Epic Games Sale of Bandcamp Has Left the Artist-Friendly Music Platform in Limbo

Post by staplers » Mon, Oct 09, 2023, 2:12 AM UTC

fnfjfk wrote: post #7

> customer support specialist ed blair and software engineer Blade Barringer Weird editing here—one name in lowercase? > posted on X (formerly Twitter) Speaking of editing—oh my, are we going to do this parenthetical forever? > Barringer, the Bandcamp software engineer, says that a handful of engineers are still performing the critical tasks needed to keep the site running, but otherwise they can’t commit new code. H…

  Speaking of editing—oh my, are we going to do this parenthetical forever?

Post by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS » Mon, Oct 09, 2023, 2:36 AM UTC

staplers wrote: post #11

fnfjfk wrote: post #7

> customer support specialist ed blair and software engineer Blade Barringer Weird editing here—one name in lowercase? > posted on X (formerly Twitter) Speaking of editing—oh my, are we going to do this parenthetical forever? > Barringer, the Bandcamp software engineer, says that a handful of engineers are still performing the critical tasks needed to keep the site running, but otherwise they can’t commit new code. H…

Speaking of editing—oh my, are we going to do this parenthetical forever? X isn't a brand, it's a foundation of our alphabet and used for many different things in society. So yes, we will do this likely until it's no longer used. Thank elon for that.

Post by juunpp » Mon, Oct 09, 2023, 2:38 AM UTC

flyinghamster wrote: post #2

Shades of mp3 dot com, which was once the Bandcamp of its day but now is owned by CBS Interactive and has been basically become a parked domain. I hope it doesn't go the same way. ETA: Of course, history doesn't repeat itself, it just rhymes. Mp3 dot com embarked on a music locker project that basically got it killed by the RIAA, and Bandcamp didn't repeat that mistake.

Post by DANmode » Mon, Oct 09, 2023, 2:44 AM UTC

manicennui wrote: post #12

That didn't take long. When the acquisition was announced someone from Songtradr was on here trying to reassure people. Wonder how they'll spin this.

Post by hresvelgr » Mon, Oct 09, 2023, 2:46 AM UTC

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS wrote: post #13

staplers wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Speaking of editing—oh my, are we going to do this parenthetical forever? X isn't a brand, it's a foundation of our alphabet and used for many different things in society. So yes, we will do this likely until it's no longer used. Thank elon for that.

When someone types "posted on X" in no way does anyone think someone posted something to a letter. They know it means X the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. So, really, there's no need to keep doing this parenthetical.