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So what's a Blip? I'll get into that, but first let me give you all a quick disclaimer 'cause i know if I stick a link at the top you're just going to click on it without reading the rest of the post. That's what I would do. (If you really don't feel like reading, just click the link at the bottom)
Like most things we build at fuzz, we thought we'd leak a little sneak peak to you guys (Fuzz users) before we tell the rest of the world what's going on. I think you guys will dig this one.
Here's the disclaimer part: Development isn't done yet, so think of it as a work in progress ('beta' status). Things might appear or disappear over the next week, and some stuff will more than likely break on occasion. Don't worry, we're probably on it. If you want to make sure, send us a PM. Which reminds me...
Make sure to PM The Goat with any feedback. The engineers (us) actually read everything you email/PM, so send us thoughts and suggestions. Doesn't mean we like everything people send us, but we do read it.
OK so the Blip... It's the best instant gratification music discovery engine we've ever used. We know because that's why we built it. If you use Twitter, you can think of it like Twitter for music. If you don't, think of it like a never ending playlist that you and your friends build in real-time, and you know why they picked each song.
Check it out: http://www.fuzz.com/blip
Love,
- The Goat
Like most things we build at fuzz, we thought we'd leak a little sneak peak to you guys (Fuzz users) before we tell the rest of the world what's going on. I think you guys will dig this one.
Here's the disclaimer part: Development isn't done yet, so think of it as a work in progress ('beta' status). Things might appear or disappear over the next week, and some stuff will more than likely break on occasion. Don't worry, we're probably on it. If you want to make sure, send us a PM. Which reminds me...
Make sure to PM The Goat with any feedback. The engineers (us) actually read everything you email/PM, so send us thoughts and suggestions. Doesn't mean we like everything people send us, but we do read it.
OK so the Blip... It's the best instant gratification music discovery engine we've ever used. We know because that's why we built it. If you use Twitter, you can think of it like Twitter for music. If you don't, think of it like a never ending playlist that you and your friends build in real-time, and you know why they picked each song.
Check it out: http://www.fuzz.com/blip
Love,
- The Goat
We'd like to wish you a very happy Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, The Goat will be eating tin cans alone tonight. But maybe you'll have better luck with this sexy-time Mixtape.
Hey music fans and bands,
If you haven't noticed or checked it out yet, head on over to the new Mixtapes homepage. You can now browse and search mixtapes on the new Mixtapes Browse and Search page also. Let us know what you think by sending a message to the goat, baaaaah!
- The Goat
If you haven't noticed or checked it out yet, head on over to the new Mixtapes homepage. You can now browse and search mixtapes on the new Mixtapes Browse and Search page also. Let us know what you think by sending a message to the goat, baaaaah!
- The Goat
This is a repost for those who missed it the first time around
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We've added a tag called "[mp3]". This fancy new tag, when used correctly (please reference the formatting guide), will embed an mp3 directly in your blog. You can use it as many times as you want and it's smart enough to play only one song at a time.
You can thank Martin Laine from 1pixelout.net for the inline mp3 player. It's the same one all my favorite music blogs have, so I thought, "why mess around? Lets use it on Fuzz." So I used it on Fuzz.
Just to make things clear, we don't host the mp3s ON fuzz. When you enter the url for the mp3 file make sure it is an absolute url (starting with 'http:' ) that points to the mp3 file you want to play.
For example:
http://www.phatduckk.com/music/VictimNation/Sunday%20Insomniac.mp3 begets
MP3: Sunday Insomniac.mp3
Please make sure you have the rights or permission to include the music on your blog; many savvy labels will provide promotional material for anyone who is willing to ask. We are all about sharing good music, but we are also about supporting the artists. If the copyright owner asks us to remove the song, we gotta do it.
Now you can use Fuzz as a fully fledged mp3 blog. You can share your page with all your friends and newcomers will discover your fantastic taste through the main Fuzz Blogs page.
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We've added a tag called "[mp3]". This fancy new tag, when used correctly (please reference the formatting guide), will embed an mp3 directly in your blog. You can use it as many times as you want and it's smart enough to play only one song at a time.
You can thank Martin Laine from 1pixelout.net for the inline mp3 player. It's the same one all my favorite music blogs have, so I thought, "why mess around? Lets use it on Fuzz." So I used it on Fuzz.
Just to make things clear, we don't host the mp3s ON fuzz. When you enter the url for the mp3 file make sure it is an absolute url (starting with 'http:' ) that points to the mp3 file you want to play.
For example:
http://www.phatduckk.com/music/VictimNation/Sunday%20Insomniac.mp3 begets
MP3: Sunday Insomniac.mp3
Please make sure you have the rights or permission to include the music on your blog; many savvy labels will provide promotional material for anyone who is willing to ask. We are all about sharing good music, but we are also about supporting the artists. If the copyright owner asks us to remove the song, we gotta do it.
Now you can use Fuzz as a fully fledged mp3 blog. You can share your page with all your friends and newcomers will discover your fantastic taste through the main Fuzz Blogs page.
This is worth mentioning a second time for those who were busy with holiday parties all weekend and missed the first post:
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So it's about time we made a reference card for our super awesome blog entry formatting tags. Those who have been around since the early days know that you can create rich style in blog entries using our BBCode-based formatting system. For those who don't know, we have a simple system for adding fancy things like colored text, links, images, videos and mixtapes to your blog entries (bios, reviews, and comments too). But until now there has been no quick reference sheet to remind you of what all is possible.
Today we fix all that. Now there is a quick little cheat sheet that you can access from your blog management page. The next time you go to write a blog post, click the link just above the content text entry area that says, "View the formatting guide". A helper window will pop up to the left of the entry form that looks strikingly similar to the following screenshot:
Feel free to save the above image for future reference. I'll make sure to keep it updated with the latest tags and whatever other fanciness abounds.
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So it's about time we made a reference card for our super awesome blog entry formatting tags. Those who have been around since the early days know that you can create rich style in blog entries using our BBCode-based formatting system. For those who don't know, we have a simple system for adding fancy things like colored text, links, images, videos and mixtapes to your blog entries (bios, reviews, and comments too). But until now there has been no quick reference sheet to remind you of what all is possible.
Today we fix all that. Now there is a quick little cheat sheet that you can access from your blog management page. The next time you go to write a blog post, click the link just above the content text entry area that says, "View the formatting guide". A helper window will pop up to the left of the entry form that looks strikingly similar to the following screenshot:
Feel free to save the above image for future reference. I'll make sure to keep it updated with the latest tags and whatever other fanciness abounds.