[Zenith]

A new year; a new tournament. He we go again...

The Hip 64 :: Voting Results 2010

[Shane Kroeker]

Would anyone with a Twitter account volunteer to Tweet about each matchup with a link to the respective matchup? That would generate a little more traffic on Hipbase!

[catechism]

Hmmm, twitter. I think the only person who could post to twitter about this to generate substantial traffic would be MAv, using @thehipdotcom. He MIGHT be able to declare a Hip hashtag and get people using it (my suggestion is #thehip, because #tragicallyhip is way too long for a good hashtag) and MAYBE watching it for stuff, but I don't know how many people regularly search twitter for mentions of the Hip. I mean, I could certainly post links about this to my twitter, but I think one Hip fan follows me. Although, wait, doesn't hipbase have a twitter? And hipfans? Who runs those? I rarely see much Hip-related on twitter, which makes me sad. I heart twitter.

Oh, actually, better: someone should post this stuff on the Hip's Facebook wall. That'd reach people who are already fans and who seem to be looking for Hip-related stuff to do.

[Shane Kroeker]

Match up #1 Results
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Long Time Running 50%
38 Years Old 50%
Total Votes: 30
Both songs will advance to the second round as part of a three-way matchup.
Fun way to start off the tournament!

[Shane Kroeker]

Match up #2 Results
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New Orleans is Sinking 53%
Bobcaygeon
Total Votes: 30

[Zenith]

Hmmm, twitter. I think the only person who could post to twitter about this to generate substantial traffic would be MAv, using @thehipdotcom. He MIGHT be able to declare a Hip hashtag and get people using it (my suggestion is #thehip, because #tragicallyhip is way too long for a good hashtag) and MAYBE watching it for stuff, but I don't know how many people regularly search twitter for mentions of the Hip. I mean, I could certainly post links about this to my twitter, but I think one Hip fan follows me. Although, wait, doesn't hipbase have a twitter? And hipfans? Who runs those? I rarely see much Hip-related on twitter, which makes me sad. I heart twitter.

The #TheHip tag is used fairly regularly. I've had mentions from random people (who I don't follow, or follow me) expressing love for The Hip! I agree that it makes sense that the Hipbase Twitter account should post them; then we could just retweet or whatever.

Oh, actually, better: someone should post this stuff on the Hip's Facebook wall. That'd reach people who are already fans and who seem to be looking for Hip-related stuff to do.

That's a really good idea!

Edit: Chart updated.

[Shane Kroeker]

Match up #3 Results
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Thugs 80%
Fireworks
Total Votes: 41

[Shane Kroeker]

Match up #4 Results
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The Last Of The Unplucked Gems
Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man 66%
Total Votes: 42

[let_me_out]

Ok, who was the smartass that only voted for one of the matches?

:jump

[Shane Kroeker]

Match up #5 Results
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Pigeon Camera 57%
The Dark Canuck
Total Votes: 33

[Shane Kroeker]

Match up #6 Results
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Cordelia 85%
We'll Go Too
Total Votes: 35

[Mr. Lahey]

How are the matchups decided?

[Shane Kroeker]

How are the matchups decided?

They are decided via an online random number generator. I have the 64 songs listed in a spreadsheet - each with a unique ID tag (1-64). I'm then given a string of numbers 2 27 61 7 9 2... The matchups are then song 2 vs. 27, song 61 vs. 7 etc..

[Shane Kroeker]

Match up #7 Results
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Fully Completely 73%
The Darkest One
Total Votes: 34

[Shane Kroeker]

Match up #8 Results
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Wheat Kings 63%
So Hard Done By
Total Votes: 38