Friday, November 14, 2014

Please Don't Stop the Music

Over 100 million users are online listening to Pandora at any one time, claims the site. Many people have enjoyed internet radio and noone that I have met has ever told me that they don't listen to music in some way. People listen to music for a variety of reasons, and they love music that they can relate to through similar artists. I have mentioned the technology behind Pandora, now Google wants to join the act with music pages on You Tube.

You Tube has always contained music videos posted by users of every known artist or song. Record companies had a field day at first, even trying to fight this noble effort with legal action. I say noble because listening to music videos online has always served the purpose of connecting people with new music. Often times, people who watch music videos on You Tube have ended up buying cds and digital copies of songs and albums. Some people do just listen or watch music videos, but most people have a genuine heart to support there favorite bands. Finally, it seems that record labels have backed off and now more music videos and videos containing music are now populating You Tube's pages. Now Google wants to join the ranks of Pandora by now allowing registered users to have music pages, where You Tube arranges music videos for users based on previous videos and artists that they have listened to.

Once you log in to You Tube, you can go to a music home page on You Tube, where you can type in an artist or song. You tube then displays videos based on your search like normal, but as you click on videos to listen to, You Tube will then recommend videos of artists that it believes you will like. You can even create "playlists" of videos, just like how radio stations have playlists of songs. I haven't seen anywhere where you can thumbs up or down music, but I appreciate Google's attempt at the concept. Of course since You Tube is owned by Google, you can be sure that there are already measures to allow mobile devices to take advantage of the new features. Make sure to keep up to date with the latest features, so you will know what changes Googles has made to the service.

With radio being redefined all the time, and music being accessed differently, it's excellent to observe the ways in which people are enjoying great bands everywhere. It's also vital to note that you might even find music that hasn't made its way to Pandora yet, and You Tube might just be a different way to stay informed. Listeners around the world eagerly await the next great trend in music. Once again, Recommended Music services are stating there claim to that title. Wherever you are tuning in, remember that music will grow, just like every other form of media.

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