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[-] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 13 points 9 months ago

Grooveshark. Now that's a name that I really miss. I'll never stop being mad about that site being taken down.

[-] ramirezmike@programming.dev 12 points 9 months ago

this hit me hard on multiple levels. There was a lot of live performances and remixes on Grooveshark that just don't exist anymore.

But, I also lived where they were headquartered. They had started a "Grooveshark university" for local programmers to learn the ropes and it was really cool. I was self-taught but learned a lot from that experience. Such a shame

[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I actually met employees from the company at a conference years ago and knew people that worked there off and on. It was a pretty toxic environment and the management was basically a frat party. The office had an in-house chef for a while before they had to tighten the purse strings due to the multitude of lawsuits they were getting hit with (most of which I learned came from Sony BMG). Their team of lawyers basically worked around the clock. They also underpaid devs but had an array of talent from every level that allowed people to cut their teeth and work on some cool UI.

I used to have a ton of stuff on Grooveshark and had stuff shared to me (and vice versa) from others. It was a cool UI even if it was a little clunky at times. Great place to find obscure stuff.

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