The Downloaders
New blog? Hell, yes. I might even get Elissa to join. Allow me to explain…
First, are you an Emusic subscriber? Well, I used to write these posts where I would list each month’s eMusic downloads and explain why I downloaded each record. Because it was easy, I started to simply link to my download lists on Emusic. But then I started running into some problems. For a while, they changed their lists function so that I couldn’t link to each list individually (I just checked and they’ve changed it back!). Also, I was never certain whether non-emusic subscribers could see the list. And anyway, who wants to wait a month to see what you’re downloading?
But the biggest bummer about eMusic has always been the lack of an easy way to see what your friends are downloading. With The Downloaders (http://emusics.tumblr.com), I’m hoping this will change. And if you regularly download music from eMusic or somewhere else, I’m inviting you to join me.
For veterans of Life is a Thrill and other Tumblr users, this will seem awfully familiar, but there are some key differences from my formerly collaborative blog.
- This is just about music. Use Tumblr’s awesome bookmark to jot a quick note about something you just downloaded from eMusic (or some other site). That’s all you have to do. You can talk about other music-related stuff, but my primary goal is for this to be a kind of Metafilter for our music purchases and downloads.
- Everyone’s invited. If you are a pal of mine, I’ll send you an invite. That’s it. I’ll caution you that you will automatically be signing up for your own Tumblr account, but you don’t have to update it at all. Just make sure when you use the bookmarklet that you’re posting to The Downloaders, and not your own tumble log.
- Unlike the original Life is a Thrill, this blog already has comments (though Disqus). I’ve also arranged so that you can actually see who’s posting what. Seems like that should automatically be part of any blog, but Tumblr didn’t have that feature when I first created LIAT.
So that’s it. Email me or leave me your address in the comments if you want to join up. I look forward to seeing what you’re downloading.
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