First Muxtape Dies, Now Mixwit

Sam Gustin writes: Earlier this year, Muxtape, a website which allowed users to post and share MP3s, rocketed to popularity. Then the Recording Industry Association of America shut it down.

Now, one of Muxtape's successors, a site named Mixwit, has announced that it is shutting down. The service's founders didn't offer an explanation, other than to say the site found itself "between a rock and a hard place."

The company wrote about the shut-down a week ago on its blog, but sent out notices to members earlier today saying users had under one week before their profiles are eliminated:

We've put a year of work into Mixwit so this choice wasn't taken lightly. I won't go into the details of our situation but state simply that we boldly marched into in a position best described as "between a rock and a hard place." We're very grateful to be have been part of the mixtape revival of '08 and are satisfied to be able to to bow out while things are still good.

You guys are all amazing. It's clear that all of you put a ton of time and effort into your mixes. For me personally, I was looking forward to all of the designs people created for their tapes. There was a lot of basic tapes and many lovely photos, but the designs and artwork - WOW!

We're very sorry that this has to end. We're going to try to figure out some way to archive the artwork and playlists, if for nothing at least historic value. As for now, everything needs to be shut down by the end of the year just to make sure we've got a clean start for 2009.

We'll return early next year with a new company and new toys. Until then, enjoy the holidays and please take good care of yourselves, your families, and your friends =)

- Radley & Mike