These Social Sites Put Users in a Groove

摘要

A growing number of websites are mixing music with social networking. Here's an overview of a few sites that can help you find new tunes you like, talk about them with your friends, and make new musical friends around the globe. Last.fm is a U.K.-based global music service that's available in 12 languages. After you've registered on the site and downloaded Last.fm software, you can automatically add data on the songs that you listen to on your computer or your iPod to your Last .fm profile page. The site calls this "scrabbling." Last.fm uses data generated by millions of scrobbled songs every day to organize and recommend music. You can also create your own personalized radio station and send recommendations to your friends. Last.fm also lets you form public and private groups, watch music videos, check on concerts in your area, and write and edit artist, album, and song information on wiki pages.