Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Grooveshark continued!

Hey! You can customize a playlist and add it as a widget. Like this...

Friday, April 10, 2009

Get your Music! Blog #6

I recently discovered a new music application web site that trumps them all. I used Yahoo Music for a brief time, but there are annoying commercials. Then for a longer time used Pandora, but you can you only make suggestions, and cant skip too many unwanted songs.
The new site Grooveshark claims to be "the internet's music library". It seems about right, as you can "borrow" the music while you are on the site, but dont actually copy or own the music when you leave your account. The site is based on P2P file sharing, it is the genious of the site, but maybe oneday also it's downfall. Each song has a couple versions because they all come from individuals uploads of their music collection. This allows you to upload your own music as well, if you have an up-and-coming band for which you are eager to get exposure, for example.
Though I am definently not in need of another social networking site, which this site also has functions, I absolutely love the fact that I can pick my exact playlist. Yes, thats right, not just suggest my favorite artists or styles, but the exact songs I want to hear in the exact order I want to hear them. Creating an account allows you to save your favorite playlists for future listening sessions. I havent had any hiccups with the live streaming or quality of the songs either.
I am very new to this site, which from what I can tell is quite new also, so I will be watching to see how it progresses.
You might consider checking it out too.