Blip.fm … the twitter I can get into

Posted April 10th, 2009 by PM

 

Just started using Blip.fm, what a cool service.  While I really like the idea behind Twitter, I personally don’t use it a whole lot for outputting expression, I am more of a a watcher to see what other peole are doing.  However, with Blip.fm, I find it much easier to be interactive with others.  It may be my affinity for music, but I like being able to share moods, memories, thoughts, whatever, tied to particular music.  It’s like adding a soundtrack to my life, which I find fun.

The interface is nice, much like Twitter, with some added info on each blip (song artist and name).  As other “DJ’s” that you have subscribed to blip their music, it comes up on your page, and you can re-blip, add it to your favorites, or just wait until your player gets to the song they blipped, and starts playing it.

The two other music services I use are Pandora and Last.fm.  If you were to make a line graph with the left side being music and the right side being social, these three services would line up something like this:

I think this is the ideal position for someone who loves music, but wants to explore and share it more via social networking.  Listen to my Blip.fm station today and try it for yourself!

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