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The Rise and Fall of Hype Machine, the Internet’s Forgotten Fave
“A juggernaut of growing influence,” “[one of] 100 essential websites,” “the future of all media” – in the late 2000s, Hype Machine was being fêted as few sites ever have been. Founded in 2005 by then 19-year-old college student Anthony Volodkin, the music blog aggregator unexpectedly exploded.…