My entrepreneurial idea is an extremely interactive music library that gets hands on music experts and real music fans to give customers the satisfaction and knowledge they want. Whenever I get into a new genre of music or hear a new song I like, I try to find more exactly like it so I can expand my music library. But often times when I go to iTunes they aren't spot on with the genius recommendation. So my idea is you have a music library and then within the program there can be an interactive forum or blog where you put the song you like then ask music experts and other users for similar songs. This way, the recommendation is coming from an actual person or music expert in that genre and can refer a song to you better than genius can. Also, I was thinking of possibly linking it with a Twitter like software so people and experts can respond quickly and in short direct answers. In the forum the person can describe in detail what they like and add other songs they think are similar. I would also like to have a filter so instead of putting a song out there for everyone to see, the search would be narrowed down. For example, if you wanted to find a new rap song, you would post in the rap blog then there would be more options to narrow it down. There could be a filter for a time period as well. My goal is for this idea to excel as the perfect music library with the best recommendations from real fans of the same music as you.
This week in class we learned about social media such as how Facebook and Twitter effect our daily lives and how we work with computers. Social media would be a huge part of my entrepreneurial idea. As I mentioned earlier, I would like to incorporate a program like Twitter into my idea so people could get real feedback from real people. Also people would "join" or add to their favorites certain forums pertaining to their music liking. So people would be communicating all day recommending songs, talking about upcoming concerts etc... There could be a live chat so people could get answers on the spot. Another feature I would like to incorporate is groups you can belong to. If you are in a group with friends and then connect with others, you can network with other people and join groups you might like but didn't know about before. Through those groups and getting more music knowledge, you can find more music you like.
With this program, music experts, music lovers, or people who are trying to pursue a career in music could use this to gain ultimate knowledge about their music field. By social networking, music fans could create play-lists to their ultimate liking, musicians can find other artists they enjoy and people with jobs in music could use this to find new artists to sponsor or just find new music to put on a blog or recommend to someone. This new interactive music library forum could lead to everyone with ultimate happiness in the music they listen to!
This is a really interesting approach to the music industry that brings the consumers and the artists closer to one another which i think a lot of music lovers and people that just casually listen to music will really like. You should potentially look into what Facebook is starting to do with music to start thinking about ways other companies are starting to incorporate music services into their platform. I could see this being really beneficial for up and coming artists as well as established artists.
ReplyDeleteHey Pete,
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I think this is idea is brilliant. I am a frequent iTunes user with 12000 songs and its steadily growing. Like you, I have trouble finding new bands/songs that I like because I don't like a lot of mainstream songs. I think having a system where people with similar taste will recommend a song to me would be great, not just a computer that 'thinks' they know my music taste. The only minor setback I could see is how much users would contribute. Maybe if you had a system where someone gets certain "perks" after suggesting to so many people or off their rating. Having a rating would also show how good of a suggester you are too, and most people like having popularity. I believe this incentive would make people want to suggest more often. Other then that, I think its a very good idea, especially for underground bands. They'll end up getting more recognition then they already have.
Good luck,
-Greg
This is very interesting. To put people closer to music artists, and to be able to expand their horizons sounds like a great idea. This can help new artists to get recognized and possibly get feedback.
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty cool idea. I agree with you that Itunes tends to fail in providing good recommendations for genius playlists. By having music experts being able to connect with the consumer is a great way to get good feedback and more accurate answers. This would be a great way to discover new music. This would be very beneficial for the unknown bands out there as well. Great ideas.
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't like music?
ReplyDeleteAny sort of interactive library would be perfect. Like yourself, I constantly find a new genre and want tons of new artists that fit the style I'm looking for. This would be an easy, convenient and interactive way to find music. Many new music applications have been taking off recently, such as Spotify, and this idea could be the next big one.
I think this is a great idea and would be very appealing to music lovers. I agree that genius doesn't provide accurate playlists, however, your interactive music library seems like it could provide spot on songs for users looking for similar styles of music. However, many people have different taste in songs and artists even if they like the same genre of music. Since your music library would be opinion based, not everyone is going to like the suggestions given to them. Even so, I still think that your company would be a huge success.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good idea because I also do believe a genius does not provide trustworthy playlists. By having music engineers to connect with the customers is a great way to provide fast feedbacks. It is also a great way for the experts to improve and develop off more accurate answers.
ReplyDeleteI like the simplicity of the idea. It seems very feasible compared to other ideas that I have read about. Its true that it is a problem finding exactly what you want and this would be a good way to help fix that.
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