What the heck is it?
-Service that keeps track of music you listen to, and then produces a large number of personalized features.
-Founded in 2002, over 15 million active users. Bought by CBS on May 30th, 2007.
-How does it work?
--Install the plug-in to your music player (iTunes, WinAmp, etc.) or listen to any of the artists on their site
--Last.FM then “scrobbles,” or logs the music playing to your account as its being listened to.
--You can influence how the songs are logged by adding tags or choosing between “love” and “ban”
What is the site for, generally?
-Discovering new music, learning about the “old”
--The music page has top artists, top tracks, a “hype list” (featuring artists who’ve experienced huge upswings of play), and free (legal) downloads
--Each artist page contains:
---30 second samples of tracks
---radio station of songs by similar artists, based on users’ listening habits (unlike Pandora)
---a list of those artists
---a picture and bio (if available)
---tags
---profiles of top listeners
---groups
---user journals that reference the band
---shoutbox
--Dashboard page contains:
---links to bands that Last.FM calculates you’ll like
---a radio station of songs based on your overall listening habits
-Participating in a community of listeners (through “Users” tab)
--Friends
---Find friends
----Browse users
----Get friends by importing e-mail contacts via Google, Hotmail, AOL, or MSN or inviting people
---Recommend music to friends, get recommendations
----In real time, while scrobbling
---Listen to your friend’s radio stations
--Groups
---A way for people to get together for any reason (similar taste, geographic location, real-life friends, etc.)
---Search for groups, make one
---Group charts created by an aggregate of all group members’ scrobbling habits
---Group journal, forums for discussion
--Neighbours
---Neighbours are users who listened to a similar collection of music
How could it help promote a teen music collection to the Internet Community?
-Teen departments can build a Last.FM profile by letting their music players scrobble MP3 collections at random.
-Widgets
--Personal radio
---Songs from top scrobbled artists
---Also group playlists
--Playlist
---Build from songs collected from artist pages
--Album quilt
---Rotating cover art of top albums
--Charts
---Recent tracks as well as top tracks or artists
How can it help connect teens to new music (aka listener’s advisory)?
-Browse around artist pages
-Build friends amongst teens, see what they’re interested in, and use the recommendation system to give them direct recommendations in their profiles.
-Create a group for your library teens.
--Share recommendations amongst the group
--Chat
How can it be integrated with other services?
-Programming
--Group scrobbling
--Help build Last.FM artist pages
---Groups made out of other programming (Garageband, “Instant Recordings,” etc.)
---Local bands & artists
---National bands
---Pages can be edited by anyone
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
MOG (http://www.mog.com)
What is it?
-“ MySpace for Music Lovers”
--a combination music blog, social networking site, and music discovery tool
-Music Blog
--users can write blog posts that display on their mog
--can be focused on aspect of music, but not required
--can upload 1 song/video and/or photo to accompany each post
--the song/video then appears as a streaming player at bottom of post
---copyright?
-social networking aspects
--easy to find MOGgers with similar interests
--can use tags on posts/songs
--share your MOGentries or others via email, facebook, or dig
-music discovery
--driven by user recommendations
--30-second sound samples of songs
--videos
--direct links to iTunes and Amazon
--Dedicated pages for every artist, album, and song
--section devoted to music news
-Going through substantial growing pains
--A slew of new users, most through facebook
--Significant slowdowns
---page loads, players, and played song updates all run noticeably slow
---blog widgets are particularly glacial
--Adding additional server capacity, expect problems to be resolved soon
--supported by ad revenue
What is the site for, generally?
-comprised of various widgets
--mog automated widgets
---rely on information uploaded from mog-o-matic/your music collection
----last song played
----top artist this month
--user input widgets
---Information is added and deleted by the user
----My best live recordings
----Artists you should know
--Custom widgets
---User created
----Top soundtrack songs
----Favorite songs of the summer
----What I’m reading now
-mog-o-matic
--tool downloaded from mog
--indexes your digital music collection
---from folders you specify
--keeps track of what songs you play and uses the info in various functions
---updating of played songs is not instantaneous
--technical requirements
---pc – 14 different players recognized i.e.windows media, real, & itunes
---mac – itunes is required
--downloading mog-o-matic is not required to use mog
---not downloading limits experience severely
----many widgets won’t work
----recommendations won’t work
----limits social functions
-blog posts
--can be about music, life, anything
--upload an mp3
--embed a youtube or google video
-your music collections
--after mogifying you collection, mog will be an online record of your music
How could it help promote a teen music collection to the Internet Community?
-blog posts/uploaded mp3’s
--highlight a recent acquisition
--ask a opinion of an up and coming artist
-tracking plays of library’s digital music collection
--show what is available
--show you what genres/artists are popular to help better focus budget
How can it help connect teens to new music (aka listener’s advisory)?
-Magic Button
--makes all suggestions and displays be based on your music collection
--must have installed and ran mog-o-matic
-Trusted MOGS
--users can mark Mogs of people whose taste is music they trust
-MOGS like Me
--MOG analyzes your collection to suggest songs that mesh with your taste
-Recommendations page
--highlights what’s most popular that day
-Celebrity Moggers
--see what their favorite artists are listening to
---Ben Gibbard
---?uestlove
How can it be integrated with other services?
-can use a music library that the library has already imported into itunes
-widgets to display information to blogs/facebook
-RSS feeds
-“ MySpace for Music Lovers”
--a combination music blog, social networking site, and music discovery tool
-Music Blog
--users can write blog posts that display on their mog
--can be focused on aspect of music, but not required
--can upload 1 song/video and/or photo to accompany each post
--the song/video then appears as a streaming player at bottom of post
---copyright?
-social networking aspects
--easy to find MOGgers with similar interests
--can use tags on posts/songs
--share your MOGentries or others via email, facebook, or dig
-music discovery
--driven by user recommendations
--30-second sound samples of songs
--videos
--direct links to iTunes and Amazon
--Dedicated pages for every artist, album, and song
--section devoted to music news
-Going through substantial growing pains
--A slew of new users, most through facebook
--Significant slowdowns
---page loads, players, and played song updates all run noticeably slow
---blog widgets are particularly glacial
--Adding additional server capacity, expect problems to be resolved soon
--supported by ad revenue
What is the site for, generally?
-comprised of various widgets
--mog automated widgets
---rely on information uploaded from mog-o-matic/your music collection
----last song played
----top artist this month
--user input widgets
---Information is added and deleted by the user
----My best live recordings
----Artists you should know
--Custom widgets
---User created
----Top soundtrack songs
----Favorite songs of the summer
----What I’m reading now
-mog-o-matic
--tool downloaded from mog
--indexes your digital music collection
---from folders you specify
--keeps track of what songs you play and uses the info in various functions
---updating of played songs is not instantaneous
--technical requirements
---pc – 14 different players recognized i.e.windows media, real, & itunes
---mac – itunes is required
--downloading mog-o-matic is not required to use mog
---not downloading limits experience severely
----many widgets won’t work
----recommendations won’t work
----limits social functions
-blog posts
--can be about music, life, anything
--upload an mp3
--embed a youtube or google video
-your music collections
--after mogifying you collection, mog will be an online record of your music
How could it help promote a teen music collection to the Internet Community?
-blog posts/uploaded mp3’s
--highlight a recent acquisition
--ask a opinion of an up and coming artist
-tracking plays of library’s digital music collection
--show what is available
--show you what genres/artists are popular to help better focus budget
How can it help connect teens to new music (aka listener’s advisory)?
-Magic Button
--makes all suggestions and displays be based on your music collection
--must have installed and ran mog-o-matic
-Trusted MOGS
--users can mark Mogs of people whose taste is music they trust
-MOGS like Me
--MOG analyzes your collection to suggest songs that mesh with your taste
-Recommendations page
--highlights what’s most popular that day
-Celebrity Moggers
--see what their favorite artists are listening to
---Ben Gibbard
---?uestlove
How can it be integrated with other services?
-can use a music library that the library has already imported into itunes
-widgets to display information to blogs/facebook
-RSS feeds
Monday, June 25, 2007
FineTune (http://www.finetune.com)
What is it?
-online custom playlist/mixtape experience
--allows users to create customized playlists
--allows users to listen to pre-compiled "stations,"
--provides aspects of social networking
---tag songs
---become a “fan” of artists
---playlists are shareable with everyone
-comprehensive music library
--over 2 million songs from all the major labels
--selections have albums covers, reviews, metadata
--selections cover broad spectrum of time periods and genres
-proprietary recommendation engine compiles form a number of sources
--over 7 years of accumulated data
--100 million listener hours
--13,000 user generated playlists
-accessibility
--no installations required, though an optional desktop player is available
--works in all browsers on all operating systems
--free
What is the site for, generally?
-create custom playlists
--create playlists track by track that will be randomized by finetune
--can be streamed/embedded
--user playlists subject to licensing restrictions
---lists must contain minimum of 45 songs
---no more than 3 songs per artist per list
-- “I’m lazy” button
---completes playlists if a user doesn’t want to select all 45 songs
---finishes it with track similar to what’s already in the list
-listen to one of over 400 professionally programmed playlists
--professional playlists not subject to license restrictions
-artist radio
--Plays songs by a selected artist and other similar artists
-social music
--find songs by tags
--find users that share similar tastes
--13,000 user generated playlists
-music information/purchase
--search for music or artists
--30 second sample
--Links to iTunes or Amazon available.
How could it help promote a teen music collection to the Internet Community?
-ability to select each song allows for creation of promotional playlists
--songs from albums recently purchased by the library
--songs that tie-in to a book display
--songs that fit a theme
---rainy day music
---summer music, songs contain words like “summer” “beach” or sun”
---teen choice mix
----allow teens to submit a song to be included in the mix
How can it help connect teens to new music (aka listener’s advisory)?
-“I’m lazy” button can help them fill a playlist with artists they might like
-Artist radio
--mixes songs by a chosen artists with songs are similar in style
-Professional mixes/stations
--vast variety allows for great exposure to different genres and time periods
--can be used for school assignments or for reference questions
---“I need music from the 60’s”
---“What’s disco?”
How can it be integrated with other services?
-Players that stream created playlists
--can be embedded in tools libraries may already use
---blogs
---MySpace
---traditional websites
-Fully Nintendo Wii compatible
---optimized for Wii’s Opera web browser
---can log in to your and access and play already created playlists
-Classes
---How to make the most of Finetune
---integrate into existing “pimp my MySpace/Blog program”
-online custom playlist/mixtape experience
--allows users to create customized playlists
--allows users to listen to pre-compiled "stations,"
--provides aspects of social networking
---tag songs
---become a “fan” of artists
---playlists are shareable with everyone
-comprehensive music library
--over 2 million songs from all the major labels
--selections have albums covers, reviews, metadata
--selections cover broad spectrum of time periods and genres
-proprietary recommendation engine compiles form a number of sources
--over 7 years of accumulated data
--100 million listener hours
--13,000 user generated playlists
-accessibility
--no installations required, though an optional desktop player is available
--works in all browsers on all operating systems
--free
What is the site for, generally?
-create custom playlists
--create playlists track by track that will be randomized by finetune
--can be streamed/embedded
--user playlists subject to licensing restrictions
---lists must contain minimum of 45 songs
---no more than 3 songs per artist per list
-- “I’m lazy” button
---completes playlists if a user doesn’t want to select all 45 songs
---finishes it with track similar to what’s already in the list
-listen to one of over 400 professionally programmed playlists
--professional playlists not subject to license restrictions
-artist radio
--Plays songs by a selected artist and other similar artists
-social music
--find songs by tags
--find users that share similar tastes
--13,000 user generated playlists
-music information/purchase
--search for music or artists
--30 second sample
--Links to iTunes or Amazon available.
How could it help promote a teen music collection to the Internet Community?
-ability to select each song allows for creation of promotional playlists
--songs from albums recently purchased by the library
--songs that tie-in to a book display
--songs that fit a theme
---rainy day music
---summer music, songs contain words like “summer” “beach” or sun”
---teen choice mix
----allow teens to submit a song to be included in the mix
How can it help connect teens to new music (aka listener’s advisory)?
-“I’m lazy” button can help them fill a playlist with artists they might like
-Artist radio
--mixes songs by a chosen artists with songs are similar in style
-Professional mixes/stations
--vast variety allows for great exposure to different genres and time periods
--can be used for school assignments or for reference questions
---“I need music from the 60’s”
---“What’s disco?”
How can it be integrated with other services?
-Players that stream created playlists
--can be embedded in tools libraries may already use
---blogs
---MySpace
---traditional websites
-Fully Nintendo Wii compatible
---optimized for Wii’s Opera web browser
---can log in to your and access and play already created playlists
-Classes
---How to make the most of Finetune
---integrate into existing “pimp my MySpace/Blog program”
Pandora (http://www.pandora.com)
What the heck is it?
-Free Internet Radio (named after the Greek goddess, rewarding curiosity)
--Great way to find a new favorite song or artist
--Rate songs and artists to create stations
--Very popular among teens and college students
---Easy to transport/no downloading
---Intuitive, easy to sign up.
---FREE and GRATIS and FREE
-Music Genome Project
--Born in 2000
--Comprehensive Music Analysis
---50 music analysts
---Study and collect details of songs, listening one by one
20 to 30 minutes per song
---Melody, harmony, vocals, rhythm, lyrics (400 attributes)
-How does it work?
--Plug in a song or an artist in the little box.
--Pandora fetches recommendations
--Rate as you go: like it, don’t like it, tired of it (play next month)
What is the site for, generally?
-Music Discovery
--Using the 400 song attributes (political lyrics, use of marimba)
--User rating system
-Find music you already love, find music you’re going to love.
-Share your “discovered” music, create stations and share with patrons.
--Send stations to a friend’s email.
--Get basic info on a song, artist, or album.
--Want to buy it? Links to iTunes or Amazon available.
How could it help promote a teen music collection to the Internet Community?
-Potentially, a library could make a station (or up to 100 stations)
-The stations could bookmark songs and albums or MP3s owned by library.
--Devoted librarian would periodically update the station and monitor.
--Bookmarked albums would be promoted and highlighted to end user.
-Library’s Profile Page has a persistent link that can market music collection
-Teens can be sent stations via email, according to their musical tastes.
-Bookmarked songs and artists could be requested via the Internet.
How can it help connect teens to new music (aka listener’s advisory)?
-Exposure to new music via the 400 attributes.
--Helps teen patron find ways to describe musical preferences.
--Quick “Novelist” style appeal. Listen-alikes are usually 6 per song.
-Teens can post comments which can promote discussion.
-Also able to get RSS feeds for library website or Newsreader (HTML friendly)
--Bookmarked Songs
--Bookmarked Artists
--Stations Galore!
-Podcasting also available (more to come, should think more about this one.)
How can it be integrated with other services?
-Podcast series is very educational. Trance vs. Techno/Recording Vocals, etc.
-Fairly reliable collection development tool.
-Programming possibilities
-Not just for teens, but for adults, too.
-Free Internet Radio (named after the Greek goddess, rewarding curiosity)
--Great way to find a new favorite song or artist
--Rate songs and artists to create stations
--Very popular among teens and college students
---Easy to transport/no downloading
---Intuitive, easy to sign up.
---FREE and GRATIS and FREE
-Music Genome Project
--Born in 2000
--Comprehensive Music Analysis
---50 music analysts
---Study and collect details of songs, listening one by one
20 to 30 minutes per song
---Melody, harmony, vocals, rhythm, lyrics (400 attributes)
-How does it work?
--Plug in a song or an artist in the little box.
--Pandora fetches recommendations
--Rate as you go: like it, don’t like it, tired of it (play next month)
What is the site for, generally?
-Music Discovery
--Using the 400 song attributes (political lyrics, use of marimba)
--User rating system
-Find music you already love, find music you’re going to love.
-Share your “discovered” music, create stations and share with patrons.
--Send stations to a friend’s email.
--Get basic info on a song, artist, or album.
--Want to buy it? Links to iTunes or Amazon available.
How could it help promote a teen music collection to the Internet Community?
-Potentially, a library could make a station (or up to 100 stations)
-The stations could bookmark songs and albums or MP3s owned by library.
--Devoted librarian would periodically update the station and monitor.
--Bookmarked albums would be promoted and highlighted to end user.
-Library’s Profile Page has a persistent link that can market music collection
-Teens can be sent stations via email, according to their musical tastes.
-Bookmarked songs and artists could be requested via the Internet.
How can it help connect teens to new music (aka listener’s advisory)?
-Exposure to new music via the 400 attributes.
--Helps teen patron find ways to describe musical preferences.
--Quick “Novelist” style appeal. Listen-alikes are usually 6 per song.
-Teens can post comments which can promote discussion.
-Also able to get RSS feeds for library website or Newsreader (HTML friendly)
--Bookmarked Songs
--Bookmarked Artists
--Stations Galore!
-Podcasting also available (more to come, should think more about this one.)
How can it be integrated with other services?
-Podcast series is very educational. Trance vs. Techno/Recording Vocals, etc.
-Fairly reliable collection development tool.
-Programming possibilities
-Not just for teens, but for adults, too.
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