Post-launch Update
More than one year ago at Startup Weekend Portland, we pitched the idea behind Mugasha. It's crazy when we think about Mugasha today, that people are using Mugasha and listening to thousands of tracks daily.
A recap of the last few weeks.
Mugasha out of beta
Mugasha had been in private beta since January 7, 2009. On August 20th we launched it publicly. Now anyone can listen to the sets for free and without an account. Although there are some great benefits of creating an account. You can easily create an account using Facebook Connect or simply through a login and password on the website. An account lets you keep a history of all the music you listen to, like tracks and sets (bookmarks) and subscribe to sets.
More Sharing
You can share each individual track through Facebook, twitter and other social sites. We are adding set sharing very soon. Sharing is a big part of the the Mugasha experience, it really helps your friends and followers discover new music through your listening experience.
More Music
There are over 25 different sets by different Djs on Mugasha. With hundreds of individual sets covering many genres. We are adding more shows in the coming weeks. We are going to be adding more music that will cover other sub-genres ( less trance! :) )
MOG Music Network
Mugasha is part of the MOG network now. It's a music network that has tons of other partners that create really good content. They will be serving all the ads on our site. We hope they will be nicer looking and more relevant than the Google Ads.
Growth and more Users
We have seen quite a bit of growth in terms of new users and usage over the last 2 weeks. The launch and a lot of blog coverage obviously creates a nice spike. Although, it seems like the launch (and marketing push) has created enough chatter that our growth should stay consistent. I will be talking about this more in detail in another blog post after a few weeks and share some numbers with you.
Twitter Recommendations and Mobile Apps
We are working on a new feature that will recommend music to Twitter users based on their music-related tweets. More on this soon. We are also looking into iPhone and Android applications as many of you have requested. We want them as much as you do, so stay tuned.
Posted by Akshay Dodeja
