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By dagsmith | May 2, 2009
Online Music Players | Comment

Here at MusicPlayer we’ve gone behind the scenes at some new products that are so new they are still in beta, pre-release testing to those of us who aren’t fluent in the Geek language. Let’s take a look at the future of Internet radio in Mixcloud and the hope for effective music backup and synchronization with Tunebags.

Mixcloud
Most internet radio sites allow you to choose the channels you want to listen to. Mixcloud wants to change that approach and makes the unit of value the radio show - not a channel.

Mixcloud’s business pitch is very simple - they want to be “The Youtube of radio”. Just like YouTube has created a universe of user generated video content and introduced the world to new performers, Mixcloud wants to do the same for audio programming. You can’t upload one song or one track - Mixcloud is committed to providing a full show or mix, with track list, that listeners can appreciate in totality.

The site itself is beautiful in its simplicity. You can get up and running - either listening or uploading in just a few minutes. Also, they rely on their music player so you don’t have to get caught up in having or configuring the right version of other music players. The site has all the “traditional” Web 2.0 social features with leave comments on track lists, follow shows that you like and see how popular a show is with the number of times it’s been listened to.What’s next in Online Music - Tunesbag and Mixcloud
By dagsmith | May 2, 2009
Online Music Players | Comment

Here at MusicPlayer we’ve gone behind the scenes at some new products that are so new they are still in beta, pre-release testing to those of us who aren’t fluent in the Geek language. Let’s take a look at the future of Internet radio in Mixcloud and the hope for effective music backup and synchronization with Tunebags.

Mixcloud
Most internet radio sites allow you to choose the channels you want to listen to. Mixcloud wants to change that approach and makes the unit of value the radio show - not a channel.

Mixcloud’s business pitch is very simple - they want to be “The Youtube of radio”. Just like YouTube has created a universe of user generated video content and introduced the world to new performers, Mixcloud wants to do the same for audio programming. You can’t upload one song or one track - Mixcloud is committed to providing a full show or mix, with track list, that listeners can appreciate in totality.

The site itself is beautiful in its simplicity. You can get up and running - either listening or uploading in just a few minutes. Also, they rely on their music player so you don’t have to get caught up in having or configuring the right version of other music players. The site has all the “traditional” Web 2.0 social features with leave comments on track lists, follow shows that you like and see how popular a show is with the number of times it’s been listened to.