Thursday, June 29, 2006

Never mind iTunes, here comes diggTune

I had a really great idea last night that I just couldn't keep to myself.

How about digg for songs? Instead of people submitting stories, artists and record companies could submit mp3 tunes to digg.com. mp3 posts would essentially look the same as other digg posts. Readers then click on a play button to listen to a streaming version of the song.

They then simply click on 'digg it' or 'bury song'.

They can then decide to download it. Songs could be free, or for a fee. digg.com could take a small commission on all songs sold.

Gone are the days where indie artists have to struggle to get their demo tapes to the 'right' people in the music industry. They can simply upload their music onto digg and, if they're good, become famous overnight!

Now, the problem was, how do I get this idea implemented? I am too busy with Skyrove and I really don't know how to sell 'just' an idea. Perhaps I could approach some patent attorneys and spend a lot of money to do something that I think should be in the public domain, implemented in a way that works best.

So I came up with another idea. I registered diggtune.com and am auctioning it on eBay. (50% of proceeds will go to Non-Profit Organizations).

Of course I'm hoping that the folks at digg themselves will be the highest bidder, as I think they could best implement my idea and help more struggling musicians than anyone else. (Maybe I'm just an "addiggt", as in I'm "addiggted" to digg)

Then again, I've just told them about my idea for free! They don't really need diggtune.com and they could just do it themselves!

Either way, I hope you liked reading about my crazy idea.