tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220837904213342477.post1069950354951042602..comments2009-03-15T18:03:48.904-07:00Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15796599966241154663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220837904213342477.post-33551175232579517222009-03-15T18:03:00.000-07:002009-03-15T18:03:00.000-07:00Hey Nick, this post was from quite a while ago; things have certainly moved on since then.<BR/><BR/>Looks like Google's <A HREF="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/08/google-music-trends.html#c3000407853442115265" REL="nofollow">music trends</A> is no longer going. On the other hand <A HREF="playlist.com" REL="nofollow">playlist.com</A> and <A HREF="www.spotify.com" REL="nofollow">Spotify</A> certainly are coming along nicely -- no doubt, funding helps. :-)<BR/><BR/>I like all these services -- it's good to see someone taking on Apple and Microsoft (and Winamp?) etc in building decent media players. But I think that the key now is to get something running on mobile. While I do listen to music at my desk and at home, my main need now is to listen to something on the move. Spotify running on my phone -- even when I'm underground, with some temporarily cached data -- would be the ultimate.<BR/><BR/>It would be great if you could get chords and lyrics to display next to a song either in audio or video (might attract some legal attention!). Just tonight I had a go at learning the Conchords song <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPyuZ6ZTqmo" REL="nofollow">"Bret You've Got It Going On"</A>, and some manual browser window layout changes had to be made to see Jermaine's fingerwork at the same time as the chords.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15796599966241154663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220837904213342477.post-9790010312965799502009-03-15T16:45:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:45:00.000-07:00Mark, makes me wonder where playlist.com figures in your assessment. I've dl'd the latest songbird and am impressed with its integration with sites like lastfm, along with much other funtionality that will provide a comprehensive music environment on the desktop. Having lyrics displayed while listening to radiohead tracks!!<BR/>nicknickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01531157519445183482noreply@blogger.com