Nov 7, 2007 8:40 pm
The nestbuilders are busy at work improving our addons site.
We’ve added the ability to sort on Songbird version, highest rated extensions, most comments, most downloads, and recently modified addons. More improvements are coming soon! Check out what we’ve done, and let us know what you think.
http://addons.songbirdnest.com
Nov 5, 2007 5:58 pm
MWM:RNR FTW!!!!!!!
We’re going to be hosting the first in a series of Media Web Meet-ups at the nest de nouveau next Tuesday, November 13th from 1pm to 3pm.
Check out the Upcoming invite, or head on over to the Facebook event and RSVP.
This first talk is entitled “Rock’n'Rebirth” and will be given by Mike Linksvayer, CTO of Creative Commons. He’s going to be riffing on a variety of topical music issues: Radiohead & Madonna, the rise of DRM-free music stores, and of course, media on the Web and how Creative Commons fits into everything. After his talk, we’ll have a bunch of free and open discussion about the free and open Media Web.
(It’s gonna be a rockin’ event, we’ve got 83 confirmed guests via Facebook, and 30 via Upcoming - but the nest has plenty of room for more, so RSVP and come on by!)
Nov 2, 2007 11:07 am
People are talking, talking ’bout people
I hear them whisper, you won’t believe it
— Bonnie Raitt
To follow up on Rob’s post from a few days ago, 0.3 has been out crossing the tubes of the Internet. As people noted, 0.3 is quite a huge step up from 0.2.5. Check this Bugzilla report out.
1218 bugs fixed in 0.3
And those are just bugs… nevermind the cool features like the Webpage API and Add-on API.
Certainly some of the feedback is the expected “<Yawn> another iTunes™ clone” - but those people are missing the point. Disruptive features like the Webpage API mean anyone can tap into Songbird’s APIs, and mash them up with all the other open Web 2.0 APIs (Last.fm, Flickr, YouTube, OpenSocial, etc.) to create an entirely more interactive and asynchronous Media Web experience. It’s awesome to see people start to get it:
Anyway, I won’t bore you with more press; but suffice it to say, Songbird is entirely more than just an iTunes™ clone. And if you’re looking for places to have implemented the Webpage API already - open up Songbird and check out The Hype Machine which have implemented our Webpage API to easily pull in music content, artist info, and blog entries… or go check out Insound, my favourite indie music store that used our Webpage API to implement a completely seamless music purchasing experience allowing for media to be purchased and delivered straight into your library.
So yeah, people are talking. And more and more people will talk as websites and add-ons are developed to make use of Songbird’s unique APIs.
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