SoundCloud made its new version go live this past week, and it was an honor to have Disquiet projects like the Junto [included in the rollout](https://disquiet.com/2012/12/05/soundcloud-creators-disquiet/). This exposure spilled into unexpected coverage when my little spiel about SoundCloud was included in a segment by Aleks Krotoski for the excellent Tech Weekly Podcast from the British newspaper, [guardian.co.uk](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/audio/2012/dec/04/audio-tech-weekly-podcast-soundcloud).
If it were just the brief mention, I wouldn’t be posting this as a standalone entry, but the podcast ([MP3](http://download.guardian.co.uk/audio/kip/technology/series/techweekly/1354641463862/1692/gnl.tech.121204.jp.tech_weekly_ads.mp3))is worth a list for its interview with SoundCloud investor Fred Wilson, who singles out the tool’s broad definition of sound as a core part of its popularity. By last count, it had over 180 million user accounts. Wilson describes SoundCloud as “a service for all kinds of sounds — not just music, not just podcasts, not just remixes or not just sound effects, it’s everything. It’s a hodgepodge. It’s chaotic, it’s messy, it’s fun.”
Audio originally posted for free download at [guardian.co.uk](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/audio/2012/dec/04/audio-tech-weekly-podcast-soundcloud).