the world famous...
KROQ's Nicole Alvarez gives some love to thesixtyone!
photography isn't prohibited
performance update
we were able to fix a few major scaling issues today, so site performance should be significantly improved...faster page loads, less lag, more smiles. enjoy your weekend!
update on the exploit front
closed another exploit this afternoon. thanks to everyone who helped us identify the issue.
one more thing: if you have an exploit concern, please file it directly with us, not on someone's wall. send an email to help@thesixtyone.com with the subject line "exploit." we'll investigate and do what's necessary. thank you!
fixing an exploit
a minority of listeners have been abusing the search results page to monopolize newly uploaded songs and gain an unfair advantage over other users. we've since released a small update to close the exploit and return balance to the force. :P
on that note, we'd like to ask you all to please let us know if you've found an exploit or vulnerability on thesixtyone. we understand that it can be tempting to keep it to yourself (omg unlimited reputation!), but these type of things only ruin the site for you and everyone else. slower page loads, reduced audio performance, and unfair reputation gains...not fun and definitely not in the spirit of enjoying new music.
thanks for helping us ensure that thesixtyone remains a great experience for everyone!
hope y'all are enjoying the weekend,
team 61
site performance
thesixtyone has achieved excellent growth this fall (thank you!) which means two things:
a) we need to feed thesixtyone more CPU power and memory to keep it happy.
b) we're hiring software engineers!
we'll be upgrading our servers this week to keep site performance up to our standards.
if you're a talented programmer...get in touch! don't worry about formalities like a cover letter or loads of corporate experience. we're looking for kindred spirits who live to learn (and break stuff).
gmail import
hey everyone, it's come to our attention that there's a bug with our gmail import tool...sorry about that! we're guessing that google has tweaked the gmail API since we haven't touched this feature in months...we'll take a look and hopefully have things running normally soon.
pablove
starting today, we'll be donating our ad inventory to the pablove foundation, a charity that was set up to help fight childhood cancer. they have scheduled an upcoming bike ride across the country called "pablove across america" to raise awareness for their cause. it'd be greatly appreciated if you would take the time to check it out.
audio issues
we're experiencing some hiccups this morning and are working on a fix. thanks to everyone who wrote in.
for artists
we're working on the beginnings of some great stuff for artists. if you're on thesixtyone, i'd highly recommend uploading high resolution images for your profile pictures and album covers. anything above 1024x768 will do.
all i can say for now is that they'll play a cool part in what's to come in the next month. get a headstart by uploading your high-res photos now!
