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I'm in Turntable.fm almost every day. So is my cofounder and so is my girlfriend. Maybe there's not a strong viral loop going on, but my habit is formed. Anytim

by sudonim 14y ago

I'm in Turntable.fm almost every day. So is my cofounder and so is my girlfriend. Maybe there's not a strong viral loop going on, but my habit is formed. Anytime I want to listen to music but have no idea what, I go to turntable to "Indie while you work" and most of the time, it's great. Killed is a bit sensational & news to me. As a user of turntable I don't care about MAUs as long as the tunes keep playing.

stevenleeg 14y ago
Same with me (I frequent IWYW as well!). I think Turntable has turned into a more niche product for people like us. I enjoy interacting with my music, and actually like the fact that I have to spend extra "brain cycles" on it. It might not be the runaway success that it once was, but I would definitely not say Turntable is "dead."
ch0wn 14y ago
Same for me. Since it's not available in my country, I'm on plug.dj, but it's definitely a part of my daily work ritual and I would really miss it if it weren't there anymore. It's a fantastic resource to discover new tracks in a particular genre.
dclowd9901 14y ago
I think the product is only a minimalized version away from further growth. Interaction if you want it, passive if you don't. As you said, this article proves nothing. And I'd consider myself one of the passive types.
jonathanjaeger 14y ago
While that might true and the product is not dead, what about how long the product lasts for? If the company doesn't sell, they raised millions of dollars on the promise that they would be big. One of the co-founders already went to djz.com during the decline of Turntable. It's sort of like Posterous, people like me used the product, but it lost to tumblr and Twitter wasn't going to keep it going after acquiring the team.
rrhoover 14y ago
Turntable launched with mainstream attraction and has since settled toward a niche audience. I have a friend that uses Turntable on a daily basis like yourself, but he is not the mainstream. As I mentioned in another HN reply, not all products need to reach millions of users but as others have pointed out, venture-backed startups like Turntable have an obligation to deliver returns to its investors.

by sudonim 14y ago

stevenleeg 14y ago

Same with me (I frequent IWYW as well!). I think Turntable has turned into a more niche product for people like us. I enjoy interacting with my music, and actually like the fact that I have to spend extra "brain cycles" on it. It might not be the runaway success that it once was, but I would definitely not say Turntable is "dead."

ch0wn 14y ago

Same for me. Since it's not available in my country, I'm on plug.dj, but it's definitely a part of my daily work ritual and I would really miss it if it weren't there anymore. It's a fantastic resource to discover new tracks in a particular genre.

dclowd9901 14y ago

I think the product is only a minimalized version away from further growth. Interaction if you want it, passive if you don't. As you said, this article proves nothing. And I'd consider myself one of the passive types.

jonathanjaeger 14y ago

While that might true and the product is not dead, what about how long the product lasts for? If the company doesn't sell, they raised millions of dollars on the promise that they would be big. One of the co-founders already went to djz.com during the decline of Turntable. It's sort of like Posterous, people like me used the product, but it lost to tumblr and Twitter wasn't going to keep it going after acquiring the team.

rrhoover 14y ago

Turntable launched with mainstream attraction and has since settled toward a niche audience. I have a friend that uses Turntable on a daily basis like yourself, but he is not the mainstream. As I mentioned in another HN reply, not all products need to reach millions of users but as others have pointed out, venture-backed startups like Turntable have an obligation to deliver returns to its investors.