Comments on: Video Game Theme Song Covers http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/ Utterly random, incoherent and disjointed rants and ramblings... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Luke http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/#comment-1793 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:08:17 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/#comment-1793 Awesome! I'm glad you guys are expanding your web presence. :) Awesome! I’m glad you guys are expanding your web presence. )

]]> by: John http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/#comment-1792 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:50:13 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/#comment-1792 I agree that the myspace isn't the best way to go but when it's all you got, it's all you got. Our website is officially going up tomorrow. Help support future website development by coming to the show on Saturday. John www.thekode.org I agree that the myspace isn’t the best way to go but when it’s all you got, it’s all you got. Our website is officially going up tomorrow. Help support future website development by coming to the show on Saturday.

John
www.thekode.org

]]> by: Luke http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/#comment-1785 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:44:32 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/#comment-1785 Well, it's even worse here - these guys actually invested in a domain name (thekode.org) but were to lazy to set up a legitimate website so they just pointed it to the myspace page. So you look at the card, and you see "thekode.org" and it actually looks professional and all. Then, you go to visit and it's like: "Ew! Myspace!? WTF?" Of course having a website done totally in flash, with your music blasting in the background, and your concert pictures transitioning on the screen is also lame. IMHO a good band website should have: 1. good readable layout (so no flash, and no stylish gray on black bullshit) 2. song lyrics to every song they ever made ever 3. lots of downloadable mp3 samples without DRM 4. actively updated RSS news feed or blog 5. guitar tabs/music sheets for every song they ever made ever (unless you are disco/pop/techno in which case I don't know if that applies) 5. community building tools (ie. wiki, forum) 6. dedicated webmaster who would regularly update the news feed, galleries, mp3 samples, tabs and moderate wiki/forums to prevent vandalism But, unfortunately such a website is a big investment both in terms of time spent on development/maintenance, and actual monetary cost of upkeep. Well, it’s even worse here - these guys actually invested in a domain name (thekode.org) but were to lazy to set up a legitimate website so they just pointed it to the myspace page.

So you look at the card, and you see “thekode.org” and it actually looks professional and all. Then, you go to visit and it’s like: “Ew! Myspace!? WTF?”

Of course having a website done totally in flash, with your music blasting in the background, and your concert pictures transitioning on the screen is also lame.

IMHO a good band website should have:

1. good readable layout (so no flash, and no stylish gray on black bullshit)
2. song lyrics to every song they ever made ever
3. lots of downloadable mp3 samples without DRM
4. actively updated RSS news feed or blog
5. guitar tabs/music sheets for every song they ever made ever (unless you are disco/pop/techno in which case I don’t know if that applies)
5. community building tools (ie. wiki, forum)
6. dedicated webmaster who would regularly update the news feed, galleries, mp3 samples, tabs and moderate wiki/forums to prevent vandalism

But, unfortunately such a website is a big investment both in terms of time spent on development/maintenance, and actual monetary cost of upkeep.

]]> by: Jennn http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/#comment-1783 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:35:37 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2006/11/26/video-game-theme-song-covers/#comment-1783 <blockquote cite="Luke">But I must say this - using a myspace profile as your official website is incredibly lame and retarded.</blockquote> I couldn't agree more! What if I was discussing webdesign with a potential client and gave them my card and it said "Website: jjschiffer.unicorns.angelfire.com/funtastic/balloons.html?" It's extremely unprofessional. Make a freakin investment, people, it's not that much! Actually, now that I see that URL typed up, I don't hate it.

But I must say this - using a myspace profile as your official website is incredibly lame and retarded.

I couldn’t agree more! What if I was discussing webdesign with a potential client and gave them my card and it said “Website: jjschiffer.unicorns.angelfire.com/funtastic/balloons.html?” It’s extremely unprofessional. Make a freakin investment, people, it’s not that much!

Actually, now that I see that URL typed up, I don’t hate it.

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