Pxtl@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAbout half of Bandcamp employees have been laid offwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1626arrow-down19cross-posted to: entertainment@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.fooghazi@lemmy.blahaj.zonemusic@beehaw.orgtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1617arrow-down1external-linkAbout half of Bandcamp employees have been laid offwww.theverge.comPxtl@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: entertainment@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.fooghazi@lemmy.blahaj.zonemusic@beehaw.orgtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-21 year agoBuying and “streamlining” is a pretty common practice, yeah. Epic Songtradr bought them for the tech and userbase, not for their employees.
minus-squareArthur@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThe layoffs are related to the sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/bandcamps-layoffs-songtradr-1235758123/
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’d forgotten who was selling to who, thanks.
Buying and “streamlining” is a pretty common practice, yeah.
EpicSongtradr bought them for the tech and userbase, not for their employees.The layoffs are related to the sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr.
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/bandcamps-layoffs-songtradr-1235758123/
I’d forgotten who was selling to who, thanks.