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I like this acquisition compared to alternatives. Google would Google-plus-ify it which would be bad. Facebook would absorb it into the newsfeed and fan pages.
by logn 12y ago
I like this acquisition compared to alternatives. Google would Google-plus-ify it which would be bad. Facebook would absorb it into the newsfeed and fan pages. Apple would make it even more of a walled garden and part of iTunes.
Twitter's ideal tweeter (in my mind) is someone who publishes things regularly (authors, journalists, artists) and so I think SoundCloud will fit right in. I think it's a lot smarter entry into music for Twitter than say Last.fm or Pandora, because Twitter is gaining access directly to musicians as users.
- davedx 12y agoAlso, many of the artists I follow on Soundcloud are also active on Twitter. There's a big user overlap, which could be good for an integrated Soundtweet service.
- k-mcgrady 12y ago>> "I like this acquisition compared to alternatives. Google would Google-plus-ify it which would be bad. Facebook would absorb it into the newsfeed and fan pages. Apple would make it even more of a walled garden and part of iTunes." How about they other alternative - not getting acquired? They're one of the few big websites with a decent monetisation strategy other than 'collect personal data and put ads on it'.