Last.fm
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Last.fm
I was wondering if there might be any other ECFF board regulars (or newbies) interested in joining last.fm. I've managed to wrangle in BlueChair and PoP has been a last.fm user for a long time. If I can get enough ECFF folks involved, I thought it might be a fun idea to set up a group radio station that aggregates music from everyone and to which people can tune in at any time.
What is last.fm?, you might ask. Well, it's a small application you download that links with your chosen music player (iTunes in my case), sending each song you listen to to their servers and saving it in your musical profile (they call this “scrobbling"). Not only does it provide charts of what you have been listening to, but it also offers recommendations of other music you may enjoy (plus loads of complete tracks to sample), a personal radio station that you (other users who you add as "friends") can listen to (and vice versa), as well as group radio stations I mentioned.
There's more information here if any of you are interested:
http://www.last.fm/tour/
BTW, my username is whoshotsam, so if you're inclined to join in, send me an invite to join as one of your "friends" and we can start building a little network.
What is last.fm?, you might ask. Well, it's a small application you download that links with your chosen music player (iTunes in my case), sending each song you listen to to their servers and saving it in your musical profile (they call this “scrobbling"). Not only does it provide charts of what you have been listening to, but it also offers recommendations of other music you may enjoy (plus loads of complete tracks to sample), a personal radio station that you (other users who you add as "friends") can listen to (and vice versa), as well as group radio stations I mentioned.
There's more information here if any of you are interested:
http://www.last.fm/tour/
BTW, my username is whoshotsam, so if you're inclined to join in, send me an invite to join as one of your "friends" and we can start building a little network.
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If you want to join as ECFF last.fm group member #2, I've created a group - called Elvis Costello Fan Forum, with a lovely little link back here and a B&C-era photo of our man (if that's OK with the powers that be). You'll need to search for the group and send a request to apply, 'cause I haven't yet figured out how to invite people.
There is also an online "Journal" that users can post to, as well as a Forum, though this fine site seems to do the trick just fine in that respect.
PS, here's a link to the group page:
http://www.last.fm/group/Elvis%2BCostello%2BFan%2BForum
There is also an online "Journal" that users can post to, as well as a Forum, though this fine site seems to do the trick just fine in that respect.
PS, here's a link to the group page:
http://www.last.fm/group/Elvis%2BCostello%2BFan%2BForum
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Mind control via laying your iTunes open! Never in a million years. I already have more music than I know what to do with in the house, no need for sinister developments like this. Actually, I don't really use iTunes to listen to. I use it as a dock for music before putting it onto CD. this will change, of course, when I finally get an iPod (I paid for one over a month ago on eBay and the prick has failed to deliver, is no longer registered on eBay and is, I am informed, in the process of refunding me. I think I'll go to Amazon and scale down from the 60gb job to the 30gb for the same price I was paying on eBay.)
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- Otis Westinghouse
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- Otis Westinghouse
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