jqbx_jason
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jason[at]thebestagency.com
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Comment · 3 years ago
For business it's: twitter(https://www.twitter.com), linkedin((https://www.linkedin.com), heap(https://www.heap.io/), and zigpoll (https://www.zigpoll.com/)
For life it's: HN, reddit, WSJ, NYTimes
It does help to pause the loop for as long as possible though. I think the frequency of checking increases linearly with anxiety.
Comment · 4 years ago
Front page! Way to go Joe!
Comment · 5 years ago
I built https://www.JQBX.fm for this purpose. Not an exact clone but it’s my take on the “social listening” problem.
Comment · 5 years ago
It's not necessarily that the ads aren't effective but their reporting of ROI has been off in my experiences. I've been running attribution surveys on the e-commerce sites I own [1] and the results have never matched up with what FB or Google reports back. Some of it may just be bias but I can definitely how some rounding errors may start to creep in with large numbers.
Comment · 6 years ago
On site surveys have been effective for us[1]. Ultimately this is a super general question and it depends on: 1. What data you want to collect 2. Where you place your poll (if it's on site) 3. What questions you ask.
Comment · 7 years ago
That sounds awesome! If you're interested it would be cool if you put on an event for us all on JQBX [1] one day :) shoot me an email if you want and I can set it up.
https://www.jqbx.fm
Comment · 7 years ago
"Winter Dreams" by Fitzgerald is pretty great. It changed my perspective on wealth and has in general stuck with me for a long time: https://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/engl494/winterdreams.pdf
Comment · 8 years ago
I built JQBX (https://www.jqbx.fm) so I think about streaming, money, and the law a lot. The industry is very focused on siphoning off as much cash from the musician as possible. That being said, in the age of streaming that seems like a common model (Psy got $2 mil for 2 billion views!?). I think direct sales is the most promising future for artists compensation given that there are so many new sales and social channels. Bandcamp is does good work and if you're going to buy music (and the artist is on there) you should probably do it there. I know I'm a small fish but I'm integrating on some direct to artist sales features currently to at least help the cause.
Comment · 8 years ago
An anecdote: My father broke his collarbone (in a real bike) and I got him a peloton to be a safer replacement. After about an hour of introduction to the product he now uses it every day and so does my mother, who has never biked in her life. I don't get the appeal necessarily but any new product that can hook someone in their generation is positive signal IMO.
Comment · 8 years ago
With a large enough differential between customer #1 and customer #2 it becomes a lot of cash to leave on the table if you don't renegotiate. But I don't know the numbers and you're right to point out that everything could potentially go wrong, but IMO it's not a sure thing and at least this report is a step in the right direction not the wrong one.
Comment · 8 years ago
Okay sure the full picture isn't all sunshine (I didn't say I'd buy the stock) but it's not bad news either. With the lions share of the streaming market and low churn rate I would expect they can negotiate some better deals (or possibly get enough of an edge to raise prices).
Comment · 8 years ago
This is great news IMO. Spotify's platform is leagues better than apple music. Also I know they don't have the best track record w/ third party apps but Spotify also offers the most comprehensive API when compared to the other major streaming services. This lets people like me make apps[1] which (I think) attract more subscribers and create a stronger network. That being said I don't know if I would run out and buy the stock... there's still serious competition and the music labels run their business like the mob.