Comments on: German students’ homework project aims to teach MTV a lesson http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/german-students-video-search-calls-out-mtv/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: monkeyleader http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/german-students-video-search-calls-out-mtv/comment-page-1/#comment-280479 monkeyleader Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:48:33 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=13313#comment-280479 Nice idea, but over the last 15 minutes searching a bunch of artists, songs and albums all i got was the audio with some lame picture ... this does not constitute a video ... I know it's not the fault of the software, and this is a great idea - it's just a shame the supposed video content is no more than a pretty picture with the audio in the background ... for that I have spotify ! Nige Nice idea, but over the last 15 minutes searching a bunch of artists, songs and albums all i got was the audio with some lame picture … this does not constitute a video …

I know it’s not the fault of the software, and this is a great idea – it’s just a shame the supposed video content is no more than a pretty picture with the audio in the background … for that I have spotify !

Nige

]]> By: Lesenswert: AllesNebenan.de, Smartclip, Gruner + Jahr, Bing, WolframAlpha, Caffeine, Semsix, Alice.com, Twitter :: deutsche-startups.de http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/german-students-video-search-calls-out-mtv/comment-page-1/#comment-280279 Lesenswert: AllesNebenan.de, Smartclip, Gruner + Jahr, Bing, WolframAlpha, Caffeine, Semsix, Alice.com, Twitter :: deutsche-startups.de Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:06:45 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=13313#comment-280279 [...] German students’ homework project aims to teach MTV a lesson For years the music industry said that video killed the radiostar, but now the homework of two 7th semester students from Stuttgart could do away with MTV. Their website plays music videos too, but Semsix is more convenient than Viacom’s TV station that tortures with crappy tunes and annoying ads while you have to wait for one good song. A product of the 80’s, MTV still lacks the personalisation and interactive features fit for the internet age. That’s why at Semsix the user is the VJ and can choose the songs that play. It’s kind of like Last.FM but for music videos, or similar to Simfy or Spotify in that the user is in charge of the playlist. As of yesterday, Semsix is also available in English. TechCrunch [...] [...] German students’ homework project aims to teach MTV a lesson For years the music industry said that video killed the radiostar, but now the homework of two 7th semester students from Stuttgart could do away with MTV. Their website plays music videos too, but Semsix is more convenient than Viacom’s TV station that tortures with crappy tunes and annoying ads while you have to wait for one good song. A product of the 80’s, MTV still lacks the personalisation and interactive features fit for the internet age. That’s why at Semsix the user is the VJ and can choose the songs that play. It’s kind of like Last.FM but for music videos, or similar to Simfy or Spotify in that the user is in charge of the playlist. As of yesterday, Semsix is also available in English. TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Pete http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/german-students-video-search-calls-out-mtv/comment-page-1/#comment-280099 Pete Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:06:46 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=13313#comment-280099 They might want to reconsider the hidious black & green colour combo, pretty painful on the eye! They might want to reconsider the hidious black & green colour combo, pretty painful on the eye!

]]> By: @PaulH http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/german-students-video-search-calls-out-mtv/comment-page-1/#comment-280094 @PaulH Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:46:10 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=13313#comment-280094 Don't know about all day but I've certaintly wasted a few hours on YouTube watching music videos. Not something I do often though to be honest. Also, the post says a small button on the upper right plays the videos in full screen Don’t know about all day but I’ve certaintly wasted a few hours on YouTube watching music videos. Not something I do often though to be honest.

Also, the post says a small button on the upper right plays the videos in full screen

]]> By: Danny http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/german-students-video-search-calls-out-mtv/comment-page-1/#comment-280077 Danny Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:34 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=13313#comment-280077 Does MYV even play music videos anymore? Last time I bothered to watch it was all really lame reality shows. Does MYV even play music videos anymore? Last time I bothered to watch it was all really lame reality shows.

]]> By: James http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/german-students-video-search-calls-out-mtv/comment-page-1/#comment-280073 James Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:24:38 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=13313#comment-280073 Do people actually sit at their computers watching Music Videos all day? Also, why would I want to watch a video that is about 1 inch big? Think I'll stick to YouTube. Do people actually sit at their computers watching Music Videos all day? Also, why would I want to watch a video that is about 1 inch big?

Think I’ll stick to YouTube.

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