# Crowdsourcing Music Wikis Amazon Launches SoundUnwound.com By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-09-03 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crowd-based-knowledge-amazoncom-launches-music-wiki References: [blog.wired](http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/amazon-takes-on.html) **Amazon.com** wants to hone in on [Wikipedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wikipedia-article-ai) as the source for all their content. Specifically, Amazon.com wants their **SoundUnwound.com** site to be the place to go for everything musical. Users can build and edit a page about any band, label, album or song, wiki-style. To bump things along, Amazon has added [music from its retail site](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-news) and data from the Internet Movie Database and Musicbraize. To ensure no inappropriate content, all changes will be moderated before approval by Amazon staffers. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Crowdsourcing Music Wikis:** Opportunity for users to collaborate and share information about bands, labels, albums, and songs, creating a crowdsourced knowledge base for music enthusiasts. - **Amazon's Content Strategy:** Amazon's move to establish SoundUnwound.com as a comprehensive source for music-related content, competing with Wikipedia and other online platforms. - **Moderated Crowdsourcing:** Use of moderation to filter and ensure accuracy of user-generated content, opening up potential for trusted and reliable crowdsourced resources. ### Where This Applies - **E-commerce:** Opportunity for online retailers to create comprehensive information hubs for products and services, engaging with customers and improving brand authority. - **Music Streaming:** Music streaming services can leverage crowdsourced information to enhance user experiences, offering extensive details and insights about artists, albums, and songs. - **Media and Entertainment:** Companies in the media and entertainment industry can explore crowdsourcing platforms to engage fans, enhance content offerings, and create interactive experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artist-Led Music Streaming Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundcloud-store.md) - [Collaborative Music Queues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/songup.md) - [Music Discovery Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical-social-network.md) - [Collaborative Music Curation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jamocracy1.md) - [Hybrid Music Distribution Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundon.md) - [Radio-Style Chat Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amp.md) - [Social Music Sharing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/favesfm.md) - [Personalized Music Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundtrack-to-my-life.md) - [Music Creation Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/discover-music.md)