by John Jorgensen on September 22, 2008
- SanDisk has just announced slotMusic, microSD cards that are pre-loaded with mp3s from major label artists and sold at Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
- Participating labels include EMI Music, SONY BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group.
- Tracks will be DRM-free.
- Tiny commentary: When will the majors learn that people want music on their terms? Fans want to be able to pick and choose what they want, then download or stream it instantly — they don’t want to be force-fed a collection of tracks on a physical card that they could download at home in 2 seconds.
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by John Jorgensen on September 17, 2008
- iLike, the popular Facebook app that lets users put streaming music playlists into their profiles, has released its own platform allowing developers to integrate playlists virtually anywhere on the web.
- Announced partners include eVite, Blogger, Typepad, Slide, Flixster, SGN.
- Platform is based on Java/HTML and not Flash, allowing for tightly integrated functionality.
- Example: On eVite, invitees can hand-pick songs for a playlist of suggested music to be played at the party/event.
- iLike, which is partnered with Rhapsody’s mp3 store, limits users to streaming 25 full songs per month, after which they have to subscribe to Rhapsody to hear full songs. Otherwise, only 30 second clips will be available.
- iLike receives no cut of the revenue from users who subscribe to Rhapsody. The company says the partnership’s value will be in increasing iLike’s reach and resulting in more members/pageviews.
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by John Jorgensen on September 3, 2008
- Tumbltape grabs MP3s you’ve uploaded onto a Tumblr blog and auto-generates a playlist with a unique URL that can be shared.
- Automatically updates your playlist as you add new songs.
- Similar to Muxtape, a service that created a playlist from MP3s you uploaded to the site. It was shut down by the RIAA.
How long will tumbltape survive?
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