Thank you everyone who checked out the new #unstream features yesterday! It was really helpful for pressure-testing the flows. I have more work to do but I'm glad folks seem to be excited about it
For now I'm focused on improving the polish and accuracy of the flows for artists. I also think I'm going to de-paywall features and switch to free/donationware model, at least for a while
Okay, a couple of fun things I'm working on for #unstream right now:
- true artist pages & a process to claim them
- artist page customization - curate your platform links, add a bio, add a featured release
- embeds
- a simple directory of verified indie artists
#fairtrademusic #indiemusic #faircamp #bandcamp #mirlo #bandwagon
messing around with verified artist pages on unstream π
Hey @kidlightbulbs, got another feature idea for unstream.stream.
Some of my friends send me music recommendations by just sending me a link to Spitify or YouTub, or occasionally Tidal Sometimes without even bothering to include any artist name or title.
It would be great to to be able to paste those links into Unstream and get search results as if I'd entered the name of the artist linked. Bonus points for the right album, double for the right track: )
Searching for AxWax on #Unstream identifies as least 4 non-corporate services where their music is available, including their own FairCamp site, which is impressive.
https://unstream.stream/?q=axwax
More of this please!
Maybe in the short term we could develop a music publishing app that ships a new release to multiple services?
But long term, I'd like to see them all do what #BandWagon is doing, and federate with each other over ActivityPub. So artists can publish on 1 and appear on them all.
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@kidlightbulbs
> Unstream ... Useful if you often listen on YouTube Music, Soundcloud and the like but want to directly support music and reduce your dependence on streaming
Thanks so much for creating #Unstream, this is exactly the kind of music search portal I've been looking for years!
https://the.socialmusic.network/t/discoverability-on-the-fediverse-and-thought-dump/544/33
If you're not already there, it would be great to have your participation on the Social Music Network forum. Which is where I discovered Unstream;
https://the.socialmusic.network/t/unstream-a-search-engine-for-alternative-platforms/
brandon aka kid lightbulbs
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