A Sliding Scale Review of Online Music Sites
On a recent ramble about the web I came across these music sites. They aren’t all exactly music players, but they offer the ability to play music as a part of their function. Well, I can report that in most cases. A couple of them were so offensive that I didn’t get far enough to [...]
Boundaries of music streaming services online
Some music services around the ‘net are getting a lot of criticism from anxious users, dying to try out their service, but can’t because of their geographical location. Due to legal reasons among other things, there are some services that are restricted to only some areas of the world.
Some have always been like this, and [...]
Moof – Feature packed social music for sale
With more and more free music sites like Seeqpod, Napster and Muxtape fading into history it is getting harder to find good free music on the Internet. YouTube videos have become the major source for free music and one of the best new applications that are taking advantage of this is Moof. [...]
Dazzboard Hopes to Dazzle The World Away from iTunes
iTunes rules the world in terms of transferring music back and forth between hand held devices and the Internet. However, Dazzboard, is set to challenge that dominance with a service that will allow you to plug a wide range of mobile devices into your computer and easily transfer multimedia content like photos and videos [...]
How to Customize Your Website or Blog with Playlists
We’re written before about websites dedicated to providing mixtapes or playlists – both of which are names for compilations of songs recorded in a specific order. Sites like 8tracks and Songza allow you to play your favorite lists of songs from right within the browser. However, many folks want to move a [...]
Synchronization – blueTunes
A few weeks ago we wrote about the challenges of synchronizing all your music. At different times of the day you have different devices – CD player in the car, stereo at home, iPod while mobile, PC at home and a PC at work. We reviewed how services like LaLa [...]
Internet Radio Gets Turned On!
The future of Internet radio has been uncertain for several years since a significant hike in royalties threatened the viability of companies like Pandora and Last.fm. However, a new deal has finally been reached with SoundExchange, the group that collects royalties for music copyright holders. While this deal clarifies the situation – [...]
Twiturm – Twitter, Tweeting and Tunes!
When last we discussed ways to use Twitter to share music, in the article Twitter, Tweeting and Tunes!, we ended the discussion with “even as I type this article, I suspect there is somebody hard at work on the next great idea that will put even more music into the Twitter world!” Sure enough, [...]
Last.fm founders depart and Seeqpod dies
We’ve talked about Last.fm several times on MusicPlayer and news keeps following this social music site. We’ve talked about their scrobbling technology and their change in pricing models in the article Last.fm charges and Seeqpod dies. Continuing that story controversy and change continue to follow Last.fm and Seeqpod’s slow death march continues.
Awhile ago we [...]
Concert Secrets Revealed – Who’s Playing Where?
Ever wonder why you are the last to find out about great concerts? With the Internet you can keep in touch with bands that you like and get the inside scoop on their schedules. Or, if you are not looking for a specific band, you can use these sites to see what is [...]
