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== History ==
== History ==


ShowScoop was founded in August 2012 by Micah Smurthwaite and is based out of [[San Diego]], CA.<ref>{{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=5/7/2013|deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=September 2013|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> In February 2013, ShowScoop launched its mobile app at the SF Music Tech Summit.<ref>{{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|accessdate=5/7/2013}}</ref> The application is currently available on the iPhone, with plans to expand into the Android market in the future.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jeffrey|title=ShowScoop Concerts (for iPhone)|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417810,00.asp|work=PC Magazine|accessdate=5/7/2013}}</ref>
ShowScoop was founded in August 2012 by Micah Smurthwaite and is based out of [[San Diego]], CA.<ref>{{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=5/7/2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20130310043729/http://www.sfgate.com:80/business/prweb/article/ShowScoop-a-Website-for-Concert-Reviews-3533076.php |archivedate=March 10, 2013 }}</ref> In February 2013, ShowScoop launched its mobile app at the SF Music Tech Summit.<ref>{{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|accessdate=5/7/2013}}</ref> The application is currently available on the iPhone, with plans to expand into the Android market in the future.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jeffrey|title=ShowScoop Concerts (for iPhone)|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417810,00.asp|work=PC Magazine|accessdate=5/7/2013}}</ref>


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Revision as of 14:40, 26 February 2016

ShowScoop
Type of site
Live music reviews
Available inEnglish
Founder(s)Micah Smurthwaite
URLwww.showscoop.com
RegistrationFree
LaunchedAugust 2012
Current statusActive

ShowScoop is a website and mobile app platform on which users can rate and review artists, concerts, and music festivals they have seen or attended.[1] The reviews and ratings are aggregated in such a way as to answer the question "how are they live?" and help concert goers decide which live music events to attend.[1]

History

ShowScoop was founded in August 2012 by Micah Smurthwaite and is based out of San Diego, CA.[2] In February 2013, ShowScoop launched its mobile app at the SF Music Tech Summit.[3] The application is currently available on the iPhone, with plans to expand into the Android market in the future.[4]

Services

ShowScoop uses crowdsourcing to provide accurate ratings of live concert experiences.[5] In addition to viewing ratings, users are encouraged to rate and review concerts they have attended.[6] 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.[7] The rating system uses an ascending scale from one to five in each of the aspects, five being the best score possible.[7]

In addition to the quantitative ratings, ShowScoop users are also free to write qualitative reviews in a provided comment section.[8] This allows users to explain their ratings and add further insight or opinion.[8]

ShowScoop incorporates several facets of social media into its services.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Road Crew

ShowScoop's "Road Crew" is a group made up of top contributors within the ShowScoop community.[12] The Road Crew assists in curating artist pages, assuring information quality and accuracy.[12] In return, members of the Road Crew are given incentives, including free tickets to concerts and personal invitations to exclusive shows.[13]

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.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Heaney, Katie. "The Yelp for Concerts". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "ShowScoop, a Website for Concert Reviews, Launches at Coachella". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Van Buskirk, Eliot. "ShowScoop Launches Live Show Rating App". Hypebot.com. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Wilson, Jeffrey. "ShowScoop Concerts (for iPhone)". PC Magazine. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Almendrala, Anna (10 April 2013). "Coachella 2013 Showscoop Infographic Helps You Make Sense Of The Set Times". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Dredge, Stuart (22 February 2013). "20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ a b Sawers, Paul. "ShowScoop launches its 'Yelp for live music' app on iOS". The Next Web. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ a b Catalano, Michele. "Six Apps And Websites For Music Lovers". Forbes. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "ShowScoop, a Website for Concert Reviews, Launches at Coachella". PR Web. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "ShowScoop Launches Mobile App for Artist Tour Dates and Tour Reviews". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "ShowScoop Launches Mobile App for Artist Tour Dates and Tour Reviews". PR Newswire. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ a b c ShowScoop http://showscoop.com/roadcrew.php. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "ShowScoop Wants to Be Yelp for Live Music … But Can It Scale?". Wired. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 5/7/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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