Archive for January, 2007

SpotDJ presents at SF Beta

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Last week I had the pleasure of presenting SpotDJ at Christian Perry’s SF Beta. What a fantastic crowd - over 200 folks packed into 111 Minna to meet and mingle.
For those unfamiliar with SF Beta, presenting companies not only give short descriptions of the business but also present a limerick about their company. […]

How Do I Delete a Spot?

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Sometimes you upload a spot then decide that you could do a better job with one more chance. Or, you record a spot talking about how Green Day’s latest single is an allegory for Social Darwinism and Malthusian Ideals and then later that day you find out that it’s really just a song about drinking […]

Why Does My Firewall Show a Warning for SpotDJ?

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

SpotDJ needs to use your network connection so that you can hear the latest spots as you listen to music. We also use the web to show you information about songs and spots, to allow you to contact us with questions, and to check for updates. SpotDJ does not contain spyware. To work properly, you […]

New Features Astound and Amaze!

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

We’ve been adding great new stuff to SpotDJ with such rapid fervor that we almost forgot to blog about all the new features! This isn’t an exhaustive list of all the new stuff, but here are some of the highlights:

Record Your Spots Through the Web

If you’ve ever woken up on a ratty couch in a […]

Can I Record a Spot Without Downloading SpotDJ?

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

If you download SpotDJ, you can hear spots while you listen to music in iTunes, or create spotted playlists that you can sync with your iPod. So you really oughta download SpotDJ!

However, if you just want to record a spot quickly and don’t have time to download and install SpotDJ, you can still contribute a […]

Can I Listen to Spots on My iPod?

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

For you? Sure!

SpotDJ has a (currently experimental) feature that lets you take spots to go. Simply click the small iPod button near the top of the SpotDJ window. It looks like this:

Now you’re in iPod mode. You’ll see a drop down menu with a list of your current iTunes playlists. Pick the playlist you’d like […]

Spots ‘n Shots at SpotDJ

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

We’ve recently begun hosting Bay area bands in our offices on Friday afternoons for some drinks and to record spots about their music.
This past Friday the hot band Scissors for Lefty dropped by (have you seen their Billboard and Spin write-ups?). Check out this spot they recorded about their next San Francisco show at […]

Hot Spot Contest Winners Announced!

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

You, the SpotDJ community, have spoken and awarded Carlson grand prize in SpotDJ’s first Hot Spot contest with his “dildo” spot on Steely Dan’s “Cousin Dupree.” Hear it for yourself here:

Spot: Cousin Dupree

Other terrific spots that were finalists in the contest were spots from Candeelion, Scott Parent, HowardGr, […]

Big news from MacWorld - Loco the SpotDJ cactus debuts

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

Good news SpotDJ fans - the famous SpotDJ cactus (known for his darting looks and “Crazy!” interjections) made his public debut at MacWorld yesterday. Take a look at how handsome he is!

SpotDJ’s cactus mascot, who we’ve named Loco (after his eyes and favorite English word), will continue to make appearances in your iTunes and […]