Techcrunch writes about a few social music sites; seeqpod, SkreemR and songza:
Unlike sites like LaLa, Imeem and Pandora (and many others), which are all trying to play by various RIAA rules to deliver music to users, music search engines generally don’t pay royalties of any kind. The music itself is never on their servers, so they have significantly less copyright exposure. More on that below.
Tags: social music, seeqpod, skreemr, songza
TechCrunch writes about social music site Songkick:
Freshly launched Songkick is a startup looking to capitalize on that growing market by providing a simple way to discover live shows for artists you love along with the cheapest concert tickets. The impetus for the site grew out of the founder’s frustrations over no single concert site providing a comprehensive list of all the concerts they want to see. There would be some on Ticketmaster, others on LiveNation, and still more on resale at StubHub. So, they’ve created a comprehensive database that tracks concerts as they appear on the 14 different ticketing sites and across dozens of blogs. Currently they only cover the U.K. and U.S.
Tags: social music, songkick
Mashable writes about mobile social network BluePulse:
BluePulse, the mobile social network, how has a new mobile social messaging platform. This updated release includes Friending, which is a combo of messaging tools for building out your circle of friends through their trusted networks.
Tags: mobile social network, bluepulse
Mashable writes about mobile social network Dashwire:
Dashwire is a new mobile network with a web presence that essentially acts as an extension of your mobile phone. It synchronizes with pretty much everything you do on your hand set, saving messages, images, videos, ringtones, checking your ringtones, and more.
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Mashable writes about social music site Jango:
Jango is a new music social search and discovery site. It’s currently in private beta, and I got a chance to snoop around what it’s got going on so far. Jango revolves around the creation of your own playlists, which operate much like a Pandora station. Start with a genre or a particular artist, and go from there.
Tags: social music, jango
Mashable writes about social music site iLike:
iLike has teamed up with Billboard, the music chart provider, to create new charts for tracks being played and shared through iLike’s service and Facebook app. This is essentially a “branded” Billboard chart for iLike users, to be shared with Facebook users and others, and should leverage the popular iLike Facebook app presence very well.
Tags: social music, ilike
