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Didn't it start as a music annotation platform?
by mattj1 8y ago
Didn't it start as a music annotation platform?
- dsnuh 8y agoYes, it was originally called Rap Genius.
- traek 8y agoYes, but the intention was to expand from there to allow community knowledge curation on anything. See Ben Horowitz's note: https://a16z.com/2014/07/11/from-rap-genius-to-genius-2/ https://a16z.com/2014/07/11/from-rap-genius-to-genius-2/ Marc Andreessen's note: https://genius.com/1102682 https://genius.com/1102682
- dsnuh 8y agoYes, I remember they tried to expand, but it didn't catch on. I think it may be because at it's heart Genius feels to me like a skinned/specialized Wikipedia, and Wikipedia already has other information covered. Lyrics are a good fit, because Genius has a format that suits itself well to annotating lyrics, and it is a reliable source for quality lyric content. So many lyrics sites other than Genius are horrible to look at and usually are riddled with ads and popups.