Comments on: an open letter to thesixtyone.com http://www.paulbailey.us/2010/01/21/an-open-letter-to-thesixtyone-com/ composer, musician, educator Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.paulbailey.us/2010/01/21/an-open-letter-to-thesixtyone-com/#comment-446 admin Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:57:58 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=2689#comment-446 i know but since they removed most of the useful social features of the site it still isn't worth participating in. it's almost impossible to find interesting music on that site anymore. for a short period of time they had a great thing going and screwed it up. i know but since they removed most of the useful social features of the site it still isn’t worth participating in. it’s almost impossible to find interesting music on that site anymore. for a short period of time they had a great thing going and screwed it up.

]]> By: Devin Cornell http://www.paulbailey.us/2010/01/21/an-open-letter-to-thesixtyone-com/#comment-445 Devin Cornell Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:14:42 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=2689#comment-445 Hey, you know you can still access the old website at old.thesixtyone.com. Hey, you know you can still access the old website at old.thesixtyone.com.

]]> By: WeekendGamer http://www.paulbailey.us/2010/01/21/an-open-letter-to-thesixtyone-com/#comment-195 WeekendGamer Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:34:12 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=2689#comment-195 Hi Paul, About 200+ guys from t61 sought refuge on uvumi.com. We are more than happy with what we got. The site puts the focus on community and is a great place to hang out. More and more familiar artist show up there and it's heartwarming to see our favorite artists trickle in one by one. I would love it if you joined us there too. Your music is too good to stay hidden behind a giant pixelated photograph. Sincerely, WeekendGamer, (The guy with the King of hearts avatar) PS: And thanks for your well worded and passionate letter. You spoke for all of us, but maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Hi Paul,
About 200+ guys from t61 sought refuge on uvumi.com. We are more than happy with what we got.
The site puts the focus on community and is a great place to hang out. More and more familiar artist show up there and it’s heartwarming to see our favorite artists trickle in one by one. I would love it if you joined us there too. Your music is too good to stay hidden behind a giant pixelated photograph.

Sincerely,
WeekendGamer, (The guy with the King of hearts avatar)

PS: And thanks for your well worded and passionate letter. You spoke for all of us, but maybe it just wasn’t meant to be.

]]> By: marshall http://www.paulbailey.us/2010/01/21/an-open-letter-to-thesixtyone-com/#comment-194 marshall Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:07:07 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=2689#comment-194 Paul and chapel, I agree, it's sad for users who loved the old interface. I have admired t61 for a long time now, and I think they have created an awesome website. I actually did not know about them when I started work on Uvumi.com (http://uvumi.com) two years ago, but when I found what they had done, I was quite impressed and have been a fan ever since. What bothers me the most about the new design is that they seem to be taking us, the fans and users that make the community what it is, for granted, and that just doesn't feel good. Since when is it acceptable to strip down almost all the features that make a product what it is, without even consulting the community that uses the product the most? If you are looking to try an alternative, though I wouldn't say a direct competitor, please check out Uvumi, it's a straight-forward site that helps artists promote their work by providing a seamless and easy listening experience to fans, as well as a very advanced press kit creation tool that it free and built with the artist in mind. We are dedicated to helping artists succeed, and we would love to hear feedback about how we can create a richer music discovery experience for listeners (or any other feedback!). Thanks for your post, Paul, and I am betting that T61 will slowly be adding a lot of those features we all miss into their new design. Only time will tell, though. Paul and chapel, I agree, it’s sad for users who loved the old interface. I have admired t61 for a long time now, and I think they have created an awesome website. I actually did not know about them when I started work on Uvumi.com (http://uvumi.com) two years ago, but when I found what they had done, I was quite impressed and have been a fan ever since.

What bothers me the most about the new design is that they seem to be taking us, the fans and users that make the community what it is, for granted, and that just doesn’t feel good. Since when is it acceptable to strip down almost all the features that make a product what it is, without even consulting the community that uses the product the most?

If you are looking to try an alternative, though I wouldn’t say a direct competitor, please check out Uvumi, it’s a straight-forward site that helps artists promote their work by providing a seamless and easy listening experience to fans, as well as a very advanced press kit creation tool that it free and built with the artist in mind. We are dedicated to helping artists succeed, and we would love to hear feedback about how we can create a richer music discovery experience for listeners (or any other feedback!).

Thanks for your post, Paul, and I am betting that T61 will slowly be adding a lot of those features we all miss into their new design. Only time will tell, though.

]]> By: chapel http://www.paulbailey.us/2010/01/21/an-open-letter-to-thesixtyone-com/#comment-193 chapel Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:43:29 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=2689#comment-193 I have to say I agree with everything you have said. It has been a sad day for myself and all my friends that frequent T61. We have mixed emotions between outrage and disgust, that James and Sam would remove some of the best and unique features that made the site for at least myself and the groups of friends I interacted with. See thats the thing though, interaction know is half hearted. It feels like a ghost town, a very odd place to be. If I wanted to listen to music with big flashy graphics, I would open iTunes and use a visual. That is what I think most of their changes should have been, a visual that you enable by choice. None the less, thank you for this post. I really hope James and Sam see the light and cater to their fans and not to the random people that are amazed by the flashy graphics but wont actually stay on the site. They only have so long before people get tired of the changes and end up going somewhere else, artists included. Also, I think you should enable easier to post comments, having to register is prohibitive. Maybe thats the point though, hmm. I have to say I agree with everything you have said. It has been a sad day for myself and all my friends that frequent T61. We have mixed emotions between outrage and disgust, that James and Sam would remove some of the best and unique features that made the site for at least myself and the groups of friends I interacted with. See thats the thing though, interaction know is half hearted. It feels like a ghost town, a very odd place to be. If I wanted to listen to music with big flashy graphics, I would open iTunes and use a visual. That is what I think most of their changes should have been, a visual that you enable by choice.

None the less, thank you for this post. I really hope James and Sam see the light and cater to their fans and not to the random people that are amazed by the flashy graphics but wont actually stay on the site. They only have so long before people get tired of the changes and end up going somewhere else, artists included.

Also, I think you should enable easier to post comments, having to register is prohibitive. Maybe thats the point though, hmm.

]]> By: Dreaming of Butterflies » The rise and fall of t61.com http://www.paulbailey.us/2010/01/21/an-open-letter-to-thesixtyone-com/#comment-192 Dreaming of Butterflies » The rise and fall of t61.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:21:24 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=2689#comment-192 [...] two open letters, one from an artist and one from a user, are some of the best written objections to the changes I've seen so [...] [...] two open letters, one from an artist and one from a user, are some of the best written objections to the changes I've seen so [...]

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