There have been a lot of NIP proposals for sharing multimedia but none have really caught on. Can we figure out a way to change this so we improve multimedia interop between clients?
I wonder if it makes sense to piggyback on the Open Graph protocol that’s already widely adopted and standardized. It’s in HTML but seems like it’d be relatively trivial to convert the standard tags to more Nostr-friendly JSON
"Filthy old technologies deserve to be destroyed. After all, they work and don't require permission."
There's a great thread in the comment section here and this one in particular stood out to me. I know very little about Usenet but it seems like there are some lessons to be learned and hopefully not forgotten
The Wavlake Top 40 was always intended to be just one, introductory way to recommend new music to people. It seemed logical — just count how many sats each track earned within a certain period of time and show the results (we’ve been using a 30-day window since January). When we first launched, this seemed like a good enough place to start. The idea of putting your music everywhere on the internet for free was — and still is — a kind of crazy idea. The Top 40 was a familiar way to show people how this could work.
I’m now realizing value for value is only going to succeed if fans are even more involved. With so much music out there, it’s impossible for casual listeners to discover new music without a little help. We need curators — true enthusiasts — out there showcasing the things they love for us all to hear. And those curators need to be a part of the value stream. Podcasts like Boostagram Ball, Sidestream Music, and UpBeats are some early, innovative examples of how effective this mechanic can be — where the curator is rewarded for their work alongside the artists they feature. This doesn’t have to take the form of a podcast, of course. We can imagine this playing out on blogs, videos, any medium… but right now, these new podcasts work. They feel like radio, which is familiar and proven. Only now, with zaps, it’s even better.
Things have evolved a lot more quickly than we ever imagined and it's exciting. This concept — of a publicly available music library with a standard payment protocol baked in — is starting to show its power.
