Comments on: Artists Funded by Fans at Strayform.com http://insidepunk.com/reviews/artists-funded-by-fans-at-strayformcom/ Band interviews and other adventures on video Sun, 23 May 2010 22:36:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: celpe http://insidepunk.com/reviews/artists-funded-by-fans-at-strayformcom/#comment-2622 celpe Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:10:18 +0000 http://insidepunk.com/blog/2007/10/01/artists-funded-by-fans-at-strayformcom/#comment-2622 Thanks for information. many interesting things there. Thanks for information. many interesting things there.

]]> By: Levi http://insidepunk.com/reviews/artists-funded-by-fans-at-strayformcom/#comment-2322 Levi Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:50:50 +0000 http://insidepunk.com/blog/2007/10/01/artists-funded-by-fans-at-strayformcom/#comment-2322 Thanks for stopping by to clear things up Brandt! :) Thanks for stopping by to clear things up Brandt! :)

]]> By: Brandt Cannici http://insidepunk.com/reviews/artists-funded-by-fans-at-strayformcom/#comment-2320 Brandt Cannici Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:37:55 +0000 http://insidepunk.com/blog/2007/10/01/artists-funded-by-fans-at-strayformcom/#comment-2320 Levi, Thank you for the honest look at our site. It was very detailed and accurate. Three quick notes: Strayform can be used to fund any kind of media project, movies, books, music, games, software, research. It isn't just for music. Second, unlike our competition, everything on Strayform is Creative Commons licensed so that it can be used non-commercially anywhere. If your like a song put it up on your own site or burn copies for your friends. Third, unlike the other sites you compared us to, our process is highly specialized for content creation. We protect both creator and funder and provide tools to negotiate and collaborate on the creation of new works. Some comments on your critique (please give me your feedback on these comments) Lechers: Actually, I expect that many people will take advantage of the free content on Strayform and only contribute when they find something they really like. Creators will have to work hard to encourage funding and this will make for a more collaborative environment with better content produced. Also I hope that as Strayform becomes the norm, the total payment for media will drop for the average consumer. So freely enjoy our content and get behind projects you really find valuable. Site Size: Strayform is a very small team that uses only personal funds. We are in discussions with investors, but do not have the funds to market like the big boys now. However with our widgets you can raise funds using any site you currently are on so our size shouldn't make a large impact in your funding efforts. To Stream or Not to Stream: Long term, I am not sure if we will stream or not. Our goal is to create new media content that can be used anywhere. Not streaming lets us take a variety of formats and sizes of files and leaves room for other companies to provide value-add by streaming, searching, aggregating the content created here. Usability: I've always put usability as one of the highest concerns of the site. In fact, you can get anywhere on Strayform in about 3 clicks. Personal navigation, page navigation, page actions, and search always fall on the same place everywhere. However, simply because our system is new and so elaborate it has a steep learning curve. Design and Brand: Our front page branding has always been our weak point. Any specific suggestions to make it clearer and more inviting are welcomed. Yours, Brandt Cannici Founder www.strayform.com The Creation Network Levi,

Thank you for the honest look at our site. It was very detailed and accurate.

Three quick notes:
Strayform can be used to fund any kind of media project, movies, books, music, games, software, research. It isn’t just for music.

Second, unlike our competition, everything on Strayform is Creative Commons licensed so that it can be used non-commercially anywhere. If your like a song put it up on your own site or burn copies for your friends.

Third, unlike the other sites you compared us to, our process is highly specialized for content creation. We protect both creator and funder and provide tools to negotiate and collaborate on the creation of new works.

Some comments on your critique (please give me your feedback on these comments)

Lechers:
Actually, I expect that many people will take advantage of the free content on Strayform and only contribute when they find something they really like. Creators will have to work hard to encourage funding and this will make for a more collaborative environment with better content produced. Also I hope that as Strayform becomes the norm, the total payment for media will drop for the average consumer. So freely enjoy our content and get behind projects you really find valuable.

Site Size:
Strayform is a very small team that uses only personal funds. We are in discussions with investors, but do not have the funds to market like the big boys now. However with our widgets you can raise funds using any site you currently are on so our size shouldn’t make a large impact in your funding efforts.

To Stream or Not to Stream:
Long term, I am not sure if we will stream or not. Our goal is to create new media content that can be used anywhere. Not streaming lets us take a variety of formats and sizes of files and leaves room for other companies to provide value-add by streaming, searching, aggregating the content created here.

Usability:
I’ve always put usability as one of the highest concerns of the site. In fact, you can get anywhere on Strayform in about 3 clicks. Personal navigation, page navigation, page actions, and search always fall on the same place everywhere. However, simply because our system is new and so elaborate it has a steep learning curve.

Design and Brand:
Our front page branding has always been our weak point. Any specific suggestions to make it clearer and more inviting are welcomed.

Yours,
Brandt Cannici
Founder
http://www.strayform.com
The Creation Network

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