Tag Archives: spotties

The Spotties: One Year On

It’s been a year now since we ran The Spotties, the first ever Spotify Community Site awards. Since then, Spotify has launched in the Netherlands, smashed past the ten million track barrier and become the number one music streaming service in the world. In this post, we look at the six Spotties winners to see what they’ve been up to since their awards, with a look at their new features and services. Be sure to read through to the end, where Spotibot develop Andy Smith gives some thoughts on the future of the community and delivers an impassioned warning to Spotify.

Continue reading

Spotify Community Site Awards: The Winners!

Welcome to The Spotties, the first ever Spotify Community Site Awards from The Pansentient League. We’re delighted to say it was an overwhelming success, with thousands of music fans checking out the nominees and voting for their favourite Spotify community sites.

A very big thank you to all of the voters and site owners who participated, and special thanks to Spotify for donating the prizes.

While one or two categories had clear winners, for most it was an incredibly tight race. There were 50 different sites and apps up for a Spottie, and the fact that every single site received at least double-digit votes proves the diversity and depth of Spotify’s community.

Here then are the winners of the Spotify Community Site Awards 2010!

Continue reading

The Spotties: Voting Closing Soon for Spotify Community Site Awards

We’ve had hundreds of Spotify users casting their votes all month in The Spotties, the first Spotify Community Site Awards. Voting closes in a couple of days so this is your last chance if you haven’t voted yet: VOTE NOW to be in with a chance to win a 3-month Spotify premium subscription, courtesy of Spotify. The voting categories are:

Winners will be announced at the end of the week!

The Spotties: Nominees for Best News or Music Finder Site

Over the past month, we’ve been looking at each category in turn to spotlight the nominated sites and apps in The Spotties, the Spotify Community Site Awards. Finally we come now to the last category, and one that features many of my favourite Spotify-related websites: here are the nominees for the Best News or Music Finder Site, a category that contains blogs and sites aimed at spreading the Spotify word and helping people discover new music.
Continue reading

The Spotties: Nominees for Best Playlist Sharing Site

Over the past few weeks we’ve been spotlighting the community sites and apps nominated in The Spotties, the Spotify Community Site Awards. The category of Best Playlist Sharing Site is, unsurprisingly, one of the most hotly-contested areas. For most people Spotify’s playlist sharing aspect is its killer feature; for many Spotify users, playlist sharing sites are sometimes the only community sites that matter. Read on then for a look at the ten nominees for Best Playlist Sharing Site.

Continue reading

The Spotties: Nominees for Best Other Site or App

It’s time for the fourth in a series of posts about the nominees for The Spotties. We’ve already covered the nominees for Best URL Tool, Best Remote Control, and Best Playlist Generator or Converter. Now it’s time to look at the candidates for the hotly-contested category of  Best Other Site or App. This group has all the excellent Spotify resources that don’t fit into any other category. There are lots of great tools here, and each nominee has something special and unique to offer any Spotify user.

Continue reading