Quick’n'Dirty 95: SoundCloud Makes Some Noise | 10M and Stable | Future of Check-In
The sun is just starting to set over the New York skyline, it’s final light licking the buildings with warmth, and signaling the neon of the city to start tuning up for the night ahead. My ears ring with sounds of kids running, helicopters churning, sirens blasting, beer glasses clinking, and bands tuning. Although the pictures I post onto the web tell part of the story, they lack the sounds that make this city, any city, or really any moment, important and unique.
Although video is often touted as the “killer app” when it comes to the web, we often forget about sound. Not simply sound as a part of video, but simply sound. Seems an appropriate topic for a podcast, no? And this is how we started our interview in this week’s pod with Alex Ljung, CEO and founder of SoundCloud. Alex is a brash and confident leader of a company that is committed to making sound as critical an element to your web experience as video. In fact he talks about the mission to surpass video on the web, take on YouTube, help developers create apps on top of their platform, and how celebrities like Russel Brand and up and coming musicians use SoundCloud.
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On this pod you will also hear us go through some of the top news from the past week. Check out Aaron and myself discussing:
1) Instagram Reaching 10M Users and Staying Stable
Instagram recently surpassed 10M users, which might be a really small number when compared to Facebook, Twitter, G+ and others. But the magnificent thing about their rise is that it has come with relatively few issues for the platform itself. As robust users of Instagram, both Aaron and myself remark how we have never had an issue, and responding to some great observations in the chat room, it might just be that they have an active strategy to avoid non-iOS platforms. Is this a shame, or simply smart business? Listen or subscribe below, and let us know.
2) GetGlue Gets Gap
GetGlue, the entertainment check-in platform, announced this week they have brokered a deal with the Gap. The deal adds to the existing partnership with Entertainment Weekly, and rewards users who check in to one of EW’s 12 recommended fall TV shows with virtual stickers for a 40% discount at the Gap. Aaron and Kyle discussed what this means for check-in networks such as GetGlue, other potential partnerships, and how this could be used by other businesses. While Kyle said this particular deal would not lead him to use GetGlue more often, Aaron was pretty excited about adding another pair of chinos to his wardrobe. What about you? Listen or subscribe below, and let us know.
3) Where and What will You Check Into In The Future?
Check-ins have nearly become a part of our everyday lexicon, whether on popular sites like FourSquare, or more niche places such as GetGlue. But their are even more places for you to “check-in”, including into your outfit, or simply to alert your parents that you’ve reached your destination safely. With the advent of passive check-in, where it happens automatically, things are continuously changing and might actually bring even more people into the fold…or simply scare us all off. Listen as Aaron and Kyle debate the future of the check-in.
Quick’n'Dirty 95: SoundCloud Makes Some Noise | 10M and Stable | Future of Check-In
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