ShowScoop
{{Short description|American review-aggregation website}}
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ShowScoop is a website and mobile app platform on which users can rate and review artists, concerts, and music festivals that they have seen/attended.{{cite web|last=Heaney|first=Katie|title=The Yelp for Concerts|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/the-yelp-for-concerts|work=BuzzFeed|date=6 March 2013 |accessdate=7 May 2013}} The reviews and ratings are designed to be informative of how well such performances are live. This helps concert-goers decide which live music events they want to attend
History
ShowScoop was founded in August 2012 by Micah Smurthwaite and is based out of San Diego, CA.{{cite news|title=ShowScoop, a Website for Concert Reviews, Launches at Coachella |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/ShowScoop-a-Website-for-Concert-Reviews-3533076.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=7 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310043729/http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/ShowScoop-a-Website-for-Concert-Reviews-3533076.php |archivedate=March 10, 2013 }} In February 2013, ShowScoop launched its mobile app at the SF Music Tech Summit.{{cite web|last=Van Buskirk|first=Eliot|title=ShowScoop Launches Live Show Rating App|url=http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/02/showscoop-launches-live-show-rating-app.html|work=Hypebot.com|date=20 February 2013 |accessdate=7 May 2013}} The application is currently available on the iPhone, with plans to expand into the Android market in the future.{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jeffrey|title=ShowScoop Concerts (for iPhone)|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417810,00.asp|work=PC Magazine|accessdate=7 May 2013}}
Services
ShowScoop uses crowdsourcing to provide accurate ratings of live concert experiences.{{cite news|last=Almendrala|first=Anna|title=Coachella 2013 Showscoop Infographic Helps You Make Sense Of The Set Times|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/coachella-2013-showscoop_n_3045956.html|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=7 May 2013|date=10 April 2013}} In addition to viewing ratings, users are encouraged to rate and review concerts they have attended.{{cite news|title=20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/feb/22/best-iphone-ipad-apps-sunrise-comic-relief|work=The Guardian|accessdate=7 May 2013|location=London|first=Stuart|last=Dredge|date=22 February 2013}} The ShowScoop database includes nearly one million artists and over 2.5 million live music events.
ShowScoop users can rate artists on four aspects of the performance—stage presence, crowd interaction, sound quality, and visual effects.{{cite web|last=Sawers|first=Paul|title=ShowScoop launches its 'Yelp for live music' app on iOS|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/22/showscoop-launches-its-yelp-for-live-music-app-on-ios/|work=The Next Web|accessdate=7 May 2013|date=2013-02-22}} The rating system uses an ascending scale from one to five in each of the aspects, with five being the highest score.
In addition to the quantitative ratings, ShowScoop users are also free to write qualitative reviews in a provided comment section.{{cite news|last=Catalano|first=Michele|title=Six Apps And Websites For Music Lovers|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelecatalano/2013/03/02/six-apps-and-websites-for-music-lovers/|work=Forbes|accessdate=7 May 2013}} This allows users to explain their ratings and add further insight or opinion.
ShowScoop incorporates several facets of social media into its services.{{cite web|title=ShowScoop, a Website for Concert Reviews, Launches at Coachella|url=https://news.yahoo.com/showscoop-website-concert-reviews-launches-coachella-203233098.html|work=PR Web|accessdate=7 May 2013}} Users can create a user profile to share limited personal information and store their ratings and reviews. Users are also given the option of sharing their evaluations with their social networks on Facebook and Twitter.{{cite web|title=ShowScoop Launches Mobile App for Artist Tour Dates and Tour Reviews|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/showscoop-launches-mobile-app-artist-004700232.html|work=Yahoo! Finance|accessdate=7 May 2013}} Users can "like" reviews, follow artists, and follow other ShowScoop users.
The mobile app allows users to take photos, apply filters, and share the final image in conjunction with reviews and through Instagram.{{cite web|title=ShowScoop Launches Mobile App for Artist Tour Dates and Tour Reviews|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/showscoop-launches-mobile-app-for-artist-tour-dates-and-tour-reviews-191921141.html|work=PR Newswire|accessdate=7 May 2013}}
Road Crew
ShowScoop's "Road Crew" is a group made up of top contributors within the ShowScoop community.{{cite web|url=http://showscoop.com/roadcrew.php|work=ShowScoop|accessdate=7 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519075255/http://showscoop.com/roadcrew.php|archivedate=19 May 2013|title=Статьи на тему онлайн казино. Лента событий 2018-19 учебный год — Гимназия №10 ЛИК г}} The Road Crew assists in curating artist pages, assuring information quality and accuracy. In return, members of the Road Crew are given incentives, including free tickets to concerts and personal invitations to exclusive shows.{{cite magazine|title=ShowScoop Wants to Be Yelp for Live Music … But Can It Scale?|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/08/showscoop/|magazine=Wired|accessdate=7 May 2013|date=20 August 2012}}
Applicants to the Road Crew are judged on the number and quality of their reviews, the photos and videos they have posted, and their general engagement with the ShowScoop community in following and liking users and reviews.
External links
- [http://www.showscoop.com ShowScoop] - Official Site