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blackspade

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6. The internet was so much better before all of these companies 'merged'

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 10:42 PM

Jun 2014

When they were all independent, they were innovative, competitive, and made the internet a joy to explore.
Now it seems that most of the major hubs of content are owned by 4-5 companies that crush innovation and alienate their customer base.

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YouTube to block indie labels who don't sign up to new music service [View all] bananas Jun 2014 OP

Google is nobody's friend. nt onehandle Jun 2014 #1

The more commercial they become Trajan Jun 2014 #2

Same for Comrade Eddie here. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #3

Me too. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #30

"catastrophic error of judgement", "bullying...from YouTube employees" bananas Jun 2014 #4

I see a new music website in our future... DesertDiamond Jun 2014 #5

That is no joke either. If you are a web developer looking for an overnight hit GoneFishin Jun 2014 #7

... Until net non-neutrality kills your delivery. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #17

Which is exactly what they want. They have theirs, now they are trying to pull up the ladder behind GoneFishin Jun 2014 #24

The internet was so much better before all of these companies 'merged' blackspade Jun 2014 #6

Imagine that. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #31

They've already flooded the site with ads and skew search results to commercial vids. freshwest Jun 2014 #8

Get Ad Block Plus and never look at another ad Rochester Jun 2014 #15

+1000 DeSwiss Jun 2014 #18

I have adblock. Doesn't stop embedded ads in videos or eliminate youtube's ad driven order of search freshwest Jun 2014 #27

Why can't people just give them the middle finger and quit them altogether? Young addiction. YOHABLO Jun 2014 #9

alternatives? ejpoeta Jun 2014 #21

For music, and music only? MY SPACE. People forget it still is out there...! nt MADem Jun 2014 #29

Time to move beyond YouTube, yes? blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #10

Time for YouTube to become another Myspace InfoWingerWatch Jun 2014 #11

^^This!^^ BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #13

Funnily enough, indie music is the one area where Myspace still has a presence nxylas Jun 2014 #16

YOu can't post an amateur video any more? McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #12

Doesn't say that. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #19

Google is EVIL johnlucas Jun 2014 #14

No more CandyRat Records? IDemo Jun 2014 #20

Welcome to Google, your new masters. Nitram Jun 2014 #22

Hang on dkhbrit Jun 2014 #23

What are you talking about? alp227 Jun 2014 #25

Now the Guardian is acknowledging this story was poorly written. alp227 Jun 2014 #26

No - the rest of that article confirms what's in the OP. bananas Jun 2014 #28