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Sing with me
Tuesday, Jan 19 2010 | Author and
categories:Justin Hall
| Startups
Time for a new blog segment I like to call, "Start
Ups That May Suck, or Not... You Decide."
Since new companies are popping up all the time – some with lame ideas and some with friggin great ideas – I thought I'd try to share some of these, err, umm, experiments. For better or worse, but just for plan old-fashion fun!
We'll kick it off with Karaoke Play. Honestly who doesn't like a little karaoke. You go out for dinner, have some beers, next thing you know it's 10 pm, your feeling saucy, the karaoke machine gets set up and the grand master announces karaoke night. You review the song book, put in your selection, wait 40 minutes, drink more beer, then proceed to make a fool out of yourself on stage, all the while playing out some teen fantasy of becoming a rock star. In the morning your head hurts and you wonder if the crowd really liked your male-version of Celine Dion's "I'm your lady." Sound familiar?
Well, if embarrassing yourself in a room of 50 people isn't enough, you can now visit KaraokePlay.com. Just log on, record a track and let the entire world (or community) critique your performance(s). It's like your own personal American Idol show. Let the punishment begin. And if audio wasn't enough, that's right, you can integrate video!!! So, you can share all the funny faces you make while singing, to those watching your post.
This is a site I want to hate... BUT, I kind of found myself liking it. It's a lot of fun, in a "I'm-a-tool-who-thinks-in-another-life-I-could-have-been-a-rock-star" kind of way. So, before you judge, give this one a go.
Whatcha think? Successful Launch, or Mission Scrub?
-posted by Justin
Since new companies are popping up all the time – some with lame ideas and some with friggin great ideas – I thought I'd try to share some of these, err, umm, experiments. For better or worse, but just for plan old-fashion fun!
We'll kick it off with Karaoke Play. Honestly who doesn't like a little karaoke. You go out for dinner, have some beers, next thing you know it's 10 pm, your feeling saucy, the karaoke machine gets set up and the grand master announces karaoke night. You review the song book, put in your selection, wait 40 minutes, drink more beer, then proceed to make a fool out of yourself on stage, all the while playing out some teen fantasy of becoming a rock star. In the morning your head hurts and you wonder if the crowd really liked your male-version of Celine Dion's "I'm your lady." Sound familiar?
Well, if embarrassing yourself in a room of 50 people isn't enough, you can now visit KaraokePlay.com. Just log on, record a track and let the entire world (or community) critique your performance(s). It's like your own personal American Idol show. Let the punishment begin. And if audio wasn't enough, that's right, you can integrate video!!! So, you can share all the funny faces you make while singing, to those watching your post.
This is a site I want to hate... BUT, I kind of found myself liking it. It's a lot of fun, in a "I'm-a-tool-who-thinks-in-another-life-I-could-have-been-a-rock-star" kind of way. So, before you judge, give this one a go.
Whatcha think? Successful Launch, or Mission Scrub?
-posted by Justin