Comments on: Audio here, there, but not quite everywhere

By: Brendan

Brendan — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:33:07 +0000

Thanks for this Andrew. Spotify is going from strength to strength, I watch its development with interest.

By: Andrew Carpenter

Andrew Carpenter — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:20:55 +0000

It seems nobody has followed up on this article, but I just wanted to add that as of the version released February 5th 2009, you can now choose to disable normalisation.

http://www.spotify.com/blog/archives/2009/02/05/volume-normalization-now-optional-in-spotify/

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:30:23 +0000

Interesting question!

I actually wrote all this before it became trendy. I loved Spotify when I first saw it quite a while ago, and got onto the beta programme.

Since then it’s suddenly exploded onto the scene, so this blog post has atttracted quite a lot of attention. That’s an interesting point about posts: issues come and go but posts remain online, so they occasionally pop back up in the stats.

To answer your question however, usually I write what I like (prerogative of being a blogger I guess), and that is usually just something I’ve been thinking about recently, or a response to something I read or heard.

Occasionally however there are ‘scheduled’ posts. I try (really, I try) to update the PR Friendly Index monthly, but it’s becoming very difficult to maintain and I’m not sure what real value it serves me.

Occasionally too, I post about something because somehow, I know it’s going to grab attention. My response to the BBC viral video ended up being quoted on the BBC website (but not, alas, linked from). I knew that, if I could get my blog post up there quickly that morning, it would pop up in discussions. The fact it landed on the BBC website was an unexpected success however!

Really, I should have a schedule, and that’s what I’d advocate. Think about what you want to post about but have a schedule for upcoming events, seasonal posts, reactive posts, etc. In other words, do it properly, not in my ad-hoc manner.

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How to Get Six Pack Fast — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:40:37 +0000

The topic is quite trendy on the Internet at the moment. What do you pay the most attention to while choosing what to write ?

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Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:10:21 +0000

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By: Jens

Jens — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:14:57 +0000

The sky is clearing up and the sun is about to come out!

http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/sound_is_very_flat_and_empty

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:46:56 +0000

How interesting – thanks for passing on. And yes, this is a prime example of how Spotify can and should listen to their audience, and should take action. Let’s see how this winds out!

By: Jens

Jens — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:03:53 +0000

The internet can be a beautiful thing:

http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/sound_is_very_flat_and_empty

…if this story gets a happy end. I really hope that the Spotify team listens and utilize all the feedback.