MEGAUPLOAD no more

With SOPA / PIPA covering the tongue of current talk, it is no surprise that certain sites would be axed.

MEGAUPLOAD, who have been a major player in the file hosting of films, music, tv and such, particularly illegally hosted media, have been shut down by the FEDS. It has been reported that at minimum, $500 Million dollars of infringement have been placed and $175 Million in profit has been generated by MEGAUPLOAD. The owners face possible jail time for 20 years.

You can read more about the latest attack on piracy below. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/19/us-usa-crime-piracy-idUSTRE80I24220120119

I have noticed other sites where media is collected and shared, including AMPLIFY, a service I have often used to clip sections of articles to share with other, has been halted. Strange waters may be ahead. Are they better?

MEGAUPLOAD no more

Blip.fm in a fog

The future for certain sites, particularly Blip.fm is in a bit of a fog presently.


If you are unfamiliar with the site, it is similar to a last.fm or pandora, in the way of music recommendation, however it is based on the manual input of particular songs to be shared by members whom you choose to follow. If a song is listed in the database, an optional mini-description and or notes may be included, similar to a twitter status update.

I joined the site last October, however only began using it recently. I am watching twitter more closely these days and visiting sites, such as myspace, less and less due to time and interest and Blip.fm can send the music updates directly to twitter so you can see the musical selections being shared by the folks whose updates you follow. This is yet another method, filling the absence of relevant radio and being introduced to new music.

Being an avid music lover, always with a voracious appetite for new tunes, I love this, however, some record labels, publishers and artists do NOT love this which brings us to the status of Blip.fm

The site was funded for it's opening in 2008 and it's co-founder/ CEO, Jeff Yasuda, from San Francisco, is also responsible for sites such as Fuzz.com (which recently closed), wrote an update discussing the details for change here. Of course, not everyone wants their music to be streamed and those who do, will want to join imeem.com, which will be the grandparent's attic of songs for future enjoyment. Presently, folks outside of the states can not access all of the music which could become a bigger issue for Blip.fm, however, at the rate of growth from the site, a number of paths could form to provide a strong life.

If you are a musician, label, manager, it is another great avenue to spread the sounds of your art to hungry ears.

Read all about it!
My shared url from Sunday detailing blip's future: http://ff.im/-2UA7m
LA WEEKLY article by Liz Ohanesian: http://bit.ly/oZ6eQ
Personal blip: http://blip.fm/Shok

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