01/21 - Website Wednesday: Blip.fm

What are you listening to and why?

Those are the questions Blip.fm wants you to answer.

Blip.fm is essentially like Twitter, but for music. This website is a place where you sign-up for an account to be your own DJ. You can search for songs and add a short blurb of text explaining why you chose the song. (i.e. "Blister in the Sun" by Violent Femmes -- This song always makes me happy no matter what mood I am in.)

Your blip stream is playable, so you can listen to your music anytime. Another feature is being able to view the blips from other Blip.fm users and give props to them if you like what they are playing.

The only downside is that there are times you will search for a particular song and the site can't find it. I am not sure what websites their search technology skims, but it is limited at times.

That said, it is fun and free, so I suggest giving it a go.

BLIP.FM WEBSITE LINK


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