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Irrational Fun: Find Yourself at Berlin Buzzwords

April 27th, 2014 by Erik Michaels-Ober

We were counting down the days until Berlin Buzzwords on May 25, when we realised that it would be great if you came too! With that in mind, we’ve created a contest. One lucky winner will receive a free ticket to Berlin Buzzwords, including travel expenses and accommodation. Here are the details about how to apply.


The ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, represented by the Greek letter π, is an irrational number—it never terminates or repeats. Your goal is to find the SoundCloud…

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Architecture behind our new Search and Explore experience

December 4th, 2012 by Petar Djekic

Search is front-and-center in the new SoundCloud, key to the consumer experience. We’ve made the search box one of the first things you see, and beefed it up with suggestions that allow you to jump directly to people, sounds, groups, and sets of interest. We’ve also added a brand-new Explore section that guides you through the huge and dynamic landscape of sounds on SoundCloud. We’ve also completely overhauled our search infrastructure, which helps us provide more relevant results, scale with…

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