Last.fm - Awesome

Posted by foslock on Jan. 7, 2007, 1:52 p.m.

One of my friends from a forum recommended this site to me because they knew I was incredibly interested in music.

http://www.last.fm

If anyone has a favorite artist or style, this site is a community like 64digits that will pick out artists with similar music as your favorites. How does it detect what music you like?. Well, if you are practical and realize that some background program are well made and have absolutely no effect on your computers performance, you will install their program that "scrobbles" all the music you listen to in any music player you choose (I use iTunes). It sends the songs details to their server and updates your "dashboard" (or personal page). It first scans your library and looks to your more prominent genres of music and then creates a personal radio station for you that can be streamed through flash (in browser) or in their program.

If you have heard of Pandora it is very similar except you aren't limited to skips, the music library is a lot bigger, and there is the whole community aspect additionally.

You should really sign up and give it a try, it is 100% free and if you do, add me as your friend. I am foslock.

I am still finding out really cool options and features to this site so if you discover or know something that I you think I might not, please tell me.

Off topic: I got a 250 gb external HD for all my media. I only have 18 gigs of music and about 7 gigs of videos but it is just the right amount of space for me.

IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A FREE DVD RIPPER FOR PC (WINXP) PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I'M SURE YOU GUYS WILL HAVE ONE BUT I AM LESS FORTUNATE!

Thanks for reading, and until next time; eat, sleep, and be merry.

Comments

OL 17 years, 4 months ago
flashback 17 years, 4 months ago

Yeah, amaroK has built-in last.fm stuff…

I should find something that does the same for xmms…

melee-master 17 years, 4 months ago

Oh, you use Last.FM too? Sweet. Send me a friend invite (Melee-Master).

firestormx 17 years, 4 months ago

I love last FM. I wanted to make something like this, but I didn't really feel like trying to develop scrobling sofware. =P

Send me an invite too. 3rdenergy

foslock 17 years, 4 months ago

Sweet, I love blogs where only cool people reply. Makes me feel special.

eagly 17 years, 4 months ago