After a few weeks of solid
blogging, it is time for the end. My idea has progressed significantly,
starting out as little more than a LinkedIn imitator for musicians, and ending up
as a more robust, original musician-oriented professional networking tool, with
the ability for users to search for bands, band members, and gigs.
Throughout the lifetime of this
blog, we’ve covered possible challenges we could face, including privacy issues
and developing a user-friendly but powerful GUI. We’ve discussed media
integration, allowing users to post videos and record sound clips for auditioning
purposes; a powerful feature that would serve as a musician’s equivalent of a
resume.
The most powerful feature discussed
over the progression of this idea is the development of a mobile app, and
integration with a Foursquare-style tool that allows users to track various
important elements, such as attendance at shows, merchandise sales, and perhaps
even travel routes. This would give bands a more complete view of their success
in specific regions, and the potential for future gigs. A mobile app would also
make it extremely convenient for a venue to book last-minute entertainment, or
for a band to hire a replacement band member at the last minute.
Overall, some solid ideas have been
discussed in this blog. While such a service is far from completion, or even
completion in formulation, I look forward to the day when such a network can be
implemented and help the thousands of musicians left isolated and stranded on
the web.
These
are the blogs I’ve commented on:
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