SoundClick

SoundClick

Infobox Website
name = SoundClick
favicon =



caption = screenshot of homepage
url = http://www.soundclick.com
commercial = Yes
type = Music-based social network
registration = Optional
owner = privately held
author = Tanju Canli, Tolgar Canli
launch date = August 13, 1997
current status =
revenue =

SoundClick is a music-based social community. It offers bands, artists and music labels a platform for self-promotion. Songs can be streamed, downloaded in MP3 format, sold through the store, or licensed to others. SoundClick compiles daily charts for various genres, based on how many times a particular track is played. The social-network offers profile pages with friends networking, photo, video, blogs, and user stations. Soundclick has also revolutionized hip-hop production by allowing many unheard of producers to get their music on the web.
SoundClick was founded in 1997 by twin brothers Tanju and Tolgar Canli. The site initially worked with RealAudio audio streams, and switched later to the now prevailing MP3 file format for audio streams and downloads. SoundClick was incorporated in 1999 in California by law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. In 2007 SoundClick launched its own social network. The site celebrated its 10 year anniversary on August 13, 2007 [cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2007/08/14/soundclick/|title=Mashable Review |accessdate=2007-08-15 |publisher=Mashable] [cite web |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070813/nem073.html?.v=16|title=Press Release on Yahoo! |accessdate=2007-08-13 |publisher=Yahoo!] . Today SoundClick reports 2.5 million songs, 325,000 bands and artists, and 3 million registered members. [cite web |url=http://www.soundclick.com|title=SoundClick Reported Data |accessdate=2007-08-15 |publisher=SoundClick] . SoundClick is a privately held company.

Features

Free music services

SoundClick allows unlimited upload of songs in MP3 file format. The songs can be offered as streams only, as free downloads, or they can be sold through the SoundClick music store. Songs can be licensed to others either under a free Creative Commons license or under a paid license. The artist page can contain news, tour calendar, reviews, and a user message board.

Optional fee-based services

The most prominent of the fee-based service is the VIP service. It gives the artist more freedom in site design, the VIP page is free of advertisements. The songs can be uploaded in higher sound quality. VIP artists receive a discount for other promotional tools.

Music store

Songs can be sold through the site’s music store. The buyer has to purchase a prepaid account, starting at $5 USD which is then valid for one year. The artists can sell their songs either as single songs or as MP3 albums. The price can be set by the artist, with $0.75 USD being the default price for singles. The artist keeps 70% for a sale through the site and is paid weekly through the PayPal system.

ocial network

Users get their own profile page, where they can network with online friends. The page features photo albums, video uploads, blogs, and message boards. Users can create their own stations, where they can make their selection of SoundClick songs available to the public.

References

External links

* [http://www.soundclick.com/ SoundClick]
* [http://www.myspace.com/soundclickofficial SoundClick on MySpace]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/SoundClick/23824736820 SoundClick on Facebook]


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