What is it?:
Last.fm is a music based social media site which basically logs the tracks you play from your devices like PC's and Phones etc... known as 'scrobbling'. The 'scrobbler' attaches as a plug in to all the mainstream media players and uploads the track information on what you play.
Why I love it:
Mainly cause it's a great way of charting my music interest over time and mapping exactly what kind of music i really do listen to compared to what i think i listen to most (if that makes any sense!). I have always been fascinated by stats and so that is why this appeals to me, i like to understand trends in people and with music being able to convey so much emotion i think it can sometimes say a lot when you look at what you listen to. I love the fact it keeps overall records of how many times you listen to an artist or a song in a kind of 'top of the pops' kind of way and looking at the list its interesting to see unexpected artists high up that you didn't realise you spent so much time listening to.
For example, i have listened to 'Senses Fail' 146 times in the last 12 months, the third amount over the whole year but they sit only 35th on 221 plays in my overall chart. This means that you could maybe say my interest in them has increased dramatically over the last year, whereas Ill Nino for example sit 3rd with 745 plays overall but sit joint 51st with Devildriver on just 25 plays over the last 12 months.......from that very quick, limited and basic snapshot look at 2 random bands, you could say my music tasted has possibly become less heavy and more punky over the last year?...........well i find it interesting anyway!
It also has other great features like suggestions on music you might like (a great way to find new music based on fans 'tagging' artists with genres). Another cool feature is the 'radio stations' basically you can pick a band and click their radio station and it will play a track from them and then a load of tracks by similar sounding bands. You can also log gigs you are going to and tag yourself as 'going' which is cool for finding out if other friends of yours are going too. Theres plenty of other features including free track downloads amongst others so there is loads on offer!
I also like the 'Paint it Black' button too (just restyles the site to black rather than red!), the reverse being 'Simply Red', the small things, especially as i design websites too.
Check my profile out and then sign up yourself!
http://www.last.fm/user/Lawrenciumbc
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