last.fm
Where do I even begin? This is one of the most incredibly useful sites in the history of the internet. At least it is for music geeks such as myself. It's like social networking with a purpose, a theme, a reason.
Last.fm invites you to install any of a variety of official or third-party software to your computer or iPhone, which will then track the music you've been listening to in the player of your choice (iTunes, Windows Media, etc.). The method it uses to track what you've been listening to and submit it to its database is called "Scrobbling".
Now, scrobbling may sound like some Big Brother crap, but I assure you, it's not. Last.fm makes the user his or her very own hit parade, learns what you like and what you don't like, and makes recommendations of other artists you might like, based on that.
To top it all off, they even give you your very own personalized radio station, tailored to what you already like, what it thinks you might like, and what people with similar taste to you like.
I am a complete last.fm junkie. This site gets way more attention from me than facebook, or anything of the sort.
Want to see what I've been listening to? Tune In.
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