Last night we launched our improved badge page. We think you’ll dig it because now you can take literally anything from our site and show it off on your own blog or Myspace page. You can even customize the color schemes.
Here are just a few image-based examples that are compatible with sites like MySpace but definitely check out our Javascript versions for your blog that let you click through on each link too. You can see them in action on our blogs.
As always, we are always tweaking and improving, so let us know what you think!
This is pretty cool. Thanks for the continued good work on extras and peripherals.
That said, and I hate to have to say it this way, I also think that while new functionality is great, core services need to come first. Announcing a new way to do banners in the midst of a timeframe in which hypemachine seems once again not to be picking up new blog posts (the newest post on the front page is 4 hours old) makes it LOOK like you guys are focusing your energy on novelty to the detriment of stability. I’m sure that’s not the case, but timing matters, you know?
December 21, 2007 6:27 pm
I think I’d be worth while to do a post on how to tag mp3’s posted on blogs in order to get the Hype Machine to index them. Like the one on elbo.ws. Helped me out loads and I know a few bloggers who have been frustrated when the Hype Machine doesnt pick up their MP3’s.
December 21, 2007 7:13 pm
Though I find it hard to believe that’s what’s causing posts not to be picked up today, I appreciate Paul’s sentiment — I struggled with this at first. The faq is useful to address this currently, but you have to go looking for it.
Better tags would also lead to clearer labels in badges. In the rare occasions when a popular song is not tagged well, it’s hard to tell what song it is from the badge. Given that — a tutorial would be a great idea! (See, it’s still on topic!)
December 21, 2007 10:18 pm
Nice one on the new badges guys : )
The other one wasn’t working on our site, it was running off the page, but these work out perfectly, well done.
December 24, 2007 8:21 am
thanks for the new badges =-)
they’re great
January 26, 2008 6:00 am
when will the badges be working again?
February 5, 2011 9:13 pm
I would love to have songs playable directly in the widget…
September 7, 2014 3:25 am