Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Social networks with more pace

How is listening to the music before Spotify rubricate green your computer's desktop? "We would be familiar names Anni B Sweet, Paul Alborán or Justin Bieber himself had not been on MySpace and YouTube? What would have thought a decade ago if we had explained that it would be possible to pursue in cyberspace who share our musical tastes, greet them with a wink of bits and that we could receive in return a playlist (list of songs) that we moved him? Internet has forever changed the musical uses of the listeners.

Social networks and platforms for reproduction, which in most cases the concept of community care as much as the early favorite, are the strengths of the listeners. Here are ten that are among the most popular or odd, sorted alphabetically. Are you missing some vital? Point it in the comments section.

What it is: It is the social network's most successful musical in France, where he was born in 2007. Allows ... Listen to streaming music, create playlists and share them with other users of the site. The best: In addition to a well-stocked catalog, has a few dozen radios and thematic guidance lists the most listened to online.

The worst: The recommendations are mainly from the experts and the web, and ignores what they can provide users. Price: Free version and version premiumpara hear high quality music without commercial interruption. What: This is the ultimate social network specializing in music that has come to cyberspace.

With just a few days old, and has users spread over several countries and has been trending topic (subject of the day on Twitter). Proudly wears the label 'made in Spain'. Allows you to: discover new groups, share musical tastes, create lists of favorite topics. The best: show video clips of the songs you hear, provided they have been previously published on YouTube.

The worst: Being newly created catalog and playlists are smaller than other similar sites. Does not include recommendations or points of similarity with other users. Price: It is free and has no advertising. What: This subsidiary of MySpace receives an average of 150,000 unique users a day and has more than 60 million registered.

It is one of the best music social networks built on Facebook (it is no coincidence that he was born precisely at that site). It allows: Share music recommendations, playlists and concert alerts. With music recommendations from other users. The best: Informa time that artists, among our favorites, are on tour.

Songs and videos can be easily discussed. The worst: The music recommendations are not as sophisticated as that of Last. fm. Price. Free. What: Founded in 2002, is an online radio and a complete social network in cyberspace. It allows: Thanks to an algorithm that considers what songs a user listens to and how often, develops highly accurate music recommendations.

It also calculates the musical affinity between listeners, which promotes interactivity. Best: One of the most innovative networks and a greater number of utilities. It can listen to your radio for an unlimited or know who has visited your profile. The worst: in 2009 announced that he would be free to move to charge a fee of 3 euros per month.

This caused him to lose popularity compared to options like Spotify. Price: Currently there is no charge for registering or for most services, except for the radio. For the latter have to pay 3 euros will also serve to navigate without advertising. What: Social network of American origin in 2007 experienced its greatest expansion (adding reached 200 million users worldwide) and has until recently been the favorite tool for the promotion of independent groups.

Allows: Interaction between Internet users and the dissemination of the work of artists. Best: Provides the ability to create profiles as complete (with blog, photos, videos ...) that have grown to become the official websites of the artists. As has already done most, has teamed up with Facebook to display their content.

Worse: His popularity has declined in recent years by competition from generalists but effective networks like Twitter, Facebook or platforms like Spotify. Price: Free. What: Social network belonging to Apple. Allows you to: Discover new artists, create charts from what friends are listening to, receiving recommendations and build networks of professional musicians.

The best: its users are between celebrities like Lady Gaga, Shakira, U2, Juanes, Coldplay, pearljam, LinkinPark or KatyPerry among many others, and allows browsing through your playlists. The worst: Some users are suspicious of this network that suspect, his ultimate goal is to sell songs in the Apple store, iTunes.

Price: free. What: After four years of existence, is a social network for lovers of karaoke. Is Spanish. It allows: In addition to providing users with the tools necessary to sing their songs, they can share content, comment on the interpretations of others and offers opportunities to promote professional singers.

Best: You can spy on recordings from other users and value (a list highlights the best performers after) and comment or directly send a message to the author. Worst: Some of these singers online are very susceptible to the criticism they receive. Much eye! Price: Free and VIP service (6.95 euros per month) which gives unlimited right to obtain recordings of the highest quality sound and access to over 45,000 karaoke MP3.

What it is: He was born in 2008 in the hands of music journalist Joaquín Guzmán, and although it is an online radio has adopted many of the characteristics of social networks. Spanish is another of this listing. It allows: Besides listening to music enstreaming facilitates the user to create stations based on the type of beats you want to listen.

Best: Provides original playlist and recommendations as the user's mood (optimistic, intense, melancholic or sentimental). Worse: They do not usually offer the full albums of an artist, but alternate their issues with others who considered similar. Price: Free. What it is: It provides the platform for streaming music playback (a format that prevents downloading of songs) that has grown in Europe in recent times and, perhaps, the most popular of 2010.

After only four years of existence, has about 10 million users and has become popular on this side of the pond a new way to access music legally. Allows: Play for free an impressive catalog of songs and share music playlists with other users. The best: the number of references and ease of use.

IPhone application offers a premium user. Worse, today announced it will reduce to 10 hours listening time users who are not paid. Does not include music recommendations. Price: free service that has an alternative music with ads, and a payment (premium) which includes ad-free downloads and unlimited listening time.

What: A curious network of British and owned by Last. fm which is aimed at finding a partner based on the musical tastes of users. From time to time published studies with findings as surprising as that of Coldplay fans are the most reluctant to engage in on a first date or that Metallica are the most thrown.

Allows you to: Find a girlfriend or virtual-material with which to exchange songs. The best: Its use is very simple and the combination of love and music can be explosive. Stir logging Facebook to contact friends from that other network. The worst: the number of users resident in Spain is very small, so it is quite possible that our soul mate music lover resides a few miles away, most likely in the UK.

Price: Free.

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