openmusic

The main idea here is simple:

Unified music charts

All websites build upon the OpenMusic installation profile share one common music chart. Statistics on how many times a Websong or WebLP has been played/downloaded/purchased will be common to all OpenMusic websites. Benefits are apparent: Recognition beyond the boundaries of a single OpenMusic website, promotion and cross-pollination of fans between websites that belong to the OpenMusic network.

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Introduction

Now that is a bold statement so I'll try my best to justify it.
OpenMusic should hopefully be the next step in music networks in the sense that it glues things and notions already scattered elsewhere into an integrated music solution, that should eventually comprise a big cohesive network with a potential for redefining common concepts, one of which is the way music is being distributed. It sounds too grandiose, but I say we should aim at the mountain to hit the lake, aim at the moon to hit the mountain, or aim at Mars to hit the stars.

Relative data structures

To begin with, the main idea here is:

• All users have a singular userprofile nodeprofile node, that holds their profile information.
• All artists have a singular artistprofile nodeprofile node that simultaneously is an organic group node. This gives the ability to each artist to hold subscribers. More about that later!
• Each music band is also an organic group node holding subscribers.

User registration is one of the elements that greatly affect a web site's user base. Having a lengthy, indiscreet registration form thrown into our user's face right in front of the door foreshadows an even worst experience when registered. Social networks need to get indiscreet by asking all of these personal questions, but it is safer to do so when they have a firm hold on the user and that is when the user passes through registration(we've got his email!).

Welcome everybody!
In this first post and the subsequent ones I would like to provide an outline for the basic features of the OpenMusic network, the ones that I already have in mind and the ones that are yet to come. Each feature will be briefly summarized here while all discussion will be taking place in feature specific posts.
Thank you for your interest!