Genius.com
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| Annotate the world! | |
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| languages | English |
| operator | Genius Media Group Inc. |
| Registration | Yes (optional) |
| programming language | Ruby on Rails , jQuery |
| On-line | October 2009 |
| http://genius.com/ | |
Genius (formerly Rap Genius ) is an online knowledge base . The site enables users to create comments and interpretations of song lyrics, but also news, poetry, political speeches and other forms of text. When it was founded in 2009, the focus was on rap music. In 2014 the page enlarged and made it possible to embed annotations on other websites. An iPhone app was released that same year. In July 2014, the site changed its name from Rap Genius to Genius .
Structure of the page
It is possible for users of the site to submit and explain all types of texts, but especially song texts. Certain passages can be clicked on and, after clicking, reveal explanations, interpretations or images that fit the topic. Genius works according to the wiki principle, in which errors in interpretation are occasionally pointed out.
History of origin
Genius (formerly Rap Genius) was created in October 2009 by three US students who knew each other through their bachelor's year at Yale University , initially under the name Rap Exegesis . But it turned out that the name was hard to spell for many and so three months later it was changed to Rap Genius . The actual idea for the website came from Tom Lehman and Mahbod Moghadam when Lehman asked Moghadam about the meaning of a Cam'ron text. Lehman built the first version of the website and Moghadam, a Stanford graduate in 2008, decided to pursue the idea as a business model. Lehman, the website programmer, and Ilan Zechory soon joined him and put the idea into practice.
Receptions
The website was linked to numerous blogs and websites, including the Huffington Post and AOL News , and received mostly positive feedback. In January 2015, Genius reached 30 million unique users per month.
German side
In addition to the originally English-language website, there is also a German portal page, Genius Germany, which is intended to provide access to the German-language part of the site. The website also has a blog and a feature called “Rap Map” that uses Google Maps to show the locations that appear in the songs. Tobias Wilinski is responsible for the German part of Genius and keeps him up to date with volunteer transcribers. Since October 2016 there is also Genius Austria in addition to Genius Germany.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Official homepage of Genius Germany
- All members of the Genius Germany team
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b What languages and frameworks does Rap Genius use? . Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ↑ Kashmir Hill: A 'Genius' Use of Deferral Time , July 2, 2010
- ↑ Nick Antosca: Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" Broken Down for You by the Scholars at Rap Genius . Huffingtonpost.com. November 5, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ↑ Lyrics platform Genius - The Music Explainer . DRadioWissen. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ^ Deutschland-Radio, Corso, March 5, 2013
- ↑ New Genius Community Section: Genius Austria | Genius Germany Forum on October 6, 2016