Comments on: Search, Mix & Play with Songza http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/ The Business of Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:17:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: MMA http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-871646 MMA Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:55:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-871646 <p>Samuel you are spot on. But as I summed it up - great for casual listening when you have a craving for a particular song or album.</p> Samuel you are spot on. But as I summed it up - great for casual listening when you have a craving for a particular song or album.

]]> By: Bobby Ross http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-860844 Bobby Ross Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:30:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-860844 <p>Checkout <a href="www.flashwidgetz.com" rel="nofollow">www.flashwidgetz.com</a> it is pretty similar to songza but just a lot better.</p> Checkout http://www.flashwidgetz.com it is pretty similar to songza but just a lot better.

]]> By: giles http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-746787 giles Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:34:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-746787 <p>or perhaps more simply, spot the same typos!! (I searched for 'Perfect Day', and one of the entries was: 'varoius artists', just as it is in YouTube.</p> or perhaps more simply, spot the same typos!! (I searched for ‘Perfect Day’, and one of the entries was: ‘varoius artists’, just as it is in YouTube.

]]> By: jim http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-724800 jim Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:01:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-724800 <p>Nice...thanks for sharing.</p> Nice…thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Jeff O'Hara http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-722849 Jeff O'Hara Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:32:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-722849 <p>I met Aza Raskin, the mind behind songza, at TechCocktail in Chicago a couple weeks back, and he seems like a very cool guy and even exchanged a few e-mails with him. After meeting him, i looke online to check out what else this kid has done and was quite amazed. Check out his wikipedia profile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aza_Raskin , he is tech legacy. According to wikipedia his father started the Macintosh project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jef_Raskin . This is some pretty insightful reading.</p> I met Aza Raskin, the mind behind songza, at TechCocktail in Chicago a couple weeks back, and he seems like a very cool guy and even exchanged a few e-mails with him. After meeting him, i looke online to check out what else this kid has done and was quite amazed. Check out his wikipedia profile (link) , he is tech legacy. According to wikipedia his father started the Macintosh project (link) . This is some pretty insightful reading.

]]> By: michaelportent http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-721660 michaelportent Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-721660 <p>It seems to be the age of instant gratification music services. Lord knows how long it'll take the RIAA to rain down a crapstorm on these people, but it sure is cool to see great tunes at the click of a mouse. Lala.com is another cool site that also allows you to sync the contents of your iPod for streaming anywhere.</p> It seems to be the age of instant gratification music services. Lord knows how long it’ll take the RIAA to rain down a crapstorm on these people, but it sure is cool to see great tunes at the click of a mouse. Lala.com is another cool site that also allows you to sync the contents of your iPod for streaming anywhere.

]]> By: shashib http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-721573 shashib Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:50:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-721573 <p>Om,</p> <p>Great discovery . You a Rishi Rich fan too ? I treid to test it extremely by asking for Daler mehndi and mehsopuria - even hema sardesai. Songza delivered. of course it had no results when I used my name ( of course I haven't sung any songs) and I am happy it did not offer any alternatives.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Shashi</p> Om,

Great discovery . You a Rishi Rich fan too ? I treid to test it extremely by asking for Daler mehndi and mehsopuria - even hema sardesai. Songza delivered. of course it had no results when I used my name ( of course I haven’t sung any songs) and I am happy it did not offer any alternatives.

Thanks,

Shashi

]]> By: watts22 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-721483 watts22 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:53:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-721483 <p>I've been using Songza for a couple of weeks now and I must say I'm very impressed. The thing that really got ne hooked was the super-simple interface. I can't recall another web-based service that makes it so easy to rate (thumbs 'up' or 'down') and add tunes to a playlist.</p> <p>Such a simple little interface it makes you wonder why no one has executed the idea before... but that's exactly what's so good about it - the best ideas are always like that.</p> <p>If you haven't had a play around yet, then you really should!</p> I’ve been using Songza for a couple of weeks now and I must say I’m very impressed. The thing that really got ne hooked was the super-simple interface. I can’t recall another web-based service that makes it so easy to rate (thumbs ‘up’ or ‘down’) and add tunes to a playlist.

Such a simple little interface it makes you wonder why no one has executed the idea before… but that’s exactly what’s so good about it - the best ideas are always like that.

If you haven’t had a play around yet, then you really should!

]]> By: whatwasitodo http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-721383 whatwasitodo Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:01:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-721383 <p>what about Deezer? It does the same thing as Songza...only better. www.deezer.com</p> what about Deezer? It does the same thing as Songza…only better. (link)

]]> By: Deepak http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720418 Deepak Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:08:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720418 <p>Any engine that knows Shri, whom I have had the pleasure of seeing play bass (and he is absolutely amazing) and tabla on more than a few occasions is a must check. That said, I am picky about quality, so if that is below par I don't see myself staying with Songza</p> Any engine that knows Shri, whom I have had the pleasure of seeing play bass (and he is absolutely amazing) and tabla on more than a few occasions is a must check. That said, I am picky about quality, so if that is below par I don’t see myself staying with Songza

]]> By: Mezeri http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720399 Mezeri Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:03:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720399 <p>pretty cool stuff</p> pretty cool stuff

]]> By: hobnobLover http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720317 hobnobLover Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:09:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720317 <p>Hey Mr. Malik.</p> <p>Hope the Thanksgiving went well for you!</p> <p>I don't know why, but for some reason I feel the songs "somehow" directly come from YouTube, as they already have an options called watch on YouTube + the quality is kind of flv to mp3 quality, if you know what I mean.</p> <p>Well, the best proof I just found is this: If you have firebug, then you'll know what's really going on behind the scenes. When the Web site loads, there's one call to "top" file. The returned data is in JSON format. Look at the "id" tag. Now go to YouTube. In the YouTube url, replace the watch parameter with this id, and you'll see a video show up. For example, right now the top song is: Faizal Tahir, and the id is: 5UqJ0IpZuyQ. So, the YouTube url would be: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5UqJ0IpZuyQ and so that Faizal Tahir video shows up.</p> <p>Sorry to blow the bubble, but songza, in my opinion is still a great service to find songs quickly, so, I guess, keep it up!</p> <ul> <li>hobnobLover. http://www.hobnobLover.com/</li> </ul> Hey Mr. Malik.

Hope the Thanksgiving went well for you!

I don’t know why, but for some reason I feel the songs “somehow” directly come from YouTube, as they already have an options called watch on YouTube + the quality is kind of flv to mp3 quality, if you know what I mean.

Well, the best proof I just found is this:
If you have firebug, then you’ll know what’s really going on behind the scenes.
When the Web site loads, there’s one call to “top” file. The returned data is in JSON format. Look at the “id” tag. Now go to YouTube. In the YouTube url, replace the watch parameter with this id, and you’ll see a video show up.
For example, right now the top song is: Faizal Tahir, and the id is: 5UqJ0IpZuyQ. So, the YouTube url would be: (link) and so that Faizal Tahir video shows up.

Sorry to blow the bubble, but songza, in my opinion is still a great service to find songs quickly, so, I guess, keep it up!

  • hobnobLover.
    (link)
]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720288 Om Malik Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:59:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720288 <p>Samuel you are spot on. But as I summed it up - great for casual listening when you have a craving for a particular song or album.</p> Samuel you are spot on. But as I summed it up - great for casual listening when you have a craving for a particular song or album.

]]> By: Samuel Sidler http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720285 Samuel Sidler Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:58:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720285 <p>The only thing I found I didn't like is the quality of the music. I understand it's grabbing the songs from YouTube and other places which have a bit lower quality than I like. Great for spur of the moment. Not so great for audiophiles.</p> The only thing I found I didn’t like is the quality of the music. I understand it’s grabbing the songs from YouTube and other places which have a bit lower quality than I like. Great for spur of the moment. Not so great for audiophiles.

]]> By: Gruuve http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720275 Gruuve Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:53:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/25/songza/#comment-720275 <p>Check out www.gruuve.com. Site is slow but it is damn good.</p> Check out (link) . Site is slow but it is damn good.

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