The Future of Internet Music
Comments OffNow that we’re at the dawn of a new decade, people are beginning to look back and analyze the previous one. It’s not hard to see that we’ve come a long way with music applications. Now we can look to the next decade, and only guess what it will bring.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Napster – A Decade of Music
Back in 1969 Don McLean wrote these immortal words:
“Now for ten years we’ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone,
But that’s not how it used to be.
When the jester sang for the king and queen,
In a coat he borrowed from james dean
And a voice that came from you and me”
While people [...]
What’s New In Pandora’s Box
Pandora the free online- radio service that generates playlists based on users’ musical preferences reported that it believes it will be profitable next year for the first time since the company started in 2000 (check out our earlier review of Pandora if your not familiar with this site).
If this turns out to be true than [...]
What’s next in Online Music – Tunesbag and Mixcloud
Here at MusicPlayer we’ve gone behind the scenes at some new products that are so new they are still in beta, pre-release testing to those of us who aren’t fluent in the Geek language. Let’s take a look at the future of Internet radio in Mixcloud and the hope for effective music backup and [...]
Last.fm charges and Seeqpod dies
While music is supposed to soothe the the soul, the battle over whether music is free is anything but soothing. This week saw two major skirmishes and the “pay for music” forces clearly won both battles. However, these events also show that while bullying tactics will win in the legal courts they won’t win [...]
Synchronization – Music Wherever and Whenever
While some folks are musical and can sing or hear music in their head – most of us have to bring professional music along with us. One of the challenges is that at different times of the day we have different devices – CD player in the car, stereo at home, iPod while mobile, [...]
Does last.fm play the Sound of Silence?
Big Brother, Big Ears
We’ve long known that Big Brother was watching us. Big Brother, no matter what else you think of him, is no slacker. Therefore it should be no surprise that he’s listening to you too.
In a prior post we discussed last.fm, with its scrobbling ways. A gentle social butterfly of an outfit, [...]
Illegal File Sharing, An Economic Nightmare
Music piracy is a significant issue world wide, causing an already hemorrhaging global economy to bleed-out even further. Contrary to a presumption held by many who participate in it, music piracy associated with illegal P2P file sharing is not a victimless crime and it is not only the mega-rich in the industry who feel the [...]
