brainstorm is a great one.

think like the state-sanctioned tags.

in fact, probably they should match.

what do i want to say?

• stuff to buy
• stuff to download
• stuff to surf to and read
• movies to watch
• books to buy
• music to seeqpod

this is an amazing vision

when you create a timelog with a state-sanctioned tag, it generates a note in the corresponding space which is set up as an intro-space.

wow.

i am looking a word that fits all of these situations:

• i’m taking notes on a book.
  • i’m sitting there obsessed.
• i’m taking notes in class.
  • i’m transfixed.
• i’m watching colbert and taking notes on him
  • he’s brilliant

i am missing anything social…

everything is just individually useful.

how about “share” ? but what is the point of tagging something share ?

what is the point of tagging something at all.

• to-do
• remember
• goal
• project
• brainstorm
• opportunity
• web-clip
• meme
• situation
• money
• truth
• genius

only user interface can save napster.

• i can listen to seeqpod instead of napster.
• napster needs me to pay.

• iTunes has locked up so much of the market
  • this may open up partnership possibilities for us
    • walmart? best-buy? blockbuster?

therefore their only option is to outdo seeqpod.

seeqpod rules because it basically runs like twitter.

they have only a few vulnerabilities:

• they are illegal
  • this means they repel “ethical” consumers
    • or consumers who are paranoid of RIAA reprisal
  • this means they can’t overdo it in the marketing like we can
  • this means they can’t do partnerships
  • this means they might wink out of existence
• they don’t have all the music in the world
• their organization of songs after the band search is sub-par
  • it should be collaborative-filtered
• their UI could be better
  • i think they’ve got a successful product and are happy

i think we can ignore all other competitors and focus on taking out seeqpod.

how can a paid service outdo a free service, even with superior UI?

• social features might be one way.
  • investigate other “social music networks”
• if napster worked like metanotes, it would be amazing.

* excellence in promotional marketing

• some kind of bundling
• “start a music clique”

there needs to be an ontology