tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116978382024-03-14T01:16:42.535-05:00globallisticWhat I listen to when the voices subside (and how I listen to it)....jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.comBlogger559125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-47672733273153792912016-02-01T15:41:00.000-05:002016-02-01T15:41:33.026-05:00Bandcamp Embeds + Merge RecordsSo Merge Records just put up a bunch of albums on Bandcamp that you can stream (and embed) for free. This was one of my favorites of last year.
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<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 853px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1869081257/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/package=1572283870/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://mikalcronin.bandcamp.com/album/mciii">MCIII by Mikal Cronin</a></iframe>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-4213770702752282622014-12-03T12:01:00.003-05:002014-12-03T17:43:07.559-05:00My Most Played Albums from 2014<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's that time of year for my annual blog post - my most played albums that were released in 2014. As is always the case, the albums I always think of as my "favorites" don't necessarily line up with what I actually played the most. This is likely due to passive vs. active listening habits, albums that I play for other people, etc. For what it's worth, I think the Shakey Graves album was probably my favorite of the year.</span><br />
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Ryan%20Adams/Ryan%20Adams" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 81 times. Released: 2014-09-09.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Yellow%20Ostrich/Cosmos" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cosmos - Yellow Ostrich</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 81 times. Released: 2014-02.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Rural%20Alberta%20Advantage/Mended%20With%20Gold" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mended With Gold - The Rural Alberta Advantage</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 73 times. Released: 2014-09-30.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/alt-J/This%20Is%20All%20Yours" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This Is All Yours - alt-J</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 69 times. Released: 2014-09-22.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Bombay%20Bicycle%20Club/So%20Long%2c%20See%20You%20Tomorrow" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So Long, See You Tomorrow - Bombay Bicycle Club</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 64 times. Released: 2014-02-04.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Afghan%20Whigs/Do%20to%20the%20Beast" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do to the Beast - The Afghan Whigs</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 63 times. Released: 2014-04-15.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Shakey%20Graves/And%20the%20War%20Came" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And the War Came - Shakey Graves</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 63 times. Released: 2014-10-07.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Delta%20Spirit/Into%20the%20Wide" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Into the Wide - Delta Spirit</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 60 times. Released: 2014-09-09.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 59 times. Released: 2014-10-06.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Hold%20Steady/Teeth%20Dreams" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Teeth Dreams - The Hold Steady</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 57 times. Released: 2014-03-25.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 57 times. Released: 2014-04-07.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 57 times. Released: 2014-09-09.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/AUGUSTINES/Augustines" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Augustines - AUGUSTINES</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 55 times. Released: 2014-02-04.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/You+Me/rose%20ave." style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">rose ave. - You+Me</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 55 times. Released: 2014-10-14.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Matthew%20And%20The%20Atlas/Other%20Rivers" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Other Rivers - Matthew And The Atlas</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 54 times. Released: 2014-04-15.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/James%20Vincent%20McMorrow/Post%20Tropical" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Post Tropical - James Vincent McMorrow</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 53 times. Released: 2014-01-14.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Dan%20Michaelson%20and%20The%20Coastguards/Distance" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Distance - Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 51 times. Released: 2014-08-18.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/We%20Were%20Promised%20Jetpacks/Unravelling" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unravelling - We Were Promised Jetpacks</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 50 times. Released: 2014-10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/97821031.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Band%20of%20Skulls/Himalayan" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Himalayan - Band of Skulls</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 48 times. Released: 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/101193133.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Gerard%20Way/Hesitant%20Alien" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hesitant Alien - Gerard Way</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 47 times. Released: 2014-09-30.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Mike%20Doughty/Stellar%20Motel" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stellar Motel - Mike Doughty</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 44 times. Released: 2014-09-16.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Jeremy%20Messersmith/Heart%20Murmurs" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Heart Murmurs - Jeremy Messersmith</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 43 times. Released: 2014-02-04.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Cymbals%20Eat%20Guitars/LOSE" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">LOSE - Cymbals Eat Guitars</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 43 times. Released: 2014-08-26.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Spoon/They%20Want%20My%20Soul" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They Want My Soul - Spoon</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 43 times. Released: 2014-08-05.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Ben%20Howard/I%20Forget%20Where%20We%20Were" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I Forget Where We Were - Ben Howard</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 41 times. Released: 2014-10-20.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Ty%20Segall/Manipulator" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Manipulator - Ty Segall</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 41 times. Released: 2014-08-26.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Benjamin%20Booker/Benjamin%20Booker" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 40 times. Released: 2014-08-19.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Beck/Morning%20Phase" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Morning Phase - Beck</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 40 times. Released: 2014.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/This%20Will%20Destroy%20You/Another%20Language" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another Language - This Will Destroy You</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 39 times. Released: 2014-09-16.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Wytches/Annabel%20Dream%20Reader" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Annabel Dream Reader - The Wytches</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 38 times. Released: 2014-08-25.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/102270813.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Ex%20Hex/Rips" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rips - Ex Hex</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 38 times. Released: 2014-10-07.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/100002465.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Zola%20Jesus/Taiga" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Taiga - Zola Jesus</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 37 times. Released: 2014-10-07.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/99896499.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/FREEMAN/Freeman" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freeman - FREEMAN</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 36 times. Released: 1995.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/97451955.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Johnny%20Foreigner/You%20Can%20Do%20Better" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You Can Do Better - Johnny Foreigner</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 36 times. Released: 2014-03-10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/100729613.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Rentals/Lost%20In%20Alphaville" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lost In Alphaville - The Rentals</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 35 times. Released: 2014-08-25.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/96945559.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Noah%20Gundersen/Ledges" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ledges - Noah Gundersen</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 33 times. Released: 2014-02-11.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/97973631.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Cloud%20Nothings/Here%20and%20Nowhere%20Else" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here and Nowhere Else - Cloud Nothings</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 32 times. Released: 2014-03-28.</span></div>
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jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-14851413745777587642013-12-04T07:55:00.002-05:002013-12-04T07:55:55.052-05:00My Most Played Albums of 2013<li class="ybi" style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">It's that time of year where I wake up the hamsters and make them turn the wheel that cranks out my most listened to albums released over the past year.</li>
<li class="ybi" style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">One of these days I will do a an average of monthly plays from the month the album is released so that it better represents albums released later in the year. But until that time here are my Top 25 played albums released in 2013.</li>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/89307745.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20National/Trouble%20Will%20Find%20Me" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Trouble Will Find Me - The National</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 121 times. Released: 2013-05-22.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/84610797.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Half%20Moon%20Run/Dark%20Eyes" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dark Eyes - Half Moon Run</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 110 times. Released: 2012-03-27.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/88084681.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/City%20and%20Colour/The%20Hurry%20And%20The%20Harm" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Hurry And The Harm - City and Colour</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 95 times. Released: 2013-06-04.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/92588707.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Vampire%20Weekend/Modern%20Vampires%20of%20the%20City" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire Weekend</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 91 times. Released: 2013-05-14.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/92986323.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Daughter/If%20You%20Leave" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">If You Leave - Daughter</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 88 times. Released: 2013-03-27.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/88725119.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Houses/A%20Quiet%20Darkness" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A Quiet Darkness - Houses</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 80 times. Released: 2013-04-16.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/88321735.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Cold%20War%20Kids/Dear%20Miss%20Lonelyhearts" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dear Miss Lonelyhearts - Cold War Kids</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 76 times. Released: 2013-04-02.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Quasi/Mole%20City" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mole City - Quasi</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 74 times. Released: 2013-10-01.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Shouting%20Matches/Grownass%20Man" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Grownass Man - The Shouting Matches</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 68 times. Released: 2013-04-26.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/92201433.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Head%20and%20the%20Heart/Let%27s%20Be%20Still" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Let's Be Still - The Head and the Heart</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 67 times. Released: 2013-10-15.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/88649099.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Thermals/Desperate%20Ground" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Desperate Ground - The Thermals</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 65 times. Released: 2013-04-16.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/88794781.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Portugal.%20The%20Man/Evil%20Friends" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Evil Friends - Portugal. The Man</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 64 times. Released: 2013-05-31.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/86327625.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Local%20Natives/Hummingbird" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hummingbird - Local Natives</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 63 times. Released: 2013-01-29.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/89187231.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Phosphorescent/Muchacho" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Muchacho - Phosphorescent</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 63 times. Released: 2013-03-15.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/89909069.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Laura%20Marling/Once%20I%20Was%20An%20Eagle" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Once I Was An Eagle - Laura Marling</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 61 times. Released: 2013-05-28.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/89080167.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Middle%20Class%20Rut/Pick%20Up%20Your%20Head" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Pick Up Your Head - Middle Class Rut</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 60 times. Released: 2013-06-21.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/90446161.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9943237304688px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Lady%20Lamb%20the%20Beekeeper/Ripely%20Pine" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ripely Pine - Lady Lamb the Beekeeper</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 56 times. Released: 2013-02-19.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/87652415.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9943237304688px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Appleseed%20Cast/Illumination%20Ritual" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Illumination Ritual - The Appleseed Cast</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 56 times. Released: 2013-04-23.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/89909263.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9943237304688px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Fossil%20Collective/Tell%20Where%20I%20Lie" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tell Where I Lie - Fossil Collective</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 54 times. Released: 2013-04-08.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/87855561.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9943237304688px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Little%20Green%20Cars/Absolute%20Zero" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Absolute Zero - Little Green Cars</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 38 times. Released: 2013-04-26.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/87963185.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9943237304688px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Marnie%20Stern/The%20Chronicles%20of%20Marnia" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Chronicles of Marnia - Marnie Stern</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 37 times. Released: 2013-03-19.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/94444273.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Moonface/Julia%20With%20Blue%20Jeans%20On" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Julia With Blue Jeans On - Moonface</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 37 times. Released: 2013-10-29.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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Songs from this album were played 35 times. Released: 2012-10-09.</div>
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jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-61916570273708297872013-10-19T15:09:00.000-05:002013-10-19T15:09:52.533-05:00halfstep - a music hack<a href="http://twitter.com/lfranchi">lfranchi</a> and I spent the last day or so at <a href="http://nyc.musichackday.org/2013/index.php?page=Main+page">Music Hackday NYC</a>, and made a thing. I had a good time with it, it's sort of useless and tongue-in-cheek... two the most important traits (if you ask me) in a weekend hack.
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Fitbit is great at motivating you to go the extra distance once you are out and about, but not so good at motivating you to get your ass off the couch if you've got nowhere to go.
The issue (as we see it): there is no threat of punishment for not reaching your goals.
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Now there is.
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A chrome extension that looks at how you did against your Fitbit steps goal from the previous day, and then only lets you listen to the equivalent percentage of each song today.<br><br>
Only hit 70% of your goal yesterday? Well, we hope you haven't grown too accustomed to the ends of your favorites songs... because you won't hear them today (but you will get some "motivational" notifications).<br><br>
Maybe things will be better tomorrow, you slacker.
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<i>Currently supports Rdio, Pandora and Hype Machine (sort of).</i>
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</blockquote>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-79175933989249498352013-10-14T08:53:00.000-05:002013-10-14T09:34:48.669-05:00Attention Rate vs. Royalty Rate?<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Has anyone written about the fundamentals of the attention economy having a greater impact on musician payouts than absolute royalty rates?</p>— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/389725808736362496">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I'd estimate that my favorite album in 1992 was played at least 10x the number of times my favorite album of 2012 was played.</p>— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/389727873986465792">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>In 1992, that artist was only competing with a dozen or so others for my attention. Today, they are competing with thousands….</p>— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/389728833345421312">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Although my annual spend has increased, my available attention has stayed relatively fixed, spread across many more artists. Less $/artist.</p>— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/389729370396712960">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Actually, I take that back. My available attention has decreased. Now spread across robot dog videos, on-demand TV, Twitter and the web.</p>— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/389731514990460928">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>My top played artist of past year has 130 plays from me (out of roughly 10k plays total) during that period. ~1% of my *musical* attention.</p>— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/389737718017953792">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>So, the real (not intended to be trolly) question is… how much should a band with a 1% attention share earn from me?</p>— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/389742727254249472">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>… if $10, then my annual spend on recorded music would need to be $̶1̶0̶,̶0̶0̶0̶ $1,000.</p>— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/389746849034555392">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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This is obviously a sample size of 1, and this is meant to be an answer to anything... just a new question to ask.
jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-45963712090481070962013-04-26T08:12:00.001-05:002013-04-26T08:12:24.884-05:00After a Decade of iTunes Dominance, Apple Has a Tough Choice (guest post for Billboard)My most recent <a href="http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/1559634/after-a-decade-of-itunes-dominance-apple-has-a-tough">guest post for Billboard</a>... this time on iTunes.
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Barrels of ink have been spilt hypothesizing Apple’s next move in music given the mass market transition to streaming and subscription music services has finally begun. I am responsible for a least one barrel of that ink, and am <a href="http://www.globallistic.com/2008/01/apple-gets-their-dominoes-in-place.html">on the record as of 5 1/2 years ago speculating that Apple’s entrance into the subscription music market was imminent</a>. In my defense, that was back in a time when there was only one music device in the market that mattered... the iPod. Back then, Apple could have flipped on a subscription music service and secured their place as the dominant force in music for decades more. Of course they didn’t do this, as this would have instantly cannibalized their still very large and important music download sales revenue. Those of us that were still happily shelling out several hundreds of dollars a year would instantly convert to only playing $10/month. The revenue loss from the hardcore music buyer wouldn’t (yet) make up for the slight increase in annual spend from the rest of the iTunes customers. Instead, Apple has been playing the financially prudent game where they can watch the revenue curves... when the projected subscription revenue line crosses the music download revenue line launch the full on-demand streaming service (that they inevitably have had working in the basement of Cupertino headquarters for years).</p>
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The wrench in this strategy many years later is, of course, Android. Now instead of owning the entire mobile music device market, Android has come along and turned iOS into a minority share player. While Apple could still launch a successful subscription music service now, they are faced with a “sophie’s choice” - play to win at streaming music (and maintain their leverage over the rest of the market) or dig their heels in deeper on an ever weakening iOS lock-in strategy. For the record, I am no fan of lock-in tactics, and generally think they are all doomed to fail - but given Apple’s choices I think this is likely the path they will take.
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The interesting historical context for all of this is that it was Apple’s abandonment of a lock-in strategy that helped them secure such success in the mobile market. When the iTunes Music Store was first launched, it was Mac only... the tight ecosystem between iPods and iTunes (on Macs) were used to lure the Windows consumers to switch to Macs. Given their minority share (< 10%) in the PC market, this strategy did not bear much fruit. Apple then made the somewhat decision to bring their software to Windows - one of the few times they have done this (along with the likes of Safari & QuickTime). Bringing the iTunes Music Store to the mass majority of the market thereabout fueled massive iPod sales, which begat the iPhone, which begat a new massive revenue stream for Apple in iOS apps.
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So, I’d argue that if Apple brought an iTunes subscription music service to iOS <b>and Android</b> they can “win” again. BUT, given the notoriously high-complexity/low-margin business that subscription music is... I think they will continue to cede subscription music to the other players. Apple execs have said that music is multi-billion dollar business for them that “is run at breakeven”. By continuing to focus on the other aspects of the iOS platform, they can get a much higher return on that investment while still generating low-complexity/high-margin revenue from music by taking their 30% vig on all music subscriptions that come in through their App Store.
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Where in 2007 I’d have bet big money that Apple would enter subscription on-demand music, I’d now bet bigger money today that they won’t. My caveat is the much rumored “iRadio”... I believe the reports postulating that they will compete with Pandora on a “non-interactive” radio service. In my opinion, this has much less to do about being in music as it is about improving their iAD platform. They can use radio as a loss-leader to both create additional inventory for the ad platform while simultaneously gathering very valuable user taste and behavioral data that they can then leverage and offer to all of the other iOS app developers.
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In a perfect world, a streaming radio service is an all-around win for Apple... they build a better advertising platform, they offer a programmed streaming experience that has proven both more popular and more cost-efficient than on-demand subscription services, they increase sales and extend the life of downloads, their incremental download sales help drive the sales of higher storage capacity iOS devices, all the while avoiding competing directly with the subscription streaming services (of which they take a nice profitable cut of the revenue on sign-ups through their platform).
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There will certainly be a huge number of people that will try, and like, iRadio. For many having that experience only on their iOS devices will serve their needs just fine. A minority share of music listeners is probably “good enough” for Apple to help move their advertising and OS platforms further down the road. But, as the device market continues to fragment - with people enjoying their music on their iPads, Androids, Rokus, car stereos, Sonoses, and more - a platform/OS lock-in strategy will prove to be a short-lived advantage in music.
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All of the above is a very long-winded way of saying, don’t count out the other players - both on-demand subscription and non-interactive radio services.. Apple’s entrance into streaming music will ultimately help build the awareness and userbases of those services that are dedicated to being fully-cross platform and being everywhere their listeners are.
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</blockquote>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-6578525216511809482013-03-22T08:07:00.002-05:002013-03-22T08:07:55.886-05:00Subscription-Music Wars: The Greatest Trick the Majors Have Ever Pulled Off This is a repost of an op-ed I wrote for <a href="http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/1554219/subscription-music-wars-the-greatest-trick-the-majors">Billboard</a>....
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<i>Jason Herskowitz is a core contributor and co-founder of Tomahawk, an open-source music platform that -- among other things -- creates a music aggregation and interoperability layer across music providers. He talks endlessly on Twitter about the industry, you can find him @jherskowitz. Billboard.biz welcomes responsible commentary -- contact jem.aswad@billboard.com with ideas.
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Google. Amazon. Samsung. Apple. If the various rumors and reports are to be believed, four of the biggest companies in the world are all preparing for battle in the subscription-music market. There they will meet: the industry darling (Spotify), the critically acclaimed (Rdio), the old-timer (Rhapsody), the internationally renowned (Deezer), the highly-anticipated (Beats), the living room invaders (Microsoft, Sony) and a host of others in the U.S. and abroad (Slacker, Qobuz, Rara, Simfy, WiMP). They will also be competing for market share against other music-consumption experiences from YouTube, SoundCloud, Grooveshark, Bandcamp, Pandora, Vevo, Songza, iHeartRadio, Ex.fm, direct-to-fan artist platforms, music blogs, the scores of white-labeled music services -- big and small -- powered by the platforms of 7digital and MusicNet, and let us not forget about piracy of all forms.
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Why all the new interest from the “big boys” in a notoriously difficult business, with razor-thin margins, that has very few (if any) success stories in a sea of failures? As everyone following the industry is quick to point out, the music market is finally -- slowly -- transitioning from the "ownership" model (a.k.a. buying from iTunes) to the "access" model (paying a monthly subscription fee for unlimited access to virtually anything). </blockquote>
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Not only are the consumers learning the value proposition of streaming music, but the labels have learned just as valuable a lesson over the last decade, and that is the danger associated with having one partner (Apple) dominating a market, gaining too much power and ultimately be able to hold an entire industry hostage. This flood of new entrants from some of the deepest pockets in the world may be the greatest accomplishment the labels have ever pulled off.
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The major labels are doing everything in their power to ensure that the subscription-music market has multiple strong competitors -- companies with other profitable business lines that can subsidize a music-subscription model that has never proven sustainable on its own. Not only does this generate multiple, hefty, upfront checks and guarantees but it also enables them to maintain leverage in the bi-annual licensing re-negotiation dance by playing these companies off of each other. In addition to getting money upfront, others are making sure they get a piece of the back-end action too. Access Industries (owners of Warner Music Group) is now heavily invested both Deezer and Beats. For music lovers, this increased competition means the continued and deepening user-base fragmentation across multiple music providers. In a vacuum this fragmentation is no big deal, but given the lack of music data portability across different services, this will break the promise of the social web for music fans who can’t easily share what they love. </blockquote>
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I fear this fragmentation will inevitably lead services into exclusivity wars, where big checks start flying around to get content that their competitors can’t. It’s certainly not a stretch to expect to see the recently announced upcoming Nine Inch Nails album available only on the service in which its creator, Trent Reznor, is Chief Creative Officer. At SXSW, an executive from Xbox Music confirmed that labels have already started shopping exclusives to the providers. The more competitive the market, the bigger these bidding wars become -- which is dangerous and unsustainable on their own, given the economics of the subscription music market today.
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The lure of bigger checks (which can be creatively accounted for) incentivizes the rights-holders down a road that ultimately leads us back to the failed model of the first generation of subscription streaming providers: MusicNet vs. PressPlay, where each only had a subset of the content that consumers were looking for.
From there, there are really only two viable paths for a consumer to take to fill the voids: the creation of a music data interoperability layer that allows them to seamlessly piece together multiple disparate sources -- or a return to piracy. I don’t think anyone wants the latter, so I am back up on my soapbox about the need to create the former. </blockquote>
jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-27982108886909592312013-01-17T15:30:00.000-05:002013-01-17T15:30:00.100-05:00Open-Source Ideas<b id="internal-source-marker_0.8108393645379692" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just got access to my Twitter archive, so the first thing I wanted to do was look up all of my 'random idea of the day' tweets to see how good/bad they were. Some of them I have later found as fully realized products (obviously completely independent of me), some of them are silly, some are dumb, and some still intrigue me.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm a firm proponent of the idea that ideas are free. And after spending the last few years fully-entrenched in open-source software development (see <a href="http://gettomahawk.com/" target="_blank">Tomahawk</a>) - and seeing how that idea-transparency can lead to great collaboration and the realization of those ideas - I thought I'd repost them here and see if any of them spurs any other ideas from others. Alternatively, if anyone knows of anything that exists is similar to any of the below let me know. I love supporting projects that share common views of the world, and the problems to be solved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: computer trackpad that measures pulse and heart rate. Map over browsing history. </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23quantifiedself"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">quantifiedself</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/285082273810882560">29 Dec</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: driver preferences transmitted via remote unlock signal so everything is set *before* you get in car. </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23doesitexist"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">doesitexist</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/283923060648722432">26 Dec</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: Super Mario World, the amusement park. Mario Kart would be an amazing attraction.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/268121527436849153">12 Nov</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random Idea of the Day: Google Stage View - photo from each seat/section of venue of stage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random Idea: upload your site's color palette and get returned a list other sites/companies (by industry) that use similar. </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23doesitexist"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">doesitexist</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/244843766496784384">9 Sep</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea: site to inventory personal electronics and appliances. Automatically finds manuals. Also avg. resale price. Include swap meet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/210071830940233728">5 Jun</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: 1) create Facebook app that turns written status text into giant image of said written text, 2)???, 3) Profit!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/jherskowitz/statuses/164535271935836160">31 Jan</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: baggage tag scanner (NFC) on baggage carousel. Big monitor calling your name once your bags come out. And seating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create an </span><a href="https://twitter.com/IFTTT"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IFTTT</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> task that takes any </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23randomidea"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">randomidea</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> tweet of mine and adds it my Evernote "Random Ideas" notebook. (and test it with this)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: cap and trade system for bandwidth. If I'm under my limit one month, I can sell excess to those hitting cap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: animated album artwork (aka visualizers). More interesting than static covers. Demand less attention than videos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of today: Jogging stroller mounted to front of skateboard for all the hipster dads. (I might try to make this one)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of yesterday: Grocery shopping list app that knows what aisle each item is in so I don't wander aimlessly looking for Sriacha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea: iPad/Tabloid with a screen that multipurposes as a flatbed scanner. </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23thefuture"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">thefuture</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea: a running/gps app that enables you to pick a route first, then gives you audible directions while you run. cc </span><a href="https://twitter.com/RunKeeper"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RunKeeper</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: 1) buy biobreak.com, 2) make some sort of product to put there, 3) profit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not So Random Idea of the Day: a bot that lets you file bugs directly into Jira from IRC channel. </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23doesitexist"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">doesitexist</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day for terrestrial radio: use inaudible tones as a sort of audio QR code. Easily drive users to companion apps or URLs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: replace those restaurant "your table/food is ready" buzzers with simple SMS messages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: Set up free wifi hotspots. Sell the SSID naming rights daily (as ads). Voila'... trojan push ads. Your welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: Combo USB/mini-jack headphones/mic that I can easily use with both my Mac and my phone. Anyone make?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: bike handlebar-mounted phone charger (with crank/pedal powered generator). Does it exist?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: Pressure/key velocity-sensitive keyboard. Type hard = ALL CAPs. Hit enter key softly = "are you sure?".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of the day: put GPS in kids shoes. Not to track the kids per se, I just need a way to find the damn shoes every day. </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23fb"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">fb</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Random idea of day: Add latest tweet to email signature using Feedburner. "Headline Animator" creates dynamic GIF of last post from a feed.</span></div>
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Some tweets were less ideas and of me asking for solutions. These are ones that went unanswered...</b><br />
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I'll close this by posing another Random Idea of the Day: An open-source respository for product ideas. Where people can contribute, fork and hash out new product ideas and find like-minded makers. <b>#doesitexist</b>?jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-8047643174362098282012-12-14T12:50:00.001-05:002012-12-15T13:22:11.960-05:00My Top (listened to) Albums of 2012<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dusting off my little <a href="http://pipes.yahoo.com/jherskowitz/topalbumsofyear">hack</a> from last year, I cranked it up again to see what my Top (listened) to Albums of 2012 have been. Basically it looks at my <a href="http://last.fm/user/jherskowitz" target="_blank">Last.fm listening history</a> and bounces it off the Musicbrainz database to get (a more accurate) release year, and then lists them by order of most listens (aggregated across all tracks on the album) to give me the list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously, this doesn't account for what I thought were the *best* albums of the year (some of the below I didn't really care for, but I gave them multiple shots to impress)... and it punishes albums that were released later in the year (for example the Now, Now album I just discovered this week and it's already making it's way up the list). All that being said, blind math is easier than editorial consideration... so this list is it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: click through any album title to get a multi-source (e.g. Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, Deezer, Rdio, etc.) playable track listing courtesy of <a href="http://toma.hk/">Toma.hk</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>UPDATE: I found a bug in my hack that was omitting some albums and have now updated the list.</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Lumineers/The%20Lumineers" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">The Lumineers - The Lumineers</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 88 times. Released: 2012-04-03.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Right%20Away%2c%20Great%20Captain%21/The%20Church%20Of%20The%20Good%20Thief" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">The Church Of The Good Thief - Right Away, Great Captain!</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 78 times. Released: 2012-06-12.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Cribs/In%20the%20Belly%20of%20the%20Brazen%20Bull" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">In the Belly of the Brazen Bull - The Cribs</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 73 times. Released: 2012-05-07.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Bowerbirds/The%20Clearing" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">The Clearing - Bowerbirds</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 66 times. Released: 2012-03-06.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Shins/Port%20of%20Morrow" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Port of Morrow - The Shins</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 64 times. Released: 2012-03-20.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Band%20of%20Skulls/Sweet%20Sour" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Sweet Sour - Band of Skulls</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 62 times. Released: 2012-02-14.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/82133443.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Swearin" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" swearin="swearin" target="_blank">Swearin' - Swearin'</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 59 times. Released: 2012-06-01.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Jack%20White/Blunderbuss" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Blunderbuss - Jack White</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 58 times. Released: 2012-04-24.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/77362014.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Silversun%20Pickups/Neck%20Of%20The%20Woods" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Neck Of The Woods - Silversun Pickups</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 55 times. Released: 2012-05-07.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/My%20Jerusalem/Preachers" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Preachers - My Jerusalem</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 52 times. Released: 2012-10-09.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Ben%20Howard/Every%20Kingdom" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Every Kingdom - Ben Howard</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 51 times. Released: 2012-04-03.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Bob%20Mould/Silver%20Age" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Silver Age - Bob Mould</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 47 times. Released: 2012-09-04.</div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Divine%20Fits/A%20Thing%20Called%20Divine%20Fits" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">A Thing Called Divine Fits - Divine Fits</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 46 times. Released: 2012-08-28.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/77780776.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Japandroids/Celebration%20Rock" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Celebration Rock - Japandroids</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 44 times. Released: 2012-06-05.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/74404754.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Father%20John%20Misty/Fear%20Fun" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Fear Fun - Father John Misty</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 43 times. Released: 2012-05-01.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/77760236.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Other%20Lives/Tamer%20Animals" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Tamer Animals - Other Lives</a></div>
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Songs from this album were played 42 times. Released: 2011-05-24.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/72139350.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/POLI%C3%87A/Give%20You%20The%20Ghost" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Give You The Ghost - POLIÇA</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 42 times. Released: 2012-04-30.</div>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/83734455.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Macklemore%20%26%20Ryan%20Lewis/The%20Heist" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">The Heist - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 39 times. Released: 2012-10.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<li class="ybi" style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"><div class="pipesImgdescription" style="height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 660.9999389648438px;">
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/74920374.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Delta%20Spirit/Delta%20Spirit" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Delta Spirit - Delta Spirit</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 38 times. Released: 2012-03-06.</div>
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<div class="pipesHolder" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/83504803.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Deftones/Koi%20No%20Yokan" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Koi No Yokan - Deftones</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 37 times. Released: 2012-11-12.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/75709692.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Passenger/All%20The%20Little%20Lights" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">All The Little Lights - Passenger</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 36 times. Released: 2012-02-24.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<li class="ybi odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #505050; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"><div class="pipesImgdescription" style="height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 660.9999389648438px;">
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<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/75417882.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/The%20Men/Open%20Your%20Heart" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Open Your Heart - The Men</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 36 times. Released: 2012-03-06.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<li class="ybi" style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"><div class="pipesImgdescription" style="height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 660.9999389648438px;">
<div class="pipesHolder" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">
<div class="pipesThumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 3px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/77506626.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/OFF!/OFF!" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">OFF! - OFF!</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 35 times. Released: 2012-05-08.</div>
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<div class="pipesHolder" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">
<div class="pipesThumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 3px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/75201442.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Now%2c%20Now/Threads" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Threads - Now, Now</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 34 times. Released: 2012-03-06.</div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
</div>
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<li class="ybi" style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"><div class="pipesImgdescription" style="height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 660.9999389648438px;">
<div class="pipesHolder" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">
<div class="pipesThumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 3px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
<img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/82154441.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Wintersleep/Hello%20Hum" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Hello Hum - Wintersleep</a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Songs from this album were played 34 times. Released: 2012-06-12.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
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</li>
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<div class="pipesHolder" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/77671402.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Chappo/Moonwater" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moonwater - Chappo</span></a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 33 times. Released: 2012-05-12.</span></div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
</div>
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<li class="ybi" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"><div class="pipesImgdescription" style="height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 660.9999389648438px;">
<div class="pipesHolder" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">
<div class="pipesThumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 3px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/81666157.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Two%20Gallants/The%20Bloom%20and%20the%20Blight" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bloom and the Blight - Two Gallants</span></a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 33 times. Released: 2012-09-04.</span></div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<div class="pipesThumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 3px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/82953623.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Freelance%20Whales/Diluvia" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diluvia - Freelance Whales</span></a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 33 times. Released: 2012-10-09.</span></div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
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<li class="ybi" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"><div class="pipesImgdescription" style="height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 660.9999389648438px;">
<div class="pipesHolder" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">
<div class="pipesThumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 3px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/77005668.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Patrick%20Watson/Adventures%20in%20Your%20Own%20Backyard" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adventures in Your Own Backyard - Patrick Watson</span></a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 32 times. Released: 2012-05-01.</span></div>
<ul class="pipesSmallthumb" style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; z-index: 2;"></ul>
</div>
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<li class="ybi odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; list-style: none outside; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"><div class="pipesImgdescription" style="height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 660.9999389648438px;">
<div class="pipesHolder" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;">
<div class="pipesThumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 3px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/83901243.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
<div class="pipesText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="pipesTitle" style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; width: 655.9999389648438px;">
<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Alt-J/An%20Awesome%20Wave" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An Awesome Wave - Alt-J</span></a></div>
<div class="pipesDescription" style="font-size: 0.92em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 32 times. Released: 2012-05-28.</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/77267202.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Purity%20Ring/Shrines" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shrines - Purity Ring</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 29 times. Released: 2012-07-23.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Little%20Comets/Life%20Is%20Elsewhere" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life Is Elsewhere - Little Comets</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 29 times. Released: 2012-10-15.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Sharon%20Van%20Etten/Tramp" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tramp - Sharon Van Etten</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 27 times. Released: 2012-02-07.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/300x300/74977158.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); height: 50px; position: static; width: 50px;" /></span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Yellow%20Ostrich/Strange%20Land" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Strange Land - Yellow Ostrich</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 27 times. Released: 2012-03-06.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Margot%20%26%20the%20Nuclear%20So%20and%20So%27s/Rot%20Gut%2c%20Domestic" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rot Gut, Domestic - Margot & the Nuclear So and So's</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 27 times. Released: 2012-03-20.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Cherri%20Bomb/This%20Is%20the%20End%20of%20Control" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Is the End of Control - Cherri Bomb</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 27 times. Released: 2012-05-15.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Exitmusic/Passage" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Passage - Exitmusic</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 27 times. Released: 2012-05-22.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Titus%20Andronicus/Local%20Business" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Local Business - Titus Andronicus</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 27 times. Released: 2012-10-22.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Andrew%20Bird/Hands%20of%20Glory" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hands of Glory - Andrew Bird</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 27 times. Released: 2012-10-30.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Cat%20Power/Sun" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sun - Cat Power</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 25 times. Released: 2012-09-03.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Shearwater/Animal%20Joy" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Animal Joy - Shearwater</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 25 times. Released: 2012-02-14.</span></div>
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<a href="http://toma.hk/album/Blood%20Red%20Shoes/In%20Time%20to%20Voices" style="color: #007def; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Time to Voices - Blood Red Shoes</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from this album were played 25 times. Released: 2012-03-26.</span></div>
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jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-84268548551559724232012-10-09T08:12:00.000-05:002012-10-28T18:56:31.825-05:00The Success of the Online Music Market Will Be Won or Lost in Translation<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>This post originally appeared on <a href="http://sidewinder.fm/post/33232136729/the-success-of-the-online-music-market-will-be-won-or">Sidewinder.fm</a>, <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/10/the-success-of-the-online-music-market-will-be-won-or-lost-in-translation.html">Hypebot</a>, <a href="http://evolver.fm/2012/10/09/guest-opinion-the-success-of-the-online-music-market-will-be-won-or-lost-in-translation/">Evolver.fm</a>, <a href="http://blog.midem.com/2012/10/jason-herskowitz-online-musics-victory-will-be-won-or-lost-in-translation/#.UI3FaGl27YQ">Midem.com</a> and a few other place.</i></span></b><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.49117761570960283" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It only takes a quick glance at your favorite social network to see that people love sharing their favorite music. But the people on the receiving end are often less than enthused, either because they don't care for your taste or they wind up following a link that doesn't play. With everyone using multiple and different music services, sharing has become ineffective, and worse, spammy. After a few clicks on links that don’t work, people just stop clicking. For the sake of everyone involved, a music interoperability movement is required — both to enable the creation of new compelling experiences, and grow the online music market as a whole.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In many ways, the online music market resembles the text messaging market in the mid '90s. When mobile carriers first introduced text messaging, users could only exchange messages with other subscribers on the same network. Unsurprisingly, this constraint slowed user adoption since it's not appealing for a carrier’s customers to try and influence their friends' and family's choice of providers. At first, carriers viewed this sort of lock-in as a promising tactic for acquiring customers, but they came to realize that in order for text messaging to provide real value to their customers, they needed to support communication between friends on other networks and territories (often where their services may not be available).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During these early days, the SMS market was virtually non-existent, with an average of only 0.4 texts sent per user per month. A few years later, SMS gateways enabled text messaging interoperability across carrier networks and instantly the value proposition became much clearer for consumers. Subsequently, texting adoption and usage exploded. By 2010, SMS had become a $115 billion a year business. There were many factors that played into the growth of the SMS market, but I’d argue that without network interoperability at its core, the rest of them would have been moot.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You likely look back at those texting limitations and shake your head. Yet this is the current state of online music. Rdio, Spotify, Mog, Deezer, Rhapsody, Pandora... all of these users trapped in their own respective silos with no way communicate to each other. If you use Rdio, and I use Spotify, we cannot easily share our music tastes in a compelling way. Each service seems to be hanging on false hopes that their links will serve as an incentive to get you to switch to their service. But what if you are in India and I am in Germany?</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.49117761570960283" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: IFPI Digital Music Report 2012</span></b></td></tr>
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.49117761570960283" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The digital music market is extremely fragmented in each territory, with no single provider having global licenses. Even the world’s largest music service, YouTube, doesn't have music available everywhere. When it comes to universal accessibility across a wide breadth of content, piracy is the only game in town. We all live in a global economy but are continually hamstrung by the constraints imposed by territorial music licensing and availability.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To grow the online music market we need to take a step backwards philosophically, and a step forward technically. Instead of unrealistically hoping for a single service that licenses everything for everywhere, the market needs to move to a music interoperability model where music is fulfilled by a mesh network that encompasses all of the available legal sources for each individual user.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The net effect is the creation of a sort of musical babelfish; a translation layer that allows users from around the world to seamlessly share music with each other. Much the same way SMS gateways now enable text messages to reach virtually anyone, anywhere, on any carrier. Such a solution would remove the complexities and roadblocks to creating a global sharing, curation, and discovery network. Just as importantly, it would also open up new opportunities for more niche music providers that could focus on going deep, instead of broad, on their catalogs. With links that work seamlessly across all of these sources, users could build their own licensed streaming catalog that has nearly everything they want with nothing they don’t.</span></b><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.49117761570960283" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An interoperable approach would ultimately stimulate the legal music market, as users won't have to go through the mental gymnastics of trying to figure out which is the "right" provider. They are all "right" since they all become interoperable at the metadata level. In addition to interoperability, this would enable music data portability and drastically reduce users’ switching costs between providers — or across multiple niche providers. By reducing a user’s risk of joining these services, it makes the purchase decision much simpler, thereby reducing the friction of getting people to join these services in the first place.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As you can imagine, there is some hesitancy from companies who may view music data portability as a threat. Some may think of your playlists and music libraries as the primary way to keep you locked into a relationship with them. For example, Sean Parker recently extolled the benefits of “trapping user playlists so they don’t leave Spotify.” There are many ways for services to compete, but lock-in has historically never been the solution. I'd argue that interoperability is the key to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">growing the subscription music market</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> beyond the level it has been stuck at for the last five to ten years.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the promises of the social web was to grow the online music market, but in reality, it may be holding the entire market back.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Communication and curation on a global</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> medium, such as the Internet, is only powerful if everyone involved can understand each other. A thriving and innovative marketplace is dependent on lots of players, approaches, and competition. Otherwise we will be headed to standoff between a single dominant player and the rights holders, trying to hold each other hostage in the next round on license renegotiations. In that scenario, the consumers all lose.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The beauty of technology is that it can facilitate extremely complex transactions. The challenge is to present those complexities simply to the users. In the good old days, when I told a friend about a great song or album, I didn't say, “You should go to The Record Exchange and buy the new Screaming Trees album with 'Nearly Lost You' on it." No, I'd simply tell them the name of the artist and track and let them decide how and where they were going to acquire it. This “old school” transaction model is one I believe we should all strive to return to, and by demanding and supporting music interoperability, we can achieve it. And just maybe save the online music market along the way.</span></b></div>
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jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-88308696431581421992012-07-05T16:55:00.000-05:002012-07-05T17:00:25.296-05:00My Top Albums of 2012 (so far)A <a href="http://pipes.yahoo.com/jherskowitz/topalbumsofyear ">little hack</a> that shows my most listened to albums of 2012 (so far) and then presents them all as Toma.hk links. Just click one to listen to the albums from a range of available sources (e.g. Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, Rdio, Deezer, Official.fm, Ex.fm and more).
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Note: there are ridiculously few/easy/clean ways to embed an RSS feed result into a blog post. I've tried this service above, which seems to be ok although they are not in the right order. Oh well.jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-48500589475114337092011-04-15T12:17:00.003-05:002011-04-15T12:38:07.026-05:00Metadata, Microformats and Tomahawk... Oh My!Yesterday I wrote a post over on the <a href="http://gettomahawk.com/blog/tips_tricks/haudio">Tomahawk Blog</a> showing how with just a little html markup, any page could be made to work with <a href="http://tomahawklet.com/">Tomahawklet</a>.<br />
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Today, I wanted to just do a little bit more showing how you could make song info in sentences/paragraphs playable. It's actually the same exact thing, but the idea I am toying with is how bloggers can add more value to their context and keep their writing more fluid and natural if they didn't have to jam a big flash widget (e.g. YouTube, MP3 player, etc.) in the middle of all their paragraphs. <br />
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<blockquote><div class="haudio">I'm digging the new song "<span class="fn">Lippy Kids</span>" by <span class="contributor">Elbow</span>. It's pretty mellow, but still sticks to your ribs. You don't like that?</div><div class="haudio">OK, maybe give <span class="contributor">Grouplove</span>'s "<span class="fn">Colours</span>" a spin. A nice upbeat ditty, no?</div><br />
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<span class="fn">Sadie</span> from <span class="contributor">Fences</span>.</div></blockquote>I'm thinking a Wordpress widget that let users just highlight/indicate what word is an artist name, and which track belongs to it, could be pretty cool....<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Instead of me explaining the features (you can get better descriptions of those at <a href="http://www.gettomahawk.com/">www.gettomahawk.com</a>), I'm going to talk about some of the value propositions that I hope to see Tomahawk deliver. Specifically, a day in which music fans can easily share their tastes <i>across</i> a range of music service providers. Today, if you subscribe to Rhapsody and I get my music from eMusic, we can't easily share our music. And no... I'm not talking about sharing your music <b>files</b>, I'm talking about your music <b>taste and discoveries</b>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today we live in a world of seemingly endless number of content silos, your playlists and taste data largely locked up within their walls with no easy way to get them out or share them. Twitter and Facebook have, in many ways, made this specific problem much worse. For example, let's say you post a link to your favorite new song. Unless I subscribe to the same service (or you have linked to a free source) then I have to click the link, see what the song was (maybe listen to a snippet), then go and search for it from whatever source/service/store I use. Not really the poster child for an easy user experience. The increasing fragmentation of the music provider market means that every day my Twitter stream is filled with virtual spam for music services I don't use (and that's saying something because I use <i>many</i>). I don't blame the people I follow, they just want to tell their followers about some great new discovery, but the link is largely noise as it provides no value to me - unless I establish a relationship with whatever source/service/store they use. In my mind, this is one of the main contributors to YouTube (and MP3 links) becoming the defacto music sharing standard. Yes, they are free, but more importantly they "just play".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://last.fm/">Last.fm</a> (which I love), is the closest thing to a music taste translation layer we have today, but it doesn't solve the problem in the way Tomahawk has the potential to. While I can get loads of great data around other peoples' (as well as my own) tastes, that data is not easily actionable. I can visit their profile pages, or subscribe to an RSS feed of a friends' data, but then I'm stuck having to manually resolve that information against my music sources. Why can't I subscribe to this information as a dynamically updated playlist in my media player, and have each of those tracks automatically resolved against all of the content I have the rights and ability to access? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This brings me to my next pain point. I have the rights, and ability, to access content from a large number of sources - yet no single interface that lets me easily do so. Content from my home computer, my laptop, streaming tracks from my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://ex.fm/">Ex.fm</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">library, </span><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SoundCloud</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.topspin.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Topspin</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> widgets, band sites, label sites, music blogs. The list is endless.... and unfortunately so are the required number of interfaces one has to use. Not to mention that many of those web-interfaces provide (in my opinion) a suboptimal user experience. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now imagine a world where we share music metadata, and the logic of how that audio gets rendered is determined by the <i>consumer</i> of the data, not the sharer. Under the hood that user can can add plug-ins/content resolvers for all of the music sources that they have rights to (local machine, remote machine, subscription service, web sources, etc.). Spotify users sharing with iTunes users sharing with Rhapsody users, sharing with Mog users. Tastes and curation freely flowing. Music discovery propagates like never before.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OK, so now we are all able to speak the same raw musical language (metadata), but what about the context? But wait... (as they say on bad TV commercials)... there is more! Tomahawk has a web server, API (see the awesome <a href="http://www.playdar.org/">Playdar</a> for more info), and authentication mechanism built-in. Now bloggers, writers, curators, reviewers and more can provide context around music without having a way to provide the files/streams too (or go through the legal/licensing gauntlet required to do so). Instead of providing links to a half dozen music providers, or a bunch of MP3 links, or embedded YouTube videos - these curators can rely on you to bring your (accessible) content to their context. They can just provide metadata that Tomahawk can see, and use, to go out and automatically fetch the streams in background and play back to you (through their websites). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not only does this benefit the consumers and the curators, but also the music subscription providers. Why should they be incuring the royalty obligations to stream me a song that I already own? As I have worked 3 music subscription services myself, I can - without hesitation - tell you that every penny saved is another penny closer to a having a sustainable business model. With Tomahawk's cascading content resolving framework, if you already have a copy of the song it will play that one instead of unnecessarily streaming it. When it comes to the next song in queue, it independently finds the best source for that one and seamlessly, and invisibly, handles the transition between the two. As a consumer, you no longer have to know or care where the music is - you get to just focus on <b>what</b> you want to listen to. For those that have heard me on this soapbox before, they know that I like to call this "taking the work out of play".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are a lot of previously impossible user experiences that this content resolution approach enables. I have tried to touch on some of them, and hopefully I haven't confused the hell out of you. As with many innovative technologies it is sometimes hard to convey the value until you try it yourself. But, in the meantime maybe these screencasts can help:</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Firefox + Greasemonkey + Playdar HTTP API + Wikipedia + Tomahawk = true love</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">. <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://www.screencast.com/users/jherskowitz/folders/Jing/media/b470ff9f-4ea0-44f1-9278-b0f37430c6a8/" href="http://www.screencast.com/t/iEyaewmuo" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.screencast.com/users/jherskowitz/folders/Jing/media/b470ff9f-4ea0-44f1-9278-b0f37430c6a8/">http://www.screencast.com/t/iEyaewmuo</a></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Creating a custom artist station (using the @<a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="echonest" href="http://twitter.com/echonest" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">echonest</a> api)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="screencast.com/t/TxtOTQkZbY" data-expanded-url="http://www.screencast.com/users/jherskowitz/folders/Jing/media/ba21550c-582b-431c-92d1-8867daf07bac/" href="http://t.co/PRyVzgm" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.screencast.com/users/jherskowitz/folders/Jing/media/ba21550c-582b-431c-92d1-8867daf07bac/">http://t.co/PRyVzgm</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">.</span></span></span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The good news is that Tomahawk is totally free and open-source. So not only can you use it, you can directly participate in the realization of the value the platform can deliver. I hope you enjoy it, I know I sure am.</span><br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=9e78cef5-d411-40f4-8142-f2e63974f16d" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-66796631737902648212010-12-07T08:07:00.002-05:002010-12-23T13:39:57.542-05:00My Favorite Albums of 2010 (Updated)There are still a couple of weeks to go, but taking a sneak peak at my favorites albums of 2010 (via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mark_reeder">@mark_reeder</a>'s hack). <br />
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<a href="http://bit.ly/hD1gkw">Filterable Music Charts</a><br />
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The problem with always listening via shuffle all is that I don't agree with the order of my list, I may need to editorially override some of my implicit play behavior (as represented by this list below). Alas, no one seems to have reliable release date - making these hacks a bit hit-or-miss at times - but Mark has enabled you to manually set the release date on the albums it doesn't have data for (by setting the slider to start a Year 0). <br />
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What albums did I totally sleep on this year?<br />
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<div class="albums"><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Arcade+Fire/The+Suburbs"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/50743487.png" title="The Suburbs by The Arcade Fire" alt="The Suburbs by The Arcade Fire"><span>The Suburbs by The Arcade Fire</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Los+Campesinos%21/Romance+Is+Boring"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/43095573.png" title="Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos!" alt="Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos!"><span>Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos! (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Johnossi/Mavericks"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/55073439.png" title="Mavericks by Johnossi" alt="Mavericks by Johnossi"><span>Mavericks by Johnossi (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Quasi/American+Gong+%28Original+Version%29"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/42879283.jpg" title="American Gong (Original Version) by Quasi" alt="American Gong (Original Version) by Quasi"><span>American Gong (Original Version) by Quasi</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Local+Natives/Gorilla+Manor"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/36192295.png" title="Gorilla Manor by Local Natives" alt="Gorilla Manor by Local Natives"><span>Gorilla Manor by Local Natives (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Midlake/The+Courage+Of+Others"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/39504971.png" title="The Courage Of Others by Midlake" alt="The Courage Of Others by Midlake"><span>The Courage Of Others by Midlake (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/J%C3%B3nsi/Go"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/43089097.png" title="Go by Jónsi" alt="Go by Jónsi"><span>Go by Jónsi (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Surfer+Blood/Astro+Coast"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/46957065.png" title="Astro Coast by Surfer Blood" alt="Astro Coast by Surfer Blood"><span>Astro Coast by Surfer Blood (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Frightened+Rabbit/The+Winter+Of+Mixed+Drinks"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/38962335.png" title="The Winter Of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit" alt="The Winter Of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit"><span>The Winter Of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Shooter%2BJennings%2B%2526%2BHierophant/Black+Ribbons"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/42885309.jpg" title="Black Ribbons by Shooter Jennings & Hierophant" alt="Black Ribbons by Shooter Jennings & Hierophant"><span>Black Ribbons by Shooter Jennings & Hierophant</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Kissaway+Trail/Sleep+Mountain"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/44714055.jpg" title="Sleep Mountain by The Kissaway Trail" alt="Sleep Mountain by The Kissaway Trail"><span>Sleep Mountain by The Kissaway Trail (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Laura+Veirs/July+Flame"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/53758071.png" title="July Flame by Laura Veirs" alt="July Flame by Laura Veirs"><span>July Flame by Laura Veirs (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Portugal.+The+Man/American+Ghetto"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/42878717.jpg" title="American Ghetto by Portugal. The Man" alt="American Ghetto by Portugal. The Man"><span>American Ghetto by Portugal. The Man (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Drive-By+Truckers/The+Big+To-Do"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/43574803.jpg" title="The Big To-Do by Drive-By Truckers" alt="The Big To-Do by Drive-By Truckers"><span>The Big To-Do by Drive-By Truckers (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ray+LaMontagne+and+the+Pariah+Dogs/God%2BWillin%2527%2B%2526%2BThe%2BCreek%2BDon%2527t%2BRise"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/50305683.jpg" title="God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise by Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs" alt="God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise by Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs"><span>God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise by Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs</span></a></div></div></div><p><br />
There were also a number of albums that came out last year that I missed. So in comparison, here are my most listened to albums over the past year that includes those one was released at some point in 2009.<br />
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<div class="albums"><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Fanfarlo/Reservoir"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/55485357.png" title="Reservoir by Fanfarlo" alt="Reservoir by Fanfarlo"><span>Reservoir by Fanfarlo (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Arcade+Fire/The+Suburbs"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/50743487.png" title="The Suburbs by The Arcade Fire" alt="The Suburbs by The Arcade Fire"><span>The Suburbs by The Arcade Fire</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Los+Campesinos%21/Romance+Is+Boring"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/43095573.png" title="Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos!" alt="Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos!"><span>Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos! (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Johnossi/Mavericks"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/55073439.png" title="Mavericks by Johnossi" alt="Mavericks by Johnossi"><span>Mavericks by Johnossi (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Built+to+Spill/There+Is+No+Enemy"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/34951625.jpg" title="There Is No Enemy by Built to Spill" alt="There Is No Enemy by Built to Spill"><span>There Is No Enemy by Built to Spill (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Wye+Oak/The+Knot"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/30779721.jpg" title="The Knot by Wye Oak" alt="The Knot by Wye Oak"><span>The Knot by Wye Oak (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Quasi/American+Gong+%28Original+Version%29"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/42879283.jpg" title="American Gong (Original Version) by Quasi" alt="American Gong (Original Version) by Quasi"><span>American Gong (Original Version) by Quasi</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Local+Natives/Gorilla+Manor"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/36192295.png" title="Gorilla Manor by Local Natives" alt="Gorilla Manor by Local Natives"><span>Gorilla Manor by Local Natives (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/A.A.+Bondy/When+The+Devil%27s+Loose"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/36280575.jpg" title="When The Devil's Loose by A.A. Bondy" alt="When The Devil's Loose by A.A. Bondy"><span>When The Devil's Loose by A.A. Bondy (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Midlake/The+Courage+Of+Others"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/39504971.png" title="The Courage Of Others by Midlake" alt="The Courage Of Others by Midlake"><span>The Courage Of Others by Midlake (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/J%C3%B3nsi/Go"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/43089097.png" title="Go by Jónsi" alt="Go by Jónsi"><span>Go by Jónsi (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Surfer+Blood/Astro+Coast"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/46957065.png" title="Astro Coast by Surfer Blood" alt="Astro Coast by Surfer Blood"><span>Astro Coast by Surfer Blood (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Dead+Weather/Horehound"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/28669529.png" title="Horehound by The Dead Weather" alt="Horehound by The Dead Weather"><span>Horehound by The Dead Weather (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Frightened+Rabbit/The+Winter+Of+Mixed+Drinks"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/38962335.png" title="The Winter Of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit" alt="The Winter Of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit"><span>The Winter Of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Mumford%2B%2526%2BSons/Sigh+No+More"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/46909961.jpg" title="Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons" alt="Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons"><span>Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/We+Were+Promised+Jetpacks/These+Four+Walls"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/27952011.png" title="These Four Walls by We Were Promised Jetpacks" alt="These Four Walls by We Were Promised Jetpacks"><span>These Four Walls by We Were Promised Jetpacks (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Vic+Chesnutt/At+The+Cut"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/33528961.jpg" title="At The Cut by Vic Chesnutt" alt="At The Cut by Vic Chesnutt"><span>At The Cut by Vic Chesnutt (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Shooter%2BJennings%2B%2526%2BHierophant/Black+Ribbons"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/42885309.jpg" title="Black Ribbons by Shooter Jennings & Hierophant" alt="Black Ribbons by Shooter Jennings & Hierophant"><span>Black Ribbons by Shooter Jennings & Hierophant</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Edward%2BSharpe%2B%2526%2Bthe%2BMagnetic%2BZeros/Edward%2BSharpe%2B%2526%2BThe%2BMagnetic%2BZeros"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/46897973.jpg" title="Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros" alt="Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros"><span>Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Gaslight+Anthem/The+%2759+Sound"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/34046125.jpg" title="The '59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem" alt="The '59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem"><span>The '59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Kissaway+Trail/Sleep+Mountain"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/44714055.jpg" title="Sleep Mountain by The Kissaway Trail" alt="Sleep Mountain by The Kissaway Trail"><span>Sleep Mountain by The Kissaway Trail (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Laura+Veirs/July+Flame"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/53758071.png" title="July Flame by Laura Veirs" alt="July Flame by Laura Veirs"><span>July Flame by Laura Veirs (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/We+Are+Wolves/Invisible+Violence"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/35487373.jpg" title="Invisible Violence by We Are Wolves" alt="Invisible Violence by We Are Wolves"><span>Invisible Violence by We Are Wolves (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Portugal.+The+Man/American+Ghetto"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/42878717.jpg" title="American Ghetto by Portugal. The Man" alt="American Ghetto by Portugal. The Man"><span>American Ghetto by Portugal. The Man (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Drive-By+Truckers/The+Big+To-Do"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/43574803.jpg" title="The Big To-Do by Drive-By Truckers" alt="The Big To-Do by Drive-By Truckers"><span>The Big To-Do by Drive-By Truckers (2010)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2010"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ray+LaMontagne+and+the+Pariah+Dogs/God%2BWillin%2527%2B%2526%2BThe%2BCreek%2BDon%2527t%2BRise"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/50305683.jpg" title="God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise by Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs" alt="God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise by Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs"><span>God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise by Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Why%3F/Eskimo+Snow"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/32920029.png" title="Eskimo Snow by Why?" alt="Eskimo Snow by Why?"><span>Eskimo Snow by Why? (2009)</span></a></div></div><div class="year2009"><div id="tempElem"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Dan+Auerbach/Keep+It+Hid"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/24620281.jpg" title="Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach" alt="Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach"><span>Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach (2009)</span></a></div></div></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-857075385503441662010-03-05T10:20:00.000-05:002010-03-05T10:20:07.577-05:00Poll: Does your ideal music service take the (primary) form of an application or a website?<center><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s3.polldaddy.com/p/2796918"></script></center>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-15042840915208072522009-12-19T12:46:00.018-05:002009-12-19T14:05:05.476-05:00What I Did at Music Hackday...<p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 250px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24192350@N03/4112219585"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4112219585_6fcce003b2_m.jpg" alt="Music Hackday Boston" style="border: medium none ; display: block;" height="180" width="240"></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24192350@N03/4112219585">teamstickergiant</a> via Flickr</span></p><p>A few weeks ago I spent the weekend up in Boston at the first stateside "<a href="http://boston.musichackday.org/">Music Hackday</a>". It was a fantastic event all-around... the organization, the <a href="http://musicmachinery.com/2009/09/24/tour-of-the-music-hackday-boston-site/">facilities</a>, the <a href="http://musichackdayboston.eventbrite.com/">people</a>, the <a href="http://boston.musichackday.org/index.php?page=Panels">panels</a> (even though I was on the panel about "The Future of Music") and the <a href="http://musichackdayboston.pbworks.com/Projects">hacks</a>. <br />
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For me, the highlight was really just spending time hanging out with other music tech geeks (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/metabrew">metabrew</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/toby">toby</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jwheare">jwheare</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/__lucas">__lucas</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lucas_gonze">lucas_gonze</a>, <a href="http://www.dankantor.com/">dankantor</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/plamere">plamere</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/fascinated">fascinated</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/theineke">theineke</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/bwhitman">bwhitman</a> and many more)... bouncing ideas off of each other, and collaboratively building interesting things. <br />
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Why wife, somewhat famously, referred to it as like <a href="http://lab.pubspaces.com/2009/11/music-hack-day-a-dungeons-dragons-conference-for-music-geeks/">"a dungeons and dragons conference from music geeks"</a>.<br />
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Being in the same room with all of these other folks meant that I could not-so-subtly plant ideas for other people's hacks that would support some use cases that I am interested in. <a class="zem_slink" href="http://del.icio.us/toby" rel="blog" title="Toby Padilla">Toby Padilla</a> appeased me (thanks Toby!) by adding some support to his great <a href="http://www.playgrub.com/">Playgrub</a> app to support scraping artist and track metadata from Twitter so that the content could be resolved using <a href="http://www.playdar.org/">Playdar</a> (or more specifically by the content resolver plug-ins for Playdar that I have installed).<br />
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Not sure what I am talking about? Maybe it's <a href="http://www.screencast.com/t/NTlkZTM1NDk">easier just to watch</a>. Want to try it yourself? <br />
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Just tweet:<br />
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</p><blockquote>★ artist name ♫ track name #playtapus (or any other hashtag/playlist name)</blockquote><p><br />
Then use the Playgrub bookmarklet and let Playdar to do the rest.<br />
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In short, we are just dealing with extracting and moving song metadata around and handing it off to Playdar (which runs on your local machine). Playdar takes it from there and figures out the best place to source the content from and fulfills the link/play action.<br />
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Definitely check out <a href="http://www.playgrub.com/">Playgrub</a> (and all of the <a href="http://playgrub.posterous.com/supported-sites">other sites it supports</a>), as well as the other excellent Playdar-powered web apps like <a href="http://www.playlick.com/">Playlick</a> (by <a class="zem_slink" href="http://james.wheare.org/notes/" rel="blog" title="James Wheare">James Wheare</a>), <a href="http://www.playdartunes.com/">PlaydarTunes</a> (by <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.streampad.com/" rel="blog" title="Dan Kantor">Dan Kantor</a>) and <a href="http://github.com/imlucas/iTunesAirBridge">iTunesAirBridge</a> (by <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/lucashrab">Lucas Hrabrovsky</a>).<br />
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Read more about it...<br />
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<a href="http://musicmachinery.com/2009/12/01/boston-music-hack-day-is-in-the-can/">http://musicmachinery.com/2009/12/01/boston-music-hack-day-is-in-the-can/</a><br />
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<a href="http://blog.hypem.com/2009/11/music-hack-day-boston-wrap-up/">http://blog.hypem.com/2009/11/music-hack-day-boston-wrap-up/</a><br />
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<a href="http://notes.variogr.am/post/255966005/music-hack-day-boston">http://notes.variogr.am/post/255966005/music-hack-day-boston</a><br />
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<a href="http://developer.yahoo.net/blog/archives/2009/11/music_hack_day_boston.html">http://developer.yahoo.net/blog/archives/2009/11/music_hack_day_boston.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.grantcerny.com/blog/2009/11/22/music-hackday-boston/">http://www.grantcerny.com/blog/2009/11/22/music-hackday-boston/</a><br />
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<a href="http://savetherobot.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/boston-music-hackday-links-round-up/">http://savetherobot.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/boston-music-hackday-links-round-up/</a><br />
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Last, but not least, big thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/haynes_dave">Dave Haynes</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/jonpierce">Jon Pierce</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/plamere">Paul Lamere</a> for making the whole thing a reality. When's the next one in the U.S.?! :-)<br />
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</div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-2268460934145475282009-12-15T22:24:00.005-05:002009-12-17T18:45:56.741-05:00My Top Albums of 2009So, <a href="http://www.globallistic.com/2008/12/favorite-albums-of-2008.html">last year I bitched about how hard it was to post your top albums of the year</a> and swore I would make it easier (at least for me) this year. Tonight I threw together a quick hack to do that. It is still definitely a hack, but at least 2 steps easier than the way I used to do it.<br />
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Basically, I take my <a href="http://bit.ly/8ixvFZ">Last.fm data for most played albums of the year, and then filter it to only show albums that were released in 2009</a>.<br />
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I then took the resulting RSS feed and headed over to <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/">Widgetbox</a> to create a widget that would display it...<br />
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<b>UPDATE: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mark_reeder">Mark Reeder</a> managed to take my idea and make it a lot better. Below is the embed code from his <a href="http://music.mashthe.net/filtered_chart.php?lastFMUser=jherskowitz&chart=12month">Filterable Charts hack</a>.</b><br />
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My chart looks pretty representative of my taste, even though if asked to provide the list editorially I would probably posture a bit by adding some albums that I think were good (although my actions didn't actually prove it out). The only real exception to my list above is that U2 album... I gave it a bunch of tries to get me on board but ultimately failed (I think it is pretty bad actually). <br />
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It would probably be pretty interesting to look at some music bloggers' and critics' charts to see how different their "best of" lists are from their "top played".<br />
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<div class="albums"><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Morrissey/Years+of+Refusal"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/24071667.jpg" title="Years of Refusal by Morrissey" alt="Years of Refusal by Morrissey"><span>Years of Refusal by Morrissey (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Gaslight+Anthem/The+%2759+Sound"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/32874423.jpg" title="The '59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem" alt="The '59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem"><span>The '59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Manchester+Orchestra/Mean+Everything+To+Nothing"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/24247463.jpg" title="Mean Everything To Nothing by Manchester Orchestra" alt="Mean Everything To Nothing by Manchester Orchestra"><span>Mean Everything To Nothing by Manchester Orchestra (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ben+Harper+and+Relentless7/White+Lies+For+Dark+Times"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/27497375.jpg" title="White Lies For Dark Times by Ben Harper and Relentless7" alt="White Lies For Dark Times by Ben Harper and Relentless7"><span>White Lies For Dark Times by Ben Harper and Relentless7 (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Veils/Sun+Gangs"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/24457821.jpg" title="Sun Gangs by The Veils" alt="Sun Gangs by The Veils"><span>Sun Gangs by The Veils (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Thermals/Now+We+Can+See"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/25113165.jpg" title="Now We Can See by The Thermals" alt="Now We Can See by The Thermals"><span>Now We Can See by The Thermals (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Bon+Iver/Blood+Bank"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/22865233.jpg" title="Blood Bank by Bon Iver" alt="Blood Bank by Bon Iver"><span>Blood Bank by Bon Iver (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Silversun+Pickups/Swoon"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/25017271.png" title="Swoon by Silversun Pickups" alt="Swoon by Silversun Pickups"><span>Swoon by Silversun Pickups (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Antlers/Hospice"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/20916793.jpg" title="Hospice by The Antlers" alt="Hospice by The Antlers"><span>Hospice by The Antlers (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/U2/No+Line+On+The+Horizon"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/30464499.png" title="No Line On The Horizon by U2" alt="No Line On The Horizon by U2"><span>No Line On The Horizon by U2 (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Decemberists/Hazards+Of+Love"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/38098159.png" title="Hazards Of Love by The Decemberists" alt="Hazards Of Love by The Decemberists"><span>Hazards Of Love by The Decemberists (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pete+Yorn/Back%2B%2526%2BFourth"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/31401765.jpg" title="Back & Fourth by Pete Yorn" alt="Back & Fourth by Pete Yorn"><span>Back & Fourth by Pete Yorn (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Dan+Auerbach/Keep+It+Hid"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/24620281.jpg" title="Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach" alt="Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach"><span>Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/We+Were+Promised+Jetpacks/These+Four+Walls"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/33164481.jpg" title="These Four Walls by We Were Promised Jetpacks" alt="These Four Walls by We Were Promised Jetpacks"><span>These Four Walls by We Were Promised Jetpacks (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Florence+and+The+Machine/A+Lot+of+Love%2C+a+Lot+of+Blood"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/28646469.jpg" title="A Lot of Love, a Lot of Blood by Florence and The Machine" alt="A Lot of Love, a Lot of Blood by Florence and The Machine"><span>A Lot of Love, a Lot of Blood by Florence and The Machine (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009 defaultArt"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Damnwells/One+Last+Century"><img src="http://cdn.last.fm/flatness/catalogue/noimage/2/default_album_medium.png" title="One Last Century by The Damnwells" alt="One Last Century by The Damnwells"><span>One Last Century by The Damnwells (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Metric/Fantasies"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/26693093.png" title="Fantasies by Metric" alt="Fantasies by Metric"><span>Fantasies by Metric (2009)</span></a></div><div class="year2009"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jeremy+Enigk/OK+Bear"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/29420519.png" title="OK Bear by Jeremy Enigk" alt="OK Bear by Jeremy Enigk"><span>OK Bear by Jeremy Enigk (2009)</span></a></div></div><br />
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I am moving up to Brooklyn tomorrow and will start my first day at <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.limewire.com">Lime Wire</a></span> the following day (July 1).<br /><br /><br />As you can imagine, there is a lot of exciting stuff going on over there, a massive worldwide audience and huge opportunities to do even more great things. I am honored to be able to join the team over there...</p><br /><blockquote><br /><a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Lime-Wire-Llc-1010516.html">Lime Wire Adds Digital Media Exec to Oversee Product</a>: "NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - June 29, 2009) - Jason Herskowitz has joined Lime Wire as Vice President, Product Management, it was announced today by George Searle, Lime Wire CEO. In this newly created position, Herskowitz will oversee Lime Wire's integrated product strategy, planning, design and management. Lime Wire's product teams will report to Herskowitz. Herskowitz reports to Lime Wire CEO, George Searle."<br /><br />Herskowitz comes to Lime Wire from TotalMusic, where he held the position of Vice President, Product Management, managing a team of product managers, UX architects, designers, and QA engineers in the creation and management of music platform, products and services. Prior to TotalMusic, Herskowitz was Vice President at Strands, where he managed the Social Media business unit in the creation of holistic content discovery recommendation engine and critically acclaimed content sharing experience at Strands.com. Strands.com, music.Strands.tv, mystrands.com and the Strands Tracker software were all defined, launched and/or managed by Herskowitz.<br /><br />Prior to Strands, Herskowitz was the Director of Music Products for America Online (AOL). While there, he defined and managed the product releases, and roadmaps and strategies for a range of AOL's digital media products and services. He directed product teams in the strategic and tactical definitions for a wide range of digital media products and services including AOL Music Now, AOLmusic.com, AOL Radio, SHOUTcast, and Winamp. Additionally, he spearheaded integrations of these experiences across a wide range of other AOL products including AIM, AOL Search as well as a host of connected media devices via partnerships with major consumer electronics and networking device manufacturers.<br /><br />Prior to AOL, he was with Analog Devices. He joined as Director of Market Development of the company's Audio Rendering and Technology Center, and then was named Director of Product Marketing for their Media Platforms and Services Group. Earlier in his career, he helped launch DigiScents, a biotechnology offshoot that developed hardware and software platforms for incorporating scent into all forms of digital media including movies, music and video games. 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To me, these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">CDs</span> were no longer anything more than <span style="font-weight: bold;">non-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">biodegradable</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> packaging </span>for the music that now lived on my hard drives and network. I didn't want to just throw them away... with them spending an eternity in a landfill somewhere. I gave some away to anyone that would come and take them but, given the choice, most of my friends would prefer to have them as MP3s on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">thumbdrive</span>. I could drag them to a record store that buys/sells used stuff... but to be honest, I don't even know where one of those is around me. 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[<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Retromodo</span>]</a> (i.gizmodo.com)</li></ul></fieldset> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/c7008226-d2e0-4dd3-9cd3-8d042e9820e7/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=c7008226-d2e0-4dd3-9cd3-8d042e9820e7" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-41040572737234384912009-05-28T13:36:00.003-05:002009-05-28T15:18:42.870-05:00Weekly Top Songs MP3 PlaylistI just extended my <a href="http://www.playtapus.com/">Playtapus Project</a> to create MP3 playlists out of a users Weekly Top Songs chart from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://last.fm/" title="Last.fm" rel="homepage">Last.fm</a>. I have embedded the list into the sidebar of this page, and then let <a class="zem_olink" href="http://www.crunchbase.com/product/last-fm">Streampad</a> handle the playback of them (at the bottom of the page).<br /><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">To get your your own MP3 playlist for Weekly Top Songs, go here: <a href="http://tr.im/mIkv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tr.im/mIkv</a> then get as RSS.</span></span><br /><br />Check it out, and let me know what you think...<br /><br /><fieldset class="zemanta-related"><legend class="zemanta-related-title">Related articles by Zemanta</legend><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/05/26/lastfm-denies-data-sharing-accusations-again/?mod=rss_WSJBlog"> Last.fm Denies Data-Sharing Accusations, Again </a> (blogs.wsj.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.rev2.org/2009/05/24/techcrunch-lastfm-and-cbs-at-it-again/"> TechCrunch, Last.fm, and CBS At It (Again) </a> (rev2.org)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72942/fm"> Last.FM Charts for Week Ending 03/29/09 </a> (idiomag.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://technology.johnsamuel.in/main/index.php/2009/03/10/firefm-listen-to-lastfm-from-firefox/">Fire.fm: Listen, Tag and Share Last.fm Easily while Browsing</a> (technology.johnsamuel.in)</li></ul></fieldset> <div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/bd9eff4e-40a0-44aa-ba7c-8422a084fc1f/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=bd9eff4e-40a0-44aa-ba7c-8422a084fc1f" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-66713462022129548242009-05-12T07:28:00.006-05:002009-05-12T07:39:32.370-05:00Mediaor Infrastructure Upgrades<p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 250px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22392081@N00/385440734"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/385440734_740e212e35_m.jpg" alt="Yahoo Pipes (2/3)" style="border: medium none ; display: block;" width="240" height="190" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22392081@N00/385440734">Frank Hamm</a> via Flickr</span></span></p>After suffering thr0ough continued issues with Yahoo Pipes and other infrastructure pieces used in Mediaor (loosely pronounced "meteor"), I finally "reassembled" the music/technology news and views mashup. I think the new set up will be much more reliable, plus it lets me update, add and filter news sources easily and quickly.<br /><br />There are some more improvements that I still would like to make to the front-end (<a href="http://www.mediaor.com/">www.mediaor.com</a>) and the twitter bot (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/mediaor">@mediaor</a>) but wanted to get the backend sorted out first.<br /><br />As always, if there are any other blogs or news sites that you think would make a good addition just let me know.<br /><br /><fieldset class="zemanta-related"><legend class="zemanta-related-title">Related articles by Zemanta</legend><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://toolsforjournalists.blogspot.com/2009/04/yahoo-pipes-is-application-for-setting.html"> Yahoo Pipes: The Way to Customise RSS Feeds for your Blog </a> (toolsforjournalists.blogspot.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2009/03/19/adrian-short-building-a-local-news-mashup/">Adrian Short: Building a local news mashup</a> (blogs.journalism.co.uk)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.suncao.com/twitter-yahoo-pipes-drupal-as-a-blackhat-toolset"> Twitter + Yahoo pipes + Drupal as a blackhat toolset? </a> (suncao.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://sharemarketing.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/re-think-social-media-monitoring-with-twitter/"> Re-think social media monitoring with Twitter </a> (sharemarketing.wordpress.com)</li></ul></fieldset> <div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/bd5e65eb-4f76-40f5-98a8-59f3b678c01d/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=bd5e65eb-4f76-40f5-98a8-59f3b678c01d" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-43080065139775117962009-05-03T21:33:00.003-05:002009-05-03T21:50:11.832-05:00Latest Experiment - Blip.fm Recommender Bot<p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 210px;"><a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/product/blip"><img src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0001/8443/18443v1-max-450x450.png" alt="Image representing Blip as depicted in CrunchBase" style="border: medium none ; display: block;" width="200" height="98" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image via <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/">CrunchBase</a></span></p>For heavy <a class="zem_slink" href="http://twitter.com/" title="Twitter" rel="homepage">Twitter</a> users, we are all seeing the communication platform being used more and more heavily as a viral music/taste distribution tool. In my last post, I showed the traffic numbers of some of the more popular music services. One of the fastest growing at the moment is <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.blip.fm/" title="Blip.fm" rel="homepage">Blip.fm</a>. That information served as the inspiration of my latest mashup... I wanted to create an easy way to request recommendations to be pushed back to me based on a song that I "blipped".<br /><br />So, a rainy weekend later I present to you the basic concept. Here's how it works.<br /><br /><ul><li>just add the tag #recsplease to any "blip" (that gets published to Twitter)</li><li>the mashup monitors Twitter for blips that have the tag/recommendation request</li><li>from the Blip.fm URL I go and fetch/scrape the artist name for the song that was shared</li><li>this "seed" artist is then used to generate an array of similar artists<br /></li><li>it constructs a tweet and replies to the requester with the list of recommendations</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.skitch.com/20090504-erdt569k11pn9qit59bf7jd5qb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 558px; height: 274px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20090504-erdt569k11pn9qit59bf7jd5qb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The next piece will be to link those recommendations off to a playlist, mix or radio station that includes those recommendations (in addition to trying to optimize the whole thing to be better, strong, faster). Maybe later this week. As always, let me know if you have any suggestions.<br /><br /><br /><br /><fieldset class="zemanta-related"><legend class="zemanta-related-title">Related articles by Zemanta</legend><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://teckline.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/become-your-own-dj-with-blipfm/"> Become Your Own DJ with Blip.fm </a> (teckline.wordpress.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://en.onsoftware.com/five-ways-to-share-your-music-on-twitter/">Five ways to share your music on Twitter</a> (en.onsoftware.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://jessenewhart.com/twitter/the-quick-dirty-elegant-way-to-tweet-music-on-twitter/">The Quick & Dirty & Elegant Way To Tweet Music On Twitter</a> (jessenewhart.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/21/fuzzcom-hits-deadpool-spin-off-blipfm-alive-and-well/">Fuzz.com Hits Deadpool, Spin-Off Blip.fm Alive And Well</a> (techcrunch.com)</li></ul></fieldset> <div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/8ee9290d-15a4-4342-9139-3658208bccab/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=8ee9290d-15a4-4342-9139-3658208bccab" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-13375492980793239112009-04-29T08:38:00.010-05:002009-04-29T09:46:32.223-05:00State of (Part of) the Industry<span style="font-weight: bold;">Free Streaming and Social Music Sites</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/last.fm+imeem.com+music.myspace.com+playlist.com+pandora.com/?metric=uv"><img src="http://grapher.compete.com/last.fm+imeem.com+music.myspace.com+playlist.com+pandora.com_uv_310.png" /></a><br /></div><br />The chart above includes <a class="zem_slink" href="http://last.fm/" title="Last.fm" rel="homepage">Last.fm</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.imeem.com" title="Imeem" rel="homepage">Imeem</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://myspace.com" title="MySpace" rel="homepage">MySpace</a> Music, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.playlist.com/" title="Playlist.com" rel="homepage">Playlist.com</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://Pandora.com" title="Pandora" rel="homepage">Pandora</a>. While not on this graph, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://ilike.com/" title="iLike" rel="homepage">iLike</a>'s traffic has (according to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.competeinc.com/" title="Compete.com" rel="homepage">Compete.com</a>) now surpassed Last.fm's.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/lala.com+8tracks.com+hypem.com+mog.com+finetune.com/?metric=uv"><img src="http://grapher.compete.com/lala.com+8tracks.com+hypem.com+mog.com+finetune.com_uv_310.png" /></a><br /></div><br />Above we show Lala, 8tracks, Hype Machine, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://mog.com/" title="MOG" rel="homepage">Mog</a> and Finetune.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter-centric Music Services</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/song.ly+twt.fm+blip.fm+twisten.fm+twiturm.com/?metric=uv"><img src="http://grapher.compete.com/song.ly+twt.fm+blip.fm+twisten.fm+twiturm.com_uv_310.png" /></a><br /></div><br />Included are Song.ly, Twt.fm, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.blip.fm" title="Blip.fm" rel="homepage">Blip.fm</a>, Twisten.fm and Twiturm.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MP3 Search Engines</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/seeqpod.com+skreemr.com/?metric=uv"><img src="http://grapher.compete.com/seeqpod.com+skreemr.com_uv_310.png" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Seeqpod (R.I.P?) and Skreemr.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Subscription Music Sites</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/rhapsody.com+napster.com/?metric=uv"><img src="http://grapher.compete.com/rhapsody.com+napster.com_uv_310.png" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Including Rhapsody and Napster.<br /></div></div><br /></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Portal Music Sites</span>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/music.aol.com+music.yahoo.com+music.msn.com/?metric=uv"><img src="http://grapher.compete.com/music.aol.com+music.yahoo.com+music.msn.com_uv_310.png" /></a><br /></div><br />Includes <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.aol.com" title="AOL" rel="homepage">AOL Music</a>, Yahoo Music and MSN Music.<br /><br /><fieldset class="zemanta-related"><legend class="zemanta-related-title">Related articles by Zemanta</legend><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/compete-facebook-numbers/">Are Compete's Facebook Numbers Really That Far Off?</a> (allfacebook.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/83469"> Another Round of Changes for Alexa </a> (socialmediatoday.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.globallistic.com/2009/04/ilike-no-longer-means-i-listen-in-full.html"> iLike No Longer Means I Listen (in full) </a> (globallistic.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/04/18/social-sharing-music/"> HOW TO: Use Social Media for Sharing Music </a> (mashable.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://crenk.com/the-worlds-top-10-free-music-streaming-services/">The World's Top 10 Free Music Streaming Services</a> (crenk.com)</li></ul></fieldset><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/dad500d0-b5c2-42ec-8e09-8bcdf2607755/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=dad500d0-b5c2-42ec-8e09-8bcdf2607755" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-55802976837659726722009-04-22T09:41:00.006-05:002009-04-22T13:38:52.609-05:00Hackintosh: It's Alive!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3466039336_956b95b200_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3466039336_956b95b200_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This week I became the proud owner of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hackintosh</span> (aka Dell Mini9 running Mac OS X). I needed a new laptop, and have pretty much become a complete Mac convert over the past few years, so my options were limited. Either spend $1000 - $2500 for a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MacBook</span>, or spend a 1/10 of that on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">homebrewed</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hackintosh</span>. For both the obvious reason of price, combined with the benefits of a small, light, fast (solid state storage) and long battery life, I went with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hackintosh</span>.<br /><br /><center><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mOPTriLG5cU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mOPTriLG5cU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object></center><br /><br />I was nervous for sure, but I knew a few people that had done it and said good things, so now I am paying it forward. Here's how I got a full-blow <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">pseudo</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MacBook</span> Air for under $200.<br /><br /><ol><li>Redeem some of my American Express points for a Dell gift certificate (they best you can generally do with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Amex</span> points is 1 penny/point and this fit that bill). 20,000 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Amex</span> points = $200 Dell gift certificate (that's the max allowable)</li><li>Go to Dell.com and order and customize your Dell Mini 9 - the most <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">compatible</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">netbook</span> for running OS X (and all of the device drivers seem to work). You need to upgrade to 16GB <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive" rel="wikipedia"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">SSD</span></a> (at minimum). I also <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">included</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">webcam</span> upgrade (higher resolution) and Windows <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">XP</span>. The total came out to around $390 (with 2 day shipping). You could get cheaper if you went Linux instead of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">XP</span> (since you are going to install OS X over it anyway, but I wasn't sure whether I was going to do this so got <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">XP</span> as the backup plan). Enter your gift certificate number and voila... now you are billed only $190.</li><li>Wait for you Dell to arrive (mine took a couple of weeks - which they neglected to tell me until AFTER I paid extra for 2 day shipping). Boo Dell!<br /></li><li>Dig up (or buy) a larger <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">USB</span> flash drive to use for the install (at least 8<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">GB</span> but 16<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">GB</span> is probably better). I found a 16<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">GB</span> online for about $30.</li><li>If you don't already have the RETAIL version of OS X (Leopard), you need to get it... the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">OEM</span> version that ships with Macs won't work. I saw a special advertised the other day to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">MobileMe</span> subscribers for $99. Luckily, I already had a copy so I didn't need to get another.</li><li>While you are still waiting for you Dell to arrive, get your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">USB</span> drive ready for the install. Basically, you create 2 partitions on the drive where you copy a bunch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">bootloaders</span> and small utilities needed for the install on the small partition, and a copy of the OS X disk ISO image (.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">dmg</span>) to the large partition. One of the files requires a Windows machine to execute/copy to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">USB</span> drive, but you could use the Dell when it arrives (if you got <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">XP</span> on it) or it will also work with Windows running in Parallels or Fusion on a Mac. The detailed directions (and links to required files) can be found here: <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/how-to-mac-os-x-dellefi-installation-t3925.html">http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/how-to-mac-os-x-dellefi-installation-t3925.html</a>. There are multiple methods to install, but the single <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">USB</span> drive method in "Section B (New)" is what I followed.</li><li>Unfortunately, I made the mistake of not doing the "custom OS X install" (where I should have deselected all of the language packs, printer drivers, etc.) so that made my install take longer (over an hour) and eat up a lot of valuable storage space. So, now I had to uninstall all of the stuff I don't need to free up space (used a program called <a href="http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/">Monlingual</a>).<br /></li><li>Otherwise, I followed those directions and everything worked great. There was one part that wasn't completely clear in Step 7 (how to boot from the smaller <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">USB</span> drive into the Dell's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">SSD</span> after install - I ended up having to hit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">ESC</span> and then type "80" to get that option).</li><li>After I was done, everything worked out of the box except one minor issue with noisy sound output (sounded like some sort of interference). I read in one of the forums that if you encounter this just put the Dell into sleep mode and wake it back up. Sure enough, that did the trick. Everything worked right away... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">webcam</span>, sound, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">trackpad</span>, etc.</li></ol>All-in-all, this seems like it is going to be a great travel machine for me. My only complaints with the hardware so far are that a) the vertical height of the screen is constraining... some windows are too tall to be able to get to the bottom of (e.g. system preferences) and it takes some finagling, and b) the keyboard takes some getting used to... the main keys are fine, but I am still having trouble finding some of the punctuation and secondary keys.<br /><br />Now, my list of "must have apps" for your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Hackintosh</span> (after OS X install I only have a few gig of space left for apps).<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.simplifymedia.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">SimplifyMedia</span></a> - don't waste your limited space on music, just stream from your home library (I also put <a href="http://www.playdar.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Playdar</span></a> on this machine which can serve the same purpose, but that is still very alpha)</li><li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://www.getfirefox.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Firefox</span></a> - I use a number of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">extensions</span> that I really like (e.g. Delicious, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">Zemanta</span>, etc) and have never gotten used to Safari</li><li><a href="http://www.skitch.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">Skitch</span></a> - I can't live without it, although I may see if <a href="http://www.jingproject.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Jing</span></a> can replace it since it handles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">screencasts</span> & image capture</li><li><a href="http://www.getdropbox.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">Dropbox</span></a> (or something similar) - online storage and syncing is a must for a small machine like this. </li><li><a href="http://www.atebits.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">Tweetie</span></a> or <a href="http://www.nambu.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Nambu</span></a> - Adobe Airs apps can be resource hogs, so I opted for a native Mac app instead.</li><li><a href="http://www.xslimmer.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">Xslimmer</span></a> - a small utility that will strip out all the bloat from other applications.)</li><li><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">OnyX</span></a> - a utility that will help you tweak settings and manage resources<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.me.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">MobileMe</span> Account</a> - this makes things much easier when it comes to syncing everything between your machines. It also comes with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">iDisk</span> remote storage/sync which could eliminate your need for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">Dropbox</span>.</li><li><a href="http://www.skype.com">Skype</a> - I forgot this at first. I actually prefer iChat/AIM for voice and video chats, but Skype is a must have if you do any international business.<br /></li></ul>I also put Microsoft Office on it for now, although I don't recommend it. I will probably start to use Google Docs more now for this, and other hosted apps for presentation creation, etc. Everything else you need comes with OS X (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52">iTunes</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">iChat</span>, Mail, Calendar, Address Book, etc.). That comes close to maxing out the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">on-board</span> storage, but between the online storage solutions and the new 16<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">GB</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">USB</span> drive I bought for the install process, I think I should be good to go.<br /><br /><fieldset class="zemanta-related"><legend class="zemanta-related-title">Related articles by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57">Zemanta</span></legend><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5156903/how-to-hackintosh-a-dell-mini-9-into-the-ultimate-os-x-netbook">How To: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58">Hackintosh</span> a Dell Mini 9 Into the Ultimate OS X <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">Netbook</span> [How To]</a> (i.gizmodo.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.enduserblog.com/2009/02/the-400-apple-netbook-how-to-install-os-x-on-a-dell-mini-9.html">The $400 Apple <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60">Netbook</span>: How to Install OS X on a Dell Mini 9</a> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_61">enduserblog</span>.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/139590/2009/03/itunesdiskspace.html?lsrc=rss_main">Reclaim some drive space from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_62">iTunes</span></a> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_63">macworld</span>.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://jkontherun.com/2009/03/06/dell-mini-9-deal-with-xp-299-today/">Dell Mini 9 Deal with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_64">XP</span>: $299 today</a> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_65">jkontherun</span>.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://woork.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-netbooks-can-kill-macbook-air.html">Why <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_66">netbooks</span> can kill <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_67">MacBook</span> Air</a> (woork.blogspot.com)</li></ul></fieldset><br /><br /> <div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/e1e04c80-be6d-4153-8c6b-83bd700636fa/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=e1e04c80-be6d-4153-8c6b-83bd700636fa" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-22947368109086033402009-04-15T17:41:00.005-05:002009-04-15T18:57:44.373-05:00Uncovery RevisitedA while ago I messed around with the idea of a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://twitter.com/" title="Twitter" rel="homepage">Twitter</a> bot that, using <a class="zem_slink" href="http://hashtags.org/" title="hashtags" rel="homepage">hashtags</a>, would rebroadcast anything that someone thought that others should know about (e.g. "check out this band they are great"). The idea wasn't that these recommendations were directed at anyone in particular, but instead played upon the human nature of people wanting to tell other people about something they think is great (<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=susan+boyle">see latest buzz on Susan Boyle</a> video from Britain's Got Talent).<br /><br />I only took that original project so far, but today I revisited it briefly and made some tweaks (influenced by the existing Twitter bot <a href="http://www.twitter.com/new_music">@new_music</a>).<br /><br />Basically, it looks at <a href="http://www.metacrtic.com/">Metacritic's</a> movie feed, scrapes the scores off the pages (since they aren't in the feed itself) and filters the results to only display the stuff that has an aggregate metascore of 65 or greater. When it finds one of those, it then hits <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.youtube.com/" title="YouTube" rel="homepage">YouTube</a> to pull the trailer for the video. From there it shortens the URL and then tweets the results out at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/uncovery">@uncovery</a>.<br /><br />I may also start to splice in music, DVDs and other content too... but will let this run a while to see how it feels. As always, comments and thoughts welcome.<br /><br />UPDATE: I also have spliced in<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/"> Rotten Tomatoes</a> feed too.<br /><br /><fieldset class="zemanta-related"><legend class="zemanta-related-title">Related articles by Zemanta</legend><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_postrank_newsroom_twitter_for_important_inform.php"> The PostRank Newsroom: Twitter For High-Value Information </a> (readwriteweb.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://blog.programmableweb.com/2009/03/20/make-sense-of-confusing-twitter-hash-tags/">Make Sense of Confusing Twitter Hash Tags</a> (programmableweb.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2009/03/06/follow-friday-and-twitter-memes/">Follow Friday and Twitter Memes</a> (blogherald.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://r.zemanta.com/?u=http%3A//www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/15/talent.show/index.html%3Feref%3Drss_mostpopular&a=4324638&rid=9637d0d6-a84d-40d8-b91a-b68f80ecc105&e=1960a2d377e8afee2bbfd35e7b21b2c9"> Unlikely diva's talent wows global audience </a> (cnn.com)</li></ul></fieldset><br /><br /> <div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/9637d0d6-a84d-40d8-b91a-b68f80ecc105/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=9637d0d6-a84d-40d8-b91a-b68f80ecc105" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>jherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.com0