Cool Stuff. DeskTube is a desktop video application with a couple of social media facilities. The tool is equipped with a video search engine and a video player. Too, the application has an integrated video chat feature enabling up to four people to chat while watching video. Further functions are a video playlist editor and facilities to connect to various social networks.
Similar services are available at live video and video blogs.
The Hype Machine, already introduced as a source on music discussed and played at blogosphere, has launched a new service monitoring the most shared tracks on the microblogging service Twitter. This tool, which is linked by a menu tab and located at hypem.com/twitter/popular, is displaying the most shared tracks of the last three days.
Similar services are available at music sharing.
Songrila is a new widget service to sell music online and within the social web. Too, the service enables fans to create playlists and to distribute the music by using widgets. The service is available to musicians as well as labels. Songrila is coming out of Kazzong, which has ceased operations.
Similar services are available at music sharing, music promotion and music business.
The project community Talenthouse introduces musicians and other artists with their work and profiles. The profiles consist of multimedia presentations, which may include audio and music, videos and photos. Part of the profiles are designed by widgets, which enables to take the multimedia part of the profiles to other pages.
Too, the networking functions are interesting. People may contact artists or even support them. Furthermore there is a community feature within the profile pages.
Similar services are available at music sharing and music business.
A great new music website is launched by play.fm. The site is dedicated to dj’s, clubs and labels introducing their music, sessions and shows. This means sets and live recordings directly from the club scene. Primarily there is techno music and electronics, but too reggae and jazz. Actually the site has a volume of 12000 dj sets available to become listened at the website. The proprietory player is able to filter particular tracks from within a set to become discussed at the wiki of the website. At the same time by upload facilities play.fm is a promotion platform for dj’s, labels and clubs.
Similar services are available at music sharing, music promotion.and music uploads.
Amie Street is a music portal with some particularities. The site enables downloads and uploads. If artists do upload music, this music starts as free downloads. But if a track gains popularity, it will become a premium download with a price up to 98 cents. So the price of a track is set by the users and musicians are assured to earn for good music. Some other features of the site are a recommendation system, messaging and the ability to connect with friends.
Similar services are available at music downloads and music sharing.