So, I am really diggin' on spotify.com. Apparently it's been around overseas for a while now, but is relatively new here in the states. It provides links to new "hot now" music, allows for searching songs and playing them instantly and even allows the user to make playlists of songs he or she chooses. They have a vast selection of mainstream music and lack a little in the obscure, but there is still a large variety available. They have a premium option for about $10 a month which allows for offline streaming and mobile smart phone streaming both on and offline as well as lets you sync up to your iPod.
I just have the free version which I love when I am studying or editing photos. It's great to be able to search new songs and get to listen to them immediately. It even links up with Facebook, although I rarely allow that access. Another cool thing I like about it is that it makes it easy to share music with friends, so when I hear a new song I like (or reminisce about an old song I haven't heard in a while) I can send it through messenger or share with a friend using Facebook.
It seems to me sites such as this even further change the business of purchasing music. Why buy the latest cds when you can listen to the tracks for free or even have offline streaming of them on your computer, iPod or other mobile device? Hmmmm...I wonder if the music industry will try to fight against it...
I just have the free version which I love when I am studying or editing photos. It's great to be able to search new songs and get to listen to them immediately. It even links up with Facebook, although I rarely allow that access. Another cool thing I like about it is that it makes it easy to share music with friends, so when I hear a new song I like (or reminisce about an old song I haven't heard in a while) I can send it through messenger or share with a friend using Facebook.
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| Part of my "mellow" playlist |
It seems to me sites such as this even further change the business of purchasing music. Why buy the latest cds when you can listen to the tracks for free or even have offline streaming of them on your computer, iPod or other mobile device? Hmmmm...I wonder if the music industry will try to fight against it...
to support the bands we love. lol I feel so bad when I download because i know that the purpose of buying a cd is to show support and you often get to use the amazing cd artwork for posters. anywhooooo I haven't even heard of spotify...they keep on coming up with sites like this. aren't they all the same?
ReplyDeleteThis one is more like Pandora, but allows you to choose what you listen to. Not really like the Napster or Limewire model. I am not sure how the whole streaming offline thing works, though, but yeah, it does have the risk of negatively impacting sales for artists. I usually still buy the music I really like because I like to have an actual copy with liner notes, but for just having quick background music I like this much better than Pandora.
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