I completely understand why you see it being beneficial to use something like Myspace over a .com. However I think the point everyone has iterated over and over is that popular social networking sites change all the time. I don't think I know anyone that uses Myspace anymore, so now every band moves to Facebook. And now people are being paranoid about Facebooks data protection, so they're leaving and moving to something else, so should bands move again? It's basically never ending.
I completely understand why you see it being beneficial to use something like Myspace over a .com. However I think the point everyone has iterated over and over is that popular social networking sites change all the time. I don't think I know anyone that uses Myspace anymore, so now every band moves to Facebook. And now people are being paranoid about Facebooks data protection, so they're leaving and moving to something else, so should bands move again? It's basically never ending.
If a website is set up correctly then anyone can update it. For instance I use software called Drupal, which allows you to create user accounts for none programmers to update their own website. If web programmers don't provide a system like this then they're screwing you out of money because they know you always how to come back to them to get it updated.
I don't really expect Borknagar to bring back their .com because for them I guess Myspace or w/e else makes sense. I think it's a case of apples and oranges.
. It really doesn't make any sense. I became a fan of that band solely by browsing that site for hours every day and checking everything out, to get to know more about them (and that was even before I knew I was gonna see them when they toured with Arcturus, in 2005). The band's or label's decision to delete everything is really just shooting yourself in the foot by preventing new fans to get to know you more, because there is no way a myspace/facebook/twitter/wikipedia page can be as informative as an official website with a decent archive (worth mentioning: that's something that the Borknagar website has always lacked, as far as I remember).
It's great to get your message with the click of a button across people from all over the world, but I don't think that most people who have added you on myspace/facebook/twitter actually are fans of the music and the band, despite the fact that it says they're a "fan" according to facebook.
It's funny that you mention that.
Did Borknagar signing with Indie Records have anything to do with the decision to scrap the official site and move on to social media? Because exactly the same thing happened to Red Harvest.
They had this huge website called redharvestplanet.com, run by fans who were in direct contact with some band members. It had everything, the usual stuff like bio/discography, but also a lot of cool fan photo's and reviews, merch photo's, tour archive, fan mail and guestbook entries dating back 10 years ago etc. etc. It was a perfect example of what a band website should be like, in my opinion.
Then they sign with Indie Records in 2008, and the website disappeared!
I, as a die-hard RH fan, would have definitely wanted to chip in a few bucks to keep it alive if they had at least told us in advance they were planning to take it down
I think this a simple case of agree to disagree.
Oh well it's definitely a matter of perspective, then. But I'm glad the band manages all the sites, it's something that I really appreciate and take into account. The fact that the band members even post here also makes me feel special (awwww), few bands do that, so thanks.
Haha indeed!
