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Ben Pate 🤘🏻

Just before launching an open #Bandcamp alternative, I probably have to change the name from "planetary.fm" to something else -- mostly because it's too similar to "planetary.social" the distributed app that's moving to Nostr

Shoot

Help me choose between some alternatives? What would work best, grab more attention, and most help local bands to launch themselves on the #Fediverse?

Keep planetary.fm

7.7%

Change to: galactic.fm

26.9%

Change to: bandwagon.social

42.3%

Pick something else. Do better, Ben

23.1%

Poll ended at Jun 23, 2024 at 6:03pm.

Ben Pate 🤘🏻Jun 22, 2024

Is it wrong for me to watch the ups and downs of this poll as it collects votes? Way better than watching Euro soccer ⚽️

By the way, I’m open to suggestions.. you all probably have better domain-fu than I do.

Ben Pate 🤘🏻Jun 24, 2024

Hey all, I have the new website up at https://bandwagon.fm

If you'd like to kick the tires, join the waitlist and I'll get back to you over email.

I'm going to build the first few profiles personally, so that I can work out any kinks in the UX.

Thanks for all the love. #Fediverse is awesome :)

Bandwagon.fm

Bandwagon.fm

Kyle Hebert Jun 24, 2024

@benpate This is so freaking cool!

technicat Jun 22, 2024

@benpate I would stay away from anything with band in it, because, lawyers.

william.maggos Jun 22, 2024

I was thinking that a decentralized version of Bandcamp should be called starling.social. Ala funkwhale and mastodon. Great mimics and known for forming huge flocks. Might sound too similar to Starlink tho.

Ben Pate 🤘🏻Jun 23, 2024

@wjmaggos Cool name! It's a pretty commonly known name, so I'm not so worried about the confusion with the satellite network :)

But.. It looks like someone's already using starling.social so that's probably out.

The thing to remember is that the whole server is 100% open. I'm standing up *an* instance, but not *the* instance. So if you know anyone who wants to run it using their own name...

william.maggos Jun 23, 2024

what's your vision? I'd want a server as easy to setup as WordPress that an artist or label could use and customize as their main site, but which also acted as a node in a decentralized version of Spotify and Mastodon like client allowing people to tell others about what they liked (human virality of songs). so we'd need that server software, an app and I guess some kind of open listening protocol that would tie it all together. then automatic donations based on time listened someday.

Ben Pate 🤘🏻Jun 23, 2024

I have some ideas, but to paraphrase an old military quote: "No business plan survives first contact with the customer"

For now I'm shooting for a home page that's as easy as Facebook that personalizes as well as WordPress.

But more importantly, I want to get *something* into people's hands that will inspire them, then listen to what they want most and code like hell

I'm betting people will ask for enhancements like: music discovery, a federated player, and digital sales

Dave Peck Jun 23, 2024

@benpate Excited for this. Is there a preview? (Planetary.fm gives me a very Emissary-looking login wall. :-])

Ben Pate 🤘🏻Jun 23, 2024

@davepeck The preview is still stuck on my machine for... reasons... But I'm working to get it online soon.

Moonshine Brigade Jun 23, 2024

@benpate whatever you pick, be sure to include #FreeHat 😉

Ben Pate 🤘🏻Jun 23, 2024

@moonshinebrigade I'm not cool enough to get the reference, but I just bought your album to get caught up. You guys rock!

As soon as I have the site moved over, I'll include you all for sure.

Moonshine Brigade Jun 23, 2024

@benpate thank you for the support 🤘 Really appreciate it 😃

Let us know when the site has moved?

As for the reference, since you have a #SouthPark avatar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Hat

Free Hat - Wikipedia

Ben Pate 🤘🏻Jun 25, 2024

@moonshinebrigade Hey dudes, Bandwagon.fm is taking waitlist signups, and I would absolutely *love* to do a profile for you.

Jump on the waitlist, or let me know how to contact you, and I'll send you the "getting started" questionnaire.

Moonshine Brigade Jun 25, 2024

@benpate done, i'm on the list ✅

Will keep tabs on this project, i'm always interested in #fediverse stuff 🤓