Napster, Kazaa, Hype Machine?
Posted May 25th, 2007 by Scott
This may be a little off topic from what we normally blog about on DIGtrends, but I thought I would share this amazing music community. It’s called The Hype Machine and it brings music lovers together from all over the world. We’ve seen communities and tools like this in the past (Napster, Kazaa, etc.) but Hype Machine is much more than a tool used to download free music. Instead it showcases bloggers from all over that want to share their favorite songs. The way it works is that it scans recent entries from a variety of MP3 blogs and any songs posted then get put into a database for visitors to listen. Nothing can be downloaded from the service, but it encourages visitors to preview songs and then if they like, comment on the original post by the blogger.
This is a great example of how online communities are forming at a faster rate than ever before, tailoring their services to meet the needs of their audience. Take a look at the site and let me know what you think.
