NET102 Topic 1.1 Music: I want my MP3

Grooveshark Review

Grooveshark is a free music site/music player and musical community that allows listeners access to millions of tracks. Spanning more than seven genres of music, it operates by simply entering the name of the track or artist into a search engine and then selecting your favourites, adding them to a playlist. One of the most impressive features of Grooveshark is the size of it’s musical catalogue, the content is upgraded and provided by users of Grooveshark.

Multiple playlists can be created and tracks can be saved to these playlist’s by clicking on the save button at the bottom left hand corner of the page. The sites radio streaming function is predictive, when streaming radio, you are able to select a preferred genre and the radio will select songs accordingly, or alternatively it will base its selections on your existing playlists, this can be an exciting way of finding new music. However, this function is limited as it tended to focus on suggesting artists that were already featured in the playlist catalogue. A created catalogue or playlist can be searched in the Music Profile section of the page by entering the name of the artist, album etc. This feature is a little faulty as the last column squashes all the data so that it’s ineligible.

The site loads up tracks faster then Last.fm, but is counter intuitive in some ways, often instead of playing it instantly, it will simply move to the bottom of the page and collect it for you in case you want to play it at a later time, which is a good option to have, but not always what you intended to do. The other problem with the program is that it is very easy to click on the same track twice so that you have few copies of the same song on your play list below. Within your music profile you are able to play songs from your list of favourites or according to artist or date, you are also able to search your page by entering the song you wish to retrieve by typing the name into the Search in Page feature.

The site encourages social interaction with other members, you are able to share your favourite tunes, rate recommended tunes and become a fan of your fellow Grooveshark members. Unlike Last.fm the site was not able to recommend other members as friends based on shared musical interests. However the site internationally accessible and allows users to translate the pages in five different languages. The profile function allows you to view your music play lists, your recent grooveshark activity, upload a photo to personalise your profile and you are able to view your music profile. You can check the activity, who’s following you, fans of your music and users that have been recently active.

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/user/jasminsara/5401521