The only real problem with the Hype Machine (apart from trawling through lists of 15 Spoon tracks in a row) it that it really lays bare the unbelievable and terrifying amount of stuff out there. At the same time, I really wish it had existed when I was a teenager and had time to spend six hours a day listening to music.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 22 July 2007 22:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Actually that could easily apply to most new technology...
http://hypem.com/new
The NEW Hype Machine wants to see 10,000 of you before it comes out to play. Leave this page open and it'll reload when everyone's here.
why do i doubt they can get 10000 people to log on at the same time?
― Roz, Monday, 15 October 2007 15:26 (sixteen years ago) link
it's not technically logging in, it's just 10,000 current page views - just keep a tab open in firefox and keep refreshing.
the hype machine folks probably see this as a form of viral marketing to create buzz for the re-launch.
However only at 1607
― djmartian, Monday, 15 October 2007 15:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Idolator.com seems to be always referencing Hype Machine (and using it to take shots at indie-rock mp3 bloggers)
― curmudgeon, Monday, 15 October 2007 15:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Says 1603 for me now. They'll never get there if they keep counting backwards!
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 15 October 2007 15:45 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah the numbers go up and down.
― Roz, Monday, 15 October 2007 15:53 (sixteen years ago) link
this hype machine viral marketing technique of an announcement splash page is poorly executed though. It frustrates people rather than creating a positive user experience.
― djmartian, Monday, 15 October 2007 15:54 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah it's balls. just launch it already.
― blueski, Monday, 15 October 2007 16:03 (sixteen years ago) link
morelike HYPE machine amirite?
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 15 October 2007 16:04 (sixteen years ago) link
They're not counting backwards - it wants 10,000 people to be viewing that page at the same time. If somebody browses away from it, the number goes down.
― Davey D, Monday, 15 October 2007 16:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Up to 2200-something now.
― jaymc, Monday, 15 October 2007 17:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Uh oh, I think people are starting to leave work.
― jaymc, Monday, 15 October 2007 22:02 (sixteen years ago) link
user/pass is hype/hype btw
― mh, Monday, 15 October 2007 22:03 (sixteen years ago) link
this is an awful awful idea.
― Jordan Sargent, Monday, 15 October 2007 22:05 (sixteen years ago) link
its not going to happen is it. i bet they hack the counter by end of the week.
― mark e, Monday, 15 October 2007 22:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Wow. What a lame, lame idea.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 15 October 2007 22:17 (sixteen years ago) link
a case study: how to do viral marketing badly - the hype machine - October 15th 2007
― djmartian, Monday, 15 October 2007 22:32 (sixteen years ago) link
haha they quit already. site's up and running.
― adamj, Tuesday, 16 October 2007 09:05 (sixteen years ago) link
eh
― plenty chong (libcrypt), Sunday, 22 March 2009 22:38 (fifteen years ago) link
The music blog zeitgeist is made up of the top 50 artists, the top 50 albums and the top songs of 2009 according to the posts of the music bloggers associated to the hype machine site. The songs and albums are all streamable. 2009 must have been a phantastic year in music given that a remix of The Police's Roxanne is in the top songs list. ;-)
― alex in mainhattan, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 13:40 (fourteen years ago) link
i'll always remember 2009 as the year we lived our lives to a tapestry of classic songs like Super Mash Bros - Living The Dream (I'm On A Float), The Priors - What You Need (Hey Champ Remix) and We Plants Are Happy Plants - Apollo
― meryl streep post-brazilian (s1ocki), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link
What in the world is "Monarchy?"
― ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 14:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Or TOURIST
― Moka, Saturday, 29 March 2014 08:14 (ten years ago) link
https://hypem.com/merch-tablegood idea
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link