Grooveshark: Coolest Free Online Music Service You Probably Haven't Heard Of
Pandora? Rhapsody? LastFM? Project Playlist? All very good online music services, in my opinion. They're also very popular, but have you heard of Grooveshark? If you have, you can stop here and congratulate yourself for being party to its awesomeness. If you haven't, read on because this info is for you.
Far from being "just another free online music service," Grooveshark is not new. Nor is it a secret, though many people I've asked don't know about it.
Once you hit the link and land on the home page, you're greeted with a slick and simply functional user interface with a can't-miss-it search box right in the middle of the page. The box wants you to enter a song, artist, or album to search for...and you're going to be hard-pressed to enter a song, album. or artist request that doesn't come up with what you're looking for. Grooveshark seems to have everything.
Underneath the search box is a row of link buttons mostly for those with a Grooveshark account (quick and easy to do), but the popular button shows you what tracks are getting the most play.
Of course you'll want to set up an account right away. Once you do, you're ready to get busy adding songs to your favorites list, setting up playlists, and even customizing playlist widgets that you can post to popular social networking sites. If you can copy and paste HTML, you can embed the widget on your own website too. For an example of this, check my sidebar for the "Rock and Metal" playlist widget.
There's even an option to upload music. This feature is one you can explore on your own, since I honestly don't feel the need to. And of course, being a free online music service, there's no downloading...unless you're an accomplished hacker.
In addition to the free Grooveshark service, there is the VIP account option. For $3/month or $30/year, you get an advertisement-free experience, priority support, and advance notice of new features, products, and other goodies.
So, now that I've gotten your interest piqued, check out Grooveshark.
