Fandalism
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| Web address | Fandalism.com |
|---|---|
Type of site | Music and Social Networking |
| Owner | Philip J. Kaplan |
| Launched | January, 2012 |
| Current status | active |
Fandalism is a social networking website for musicians. It serves as a central site for musicians to meet each other and evaluate each other's performances.[1][2] Fandalism was developed by Philip J. Kaplan and reports nearly 500,000 registered members.[3]
In April 2012, Fandalism collaborated with Van Halen to help promote Van Halen's Interscope Records release, A Different Kind of Truth.[4][5] In October, 2012, Fandalism organized a live jam session in New York City that attracted hundreds of musicians to Washington Square Park.[6]
History
Launched in January 2012 by Philip J. Kaplan Fandalism grew exceedingly fast, by April 2012 the site had reached 350,000 members.
Website technology
Fandalism is a one-man company, it uses many external APIs to reduce the development work load. Google maps, Yahoo maps, YouTube, Amazon EC2 etc. The site is also notable for being one of the fastest growing sites built upon the open source Railo application server.
References
- ↑ "Philip Kaplan’s Social Network Fandalism Has Quietly Grown To 350K Musicians". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ↑ "Where Craigslist Sucks, Will Fandalism Succeed?". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ↑ "Fandalism: Finally A Social Network That Works For Musicians". HypeBot. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ↑ "Cover Van Halen #Tattoo & you could win a USA Wolfgang Custom Guitar in Vintage White". Interscope Records on Twitter. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ↑ "Fandalism Gives Musicians Their Own Social Network". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ↑ "Fandalism Open Jam Session and Musician Gathering at Washington Square Park in NYC". Laughing Squid. Retrieved 2012-10-06.