SoundCloud still has a niche in my opinion. Nowhere close to what it was theorized to grow into, at least in my perspective. Getting deals with RIAA instead of fiercely cultivating & breaking Indie artists & curators was the wrong pivot from my perspective. Now it's just bloated. Partially responsible? YouTube being easier to find stuff. Them's the breaks.
A Question to Fred Wilson from Union Square and AVC.com:<p>Since Fred is one of the early investors + somebody who frequently promoted Soundclound on his blog and on HN (despite all the industry warnings that he shouldn't deal with the music industry's oligopol), we are wondering...<p><i>How does it feel when one of your flagship investment is in such a situation?</i><p>(Serious question, and what are you telling your LPs now?)
I have been rabidly downloading and archiving my favorite podcasts that post on soundcloud. I have two fears. The first is that they may become lost forever due to lack of interest/awareness of the creators. The second is that the creators take this opportunity to lock old episodes behind a paywall.<p>I would love to see the Internet Archive put some muscle behind saving all the wonderful content on soundcloud.