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We've taken a long hard look at how the original Songsalive! site served our members, as well as how we provide service to our membership base overall. Back in 1997 when we started, there were very few artists on the Internet, let alone music organizations. There were very few websites, period. Songsalive! was one of the first truly global communities, bringing songwriters and composers together from all around the world. We were one of the first to provide services and support for songwriters and composers on a global level, and we've stuck with you through over a decade of unbelievable changes in the music business and economic times at large. WE ARE STILL HERE.
Our website, since '97, was an informational portal to access resources about songwriting and the music industry. In 2007 we became an 'adolescent' so to speak, and were able to offer a membership portal where members could log in and access the Backstage (exclusive member content). This was the first step to where we wanted to take you.
What was always missing was a true, robust online community for our members, to engage, network and share. With the advent of social networks, such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, and the population's desire to engage online in an easy, social manner, Songsalive!'s mission has been to bring our website and online experience to the level of social network engagements, and at the same time still offer exclusive backstage content and personal attention & support.
Going in this new online social direction also asks us to re-visit our programs and services we provide our members, in entirety. It means a revamp on the member benefits, a re-look at our mission and purpose, and a simplification on what we do and how we do it. That way, you get it, and we can deliver it, in this brave new world.
Now, in 2011, we've come of age, and we've found a way to provide it all to you through our new online community website.
Our mission: to become the largest social network for songwriters and composers worldwide, and continue to be the largest songwriters' membership organization worldwide*, delivering online social interaction, backstage exclusive content, and personal attention & support, in an easy, fun, way to engage, network and share.
Welcome to Songsalive! 2.0.
(Read Gilli Moon's entire Blog Post "A Brave New World: Why Change?")
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