NoWhere Radio Forums

Okay, I looked for webhost information, but there's just an email address.  What does each of the packages you mentioned include?

For NoWhere Radio mp3 only hosting:

$2.50 a month for iSpace, includes real streaming, etc.
$5 a month for 50MB, direct/deep linkable

You can also stack the two together, iSpace w/ direc/deep linking, for $7.50 a month.  Information about this is on the services page, and on the 'get more space' page from your artist admin.

For webhosting, the NoWhere Hosting website is not complete, and some of the automation and features are not complete, but will be in a few months.  

Eventually, nowherehosting.com will contain the full price list and service options, but for now, there is two basic packages:

Std. Site hosting
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100MB of space
1 POP mail account yourusername@nowherehosting.com
URL appears as nowherehosting.com/youraccountname
Optional e-mail forwarding
Optional auto-responder
CGI-BIN
Perl, and PHP support
Optional mySQL database*
24/7 FTP access
2GB of monthly transfer**
Linux environment

$9USD/mo. minimum 6mo. payment
CURRENT SPECIALS:
1) For Canadian customers not paying by credit card: $10CDN/mo. minimum 6mo. payment
2) 1 month free if paid 12mo. in advance

Full domain hosting
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100MB of space
Virtual Domain hosting***
URL appears as yourdomainname.com
1 POP mail account yourusername@yourdomain.com
Optional e-mail forwarding
Optional auto-responder
Optional e-mail aliases
CGI-BIN
Perl, and PHP support
Optional mySQL database*
24/7 FTP access
2GB of monthly transer**
Linux environment

$14USD/mo. minimum 6mo. payment
CURRENT SPECIALS:
1) For Canadian customers not paying by credit card: $15CDN/mo. minimum 6mo. payment
2) 1 month free if paid 12mo. in advance

* Database setup is a one time fee of $15USD, restricted to 5MB in size.  For larger databases, contact administration.
** Additional transfer is rated at $5USD per GB monthly
*** Domain registration fees not included, $10USD for 1 year per domain

Yet another Bulletin Board...Not as good as IKONBOARD, not nearly the administrator capabilities and IKONBOARD IS FREE...just thought I'd suggest..try it at www.screamin-seamen.com
But you know me Waldo...I'm all about the board...really try to give it a good spin, if you e-mail me I will give you my username and password to allow you into the control panel...give it a good scope.

Anyway, I like this site..the only thing I wish to see is perhaps some of the reviewing features of Garageband.com...which makes it tough cuz' you don't exactly have a record contract to offer but perhaps some sort of prizes to encourage reviewing. Also they have the gigs feature which is cool, if you had the site broken up for local areas, getting subscribers to submit to a mailing list for shows in their area would help us bands drag more local people to local shows.

Then perhaps changing the featured artist section so that once you have passed through the intial new artists feature you still have the opportunity to get featured as at IUMA.

How is the BANNER thing working out?

Laters,
Phat Pat

ps. keep up the great work...nowhere rules!

YaBB is just as free as IkonBoard, and infact, more flexible, since the code is freely editable.  I've used IkonBoard in the past and was unimpressed.

The new NWR will have forums specifically designed for NWR itself, not someone elses forum package.

I tried prizes, in fact, a $1700 USD guitar was given away, but I don't have much to give away being an unemployed volunteer!  Maybe one day again when I have some cash.  

Everythings on the list anyways.

The 'Banner' thing?  You mean the banner exchange?

W.

I think one of the things I'd like to see is a bit more flexibility with the discography section. I like the way at IUMA you can create the featured song bit, this would be a nice feature to allow people to sample some of the tunes straight from an artists biography page.

Maybe even allow artists to choose a tune or create samples of featured tunes that would begin playing as background music when the artists bio page opens, as a kind of immediate example of what music that artists makes.

Also if maybe someone had one song that features on two seperate CD's if the mp3 could be assigned to feature in both without having to have two copies of the tune. This might help if artist want to produce a compilation of their stuff and draw from different CD's they have on offer.

The 'background' music bit will never fly, most users are annoyed by sounds coming out of their machine when they aren't expecting it.

However, the 'featured' track bit is already planned for the new revision.

We've also got a system in design in which users can create their own compilation CD from tracks the artist has selected for the program.  Royalties would be paid on each track added, for each compilation sold.

W.

Wassup Waldo my big brother.......
...just wanted to pop in and say how much I dig the progress you are making.  My main suggestion is server speed.  ....and I know thats probably the most expensive.    ....Ive been beating my head against the wall trying to get into, and use the mixing clinic.   ...its damn frustrating     .....just anything to avoid that kind of logjam.       Great stuff Waldo, you da man.


G  w/ a very big 5

'Server speed' isn't an issue, but bandwidth is.  Next step in lines is another $3000 a month, which I definately do not have, and cannot afford at this time.

There will be a new application to 'accelerate' downloads etc. on NWR to be released when the new revision is, and this should help keep things the way they are for a few months at least, then we'll see where things go after that.

Hello, would it be possible for you to seprate the Org. Artist from the Cover Artist. I think this would be a better or more efficent way to search out bands your looking to hear.

I am often also confused by your charting system. I have twice seen people on the charts that have no music available, which i thought was odd. I have also seen recording "tests" on the charts. Is that normal, and are people really tuning into listning to someone test their "pod out".

I am new to nowhere radio, and appreciate the service medium you offer, and look forward to what you have to offer in the future.

Regards,

Jake

What sort of separation do you propose?

Charts are a joke, always have been.  They are simply based on number of unique plays, and nothing more.  If the artist records silence, and manages to get 10,000 people to listen to it, then it's going to get onto the charts.  The new system will have an disclusion system, in which certain things cannot appear on the charts, as well as charts based on other statistics.  The main charts will be based on votes.

The current chart system does not remove a track from the charts if the track is removed by the artist.  So, the track may have made it onto the charts, and the artist deleted the tack, thus it's not available anymore.

Seperation...hmm. I was thinking maybe just having something as Simple as [b]Cover Artist[/b] /  [b]Orig Artist[/b].

I know there is going to be artist that will maybe do both, however logistics ( I wouldn't think ) would not be to hard to manage with php, if that is what you are planning to keep using.

Thanks for your fast reply.

Jake

Coding isn't a problem.  So, what you would propose is mainly an addition to the search functionality, in which a user can specify covers vs. original?

Yes. I think it would be a great addition. I am not one to really listen to people perform covers. I would have to think there are people like me, [b] visa versa.[/b]

I know covers are good for showing off areas of ability. Which would be a great fundemental place for people who are looking for a singer / musician with a style type etc.

In my opinion having them mixed together is almost like mixing Hard Rock with R and B.

[b]Thanks again for your replys, and the medium you provide. [/b]

Best Regards,

Jake