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Discogs (kortform for discographies, dvs. diskografier) er et websted, som består af en crowdsourcing-baseret database med information om lydoptagelser, og en tilknyttet markedsplads (køb/salg), samt et debatforum.

Discogs
Virksomhedsinformation
GrundlagtNovember 2000[1][2]
GrundlæggerKevin Lewandowski[1]
HovedsædeBeaverton, Oregon, USA[3][4]
TjenesterDatabase, elektronisk handel
Organisation
EjerZink Media, LLC[5]
Eksterne henvisninger
https://www.discogs.com/

Databasen tillader alle former for kommercielle og ukommercielle udgivelser, promoudgivelser samt uofficielle udgivelser, så længe de er blevet udgivet til offentligheden.[6] Discogs er i dag den største internet-baserede database for udgivne musikindspilninger og andre lydoptagelser.[7] Webstedet har (pr. 13. december 2023) 16.927.661 udgivelser, 8.850.067 kunstnere og 2.054.930 pladeselskaber (Medregnet alle stilarter, genrer og formater),[8] samt 691.974 brugere,[9] og 74.378.249 markedsplads-opslag.[10]

Historie

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Discogs blev oprettet i november 2000 af Kevin Lewandowski (DJ, musikfan og tidligere Intel-programmør), som en database over elektronisk musik.[1][2][11] Databasen blev udvidet i 2003 for, at understøtte andre genrer end elektronisk musik.[12] Markedspladsen blev etableret i 2005-2007.[13][14]

Referencer

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  1. ^ a b c "Discogs: what is it, where it came from, and how to use it" (engelsk). Happy Mag. Hentet 13. december 2023. Discogs was registered in November 2000 by programmer, DJ, and music fan Kevin Lewandowski with the goal of building the largest online database of electronic music.
  2. ^ a b "Discogs: Vinyl revolution" (engelsk). Resident Advisor. Hentet 13. december 2023. It took about six months working nights and weekends on Discogs, and I launched it in November 2000.
  3. ^ "Privacy Policy" (engelsk). Discogs. Hentet 13. december 2023. [...] Zink Media, LLC (d/b/a Discogs), 4145 SW Watson Avenue, Suite 350, Beaverton, Oregon, USA 97005.
  4. ^ Greenwald, David (2015-12-29). "Inside Discogs, Beaverton's $100 million record store". The Oregonian (engelsk). Hentet 13. december 2023.
  5. ^ "Terms of Service" (engelsk). Discogs. Hentet 13. december 2023. The domains discogs.com (including subdomains) and nearmint.io, related applications, and any of Our associated services, including Application Program Interfaces (“APIs”), (collectively, the “Service”), owned and operated by Zink Media, LLC (d/b/a Discogs) [...]
  6. ^ "Valid Information" (engelsk). Discogs. Hentet 13. december 2023. Any item on an audio format (as given on the formats list page) is potentially eligible for inclusion in the Discogs Database. Discogs only catalogs items that have been released to the general public, either as commercially sold items, or as free give-aways.
  7. ^ "Discogs: what is it, where it came from, and how to use it" (engelsk). Happy Mag. Hentet 13. december 2023. Discogs has the most comprehensive online collection of audio recordings in the world.
  8. ^ "Find Music on Discogs" (engelsk). Discogs. Hentet 13. december 2023.
  9. ^ "Discogs Contributors" (engelsk). Discogs. Hentet 4. januar 2019.
  10. ^ "Shop Vinyl Records, CDs, and More" (engelsk). Discogs. Hentet 13. december 2023.
  11. ^ "Vinyl collectors spent millions on Discogs last year" (engelsk). BBC. Hentet 13. december 2023. Launched in 2000, the site was the brainchild of then-Intel programmer Kevin Lewandowski, who wanted to catalogue his collection of electronic albums.
  12. ^ "Discogs: what is it, where it came from, and how to use it" (engelsk). Happy Mag. Hentet 13. december 2023. In 2003 the system was completely re-written to support other genres starting with hip-hop. Over time this grew to include classical, jazz, rock, blues, Latin, funk, soul, reggae and even non-music like comedy records, field recordings, and interviews.
  13. ^ "How Discogs Dragged Record Collecting Into the 21st Century" (engelsk). VICE. Hentet 13. december 2023. When we launched the marketplace in late 2005, it was pretty clear within the first year that it was going to be big, and that that was where I should focus revenue-wise.
  14. ^ "Vinyl collectors spent millions on Discogs last year" (engelsk). BBC. Hentet 13. december 2023. But the platform really took off in 2007, when it added a marketplace feature that allowed users to buy and sell vinyl.

Eksterne henvisninger

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  • About (engelsk). Discogs.
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