Comments on: Easily Share your Mixtapes with Muxtape

By: Still Rob G

Still Rob G — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:17:15 +0000

True, it is much simpler than imeem, I can understand that appeal. But it’s not like imeem forces you to use it like a social site, any more than the social features are required to use youtube.

I really found it bizarre you didn’t even mention imeem when talking about music sharing, it’s by far the most popular site in the field. Apparently it was created by all the engineers who were laid off from the old napster before roxio bought the the napster brand.

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:19:19 +0000

Exactly! I think that’s what Still Rob G (below) failed to realize. I really think the goal is to remain as content poor as possible. At least I’m hoping so.

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:14:49 +0000

imeem has that whole social network aspect to it. Muxtape is stupid simple. They weren’t trying to appear feature and content rich. It is what it is. We’ll see what happens with its legality but I’m most will hope it sticks around.

By: Still Rob G

Still Rob G — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:47 +0000

So I guess nobody here has heard of imeem.com?

They were doing the same thing 2 years ago, then they got sued…..

And then they negotiated a deal and they’re still alive – right now *everything* you can do on muxtape you can already do on imeem.com – imeem is youtube for music – upload your favorite music so other people can listen, make playlists of these tunes and share them, borrow tunes from other people for your mixes, post tracks and playlists to your blogs.

Unlike muxtape it’s not going to get hit with the legal banhammer, it’s already gone through that and the site just make muxtape look particularly feature and content poor in comparison

By: LaurenceJohn

LaurenceJohn — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:10:54 +0000

This is actually a really good idea. I will have to try it out.

I agree, I just usually cant be bothered signing up to the latest sharing site. All that fuss over setting up a new profile, photos, music etc etc, then finding your friends or getting them to join. I love how simple this is.

By: Hana

Hana — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:12:41 +0000

I love this concept, immensely. The simplicity and speed makes it great for quick fixes and sharing of music!

By: designer_c

designer_c — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:53:39 +0000

The mixtape only becomes illegal when you pass it on to someone other than the purchaser of the license. This is where the legal issues come into play for Muxtape. Making a mixtape for your own personal use is completely within your legal right as a license holder.

By: Bekah

Bekah — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:37:45 +0000

It will be interesting to see how the legality of this practice pans out. Remember that the old school, physically tangible mix tape cassette was technically illegal. That never stopped us because we knew that nobody was going to come to our house and bust us making or distributing them.

But in this emerging industry we have DRM and laws such as the Performance Act of 2007 to worry about. Lucky for the users of this site, any sort of legal action will surely be taken against Mr. Ouellette, not Riotgrrrl or Yourmoms.

Cool concept though, designed with the KISS principle in mind. The simplicity is surely what allowed it to explode onto the scene last week.

By: designer_c

designer_c — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:19:58 +0000

Yes, you hit on the major factors that have made/ are making Muxtape so appealing. The basic design principle of “less is more”, and the no strings attached factor. Muxtape is music for music’s sake and nothing else.