Poll: How Do You Discover New Music?

innerspaceboy · 03-21-2015, 10:40 PM

The results of this one-question multiple choice survey will be used for a future article I'm writing on music culture and technology. I'll be sure to feature it in my MB journal.

It takes all of 30 seconds and I appreciate all who'll participate... for science.

UPDATE - Trollheart and Frownland made some valuable suggestions and now the new-and-improved version is up, HERE!

(Mods - if there's a more appropriate place for this music poll please advise.)

Thank you!

Trollheart · 03-22-2015, 07:59 AM

Filled it out, but would recommend a "thank you" or "result" page, as it seems to do nothing and you're not sure if you have actually voted or if the page has just stuck. Also, would think maybe do it in levels -- highest percentage for your most common way of hearing new music , maybe as a 1- 10 sort of thing?

innerspaceboy · 03-22-2015, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Filled it out, but would recommend a "thank you" or "result" page, as it seems to do nothing and you're not sure if you have actually voted or if the page has just stuck. Also, would think maybe do it in levels -- highest percentage for your most common way of hearing new music , maybe as a 1- 10 sort of thing?

Thanks Trollheart. I agree completely. This was what was available at the free level. I've taken polls in the past with "fill the pipe with green ooze" percentage selectors with nifty sliders that add a whole other level of value to the information collected. (And who doesn't like green ooze?)

I've only had 13 responses (~80 votes) thus far. If anyone knows of a better polling app there's still enough time for a reboot.

I'll look around.

Chula Vista · 03-22-2015, 09:41 AM

I'll use allmusic.com a lot. If you look at the biography page of a current fave band they give you a list of similar artists. I then check out the reviews on amazon.com

EDIT: Allmusic has changed their format and no longer recommends bands.

Otherwise it's from forums and lately, plug.dj

Psy-Fi · 03-22-2015, 10:28 AM

I filled out the poll for you. Frownland made a similar thread a while ago (minus a poll) which might be of interest to you.

http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...new-music.html

Pet_Sounds · 03-22-2015, 10:31 AM

I filled out the poll, but I'm not sure if it worked on my phone.

**Frownland** · 03-22-2015, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

Thanks Trollheart. I agree completely. This was what was available at the free level. I've taken polls in the past with "fill the pipe with green ooze" percentage selectors with nifty sliders that add a whole other level of value to the information collected. (And who doesn't like green ooze?)

I've only had 13 responses (~80 votes) thus far. If anyone knows of a better polling app there's still enough time for a reboot.

I'll look around.

You should look into Qualtrics.

DwnWthVwls · 03-22-2015, 01:21 PM

I tried filling it out but I don't use Facebook so I got denied. Pollee bias, imo.

innerspaceboy · 03-22-2015, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You should look into Qualtrics.

Frownland you are amazing (once again.) I've rebuilt the survey with each of the features Trollheart, you, and I discussed - it now includes constant sum sliders, does not require FB, and a definitive COMPLETE - THANK YOU style screen.

And it was free.

Please give it a try and let me know if you think it's ready for wide publicity on all my social networks.

I'm looking forward to the valuable data it will provide. Thanks again!

Take the test!

DwnWthVwls · 03-22-2015, 09:09 PM

Much better.. Thanks Inner.

How do we see the results?

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	I'll use allmusic.com a lot. If you look at the biography page of a current fave band they give you a list of similar artists. I then check out the reviews on amazon.com EDIT: Allmusic has changed their format and no longer recommends bands. Otherwise it's from forums and lately, plug.dj __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.” Last edited by Chula Vista; 03-22-2015 at 10:34 AM.

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Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	I filled out the poll, but I'm not sure if it worked on my phone. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease