to regional music bloggers to give them a 'seat'? They…
fowkswe on HN
Would bloggers see the site as cannibalizing their traffic?
From 1 comment
Hey, thanks - I'll reach out to him! And I can add a "posted via" type link to each song to drive traffic back to contributors as well. Do you think bloggers would view stagetrip…
dreadsword on HN
Alternatives named
Songkick
From 1 comment
Reddit Ads
From 1 comment
Fair ball on "promoted" content, though I wonder if there isn't a balance point that could be reached - i.e.: Reddit Ads. But that's a ways down the road anyhow. I regards to…
dreadsword on HN