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Not looked at them all, but liked the look of this one...

 

Algorithm-powered "personal radio" services like Pandora are all very well. But they don't feel nearly as personal as 8tracks, a music site where real people do the choosing of tunes. Members pick at least eight songs (hence the name) from their own collections, upload them and share them as handcrafted mixes that seem like a happy throwback from the cassette era. You can find mixes created by your Facebook friends or simply follow other members who share your tastes. And it's legal — the 8tracks people pay the necessary licensing fees to the music companies.

 

http://8tracks.com/

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Having seen their experience sites i was very disappointed with Google+

 

This was one of my favourites;

http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/

 

 

That's lush if you use NE1 4ST, the end where it pulls out from satellite view of St James' Park is champion...even if a few of the streetview images don't look up to much.

 

In a similar vein try this....

 

http://www.allisnotlo.st/index_en.html

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Like the sound of this one too....

 

What if Facebook felt less like a daily diary and more like an autobiography? It might resemble Proust, a new site that lets you record and share a lifetime's worth of memories. Proust prompts you with questions such as "How did you break the news of your engagement to your parents and parents-to-be?" and "What was your first boss like?" You respond with words, photos and videos, and choose whether they're private or public. Little by little, you reconstruct the story of your life — and if your family and friends do the same, you might learn new things about people you thought you knew well.

 

http://www.proust.com/

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SOUTH AMERICA?—Following what must have been a successful on-field achievement Sunday, a professional, semi-professional, or possibly amateur male soccer player wearing a sky-blue shirt appeared happy, sources confirmed. According to reports, fans in attendance adorned with similarly blue-colored clothing, flags, and face paint were also happy, while players wearing red shirts hung their heads because they were sad. Along the sidelines, a group of people in yellow shirts remained neither happy nor sad but mostly seemed indifferent, and as of press time, no players on the field were wearing pink or purple shirts.

 

http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles...rt-happy,21033/

 

:lol:

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Howcast

My Damn Channel

Turntable.fm

 

Family & Kids

CafeMom

Dear Photograph

Poptropica

Proust

Wonderopolis

 

Sports

Bleacher Report

Grantland

Jayski's Silly Season Site

Onion Sports Network

SB Nation

toontastic.net

 

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http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages...2087815,00.html

 

Not looked at them all, but liked the look of this one...

 

Algorithm-powered "personal radio" services like Pandora are all very well. But they don't feel nearly as personal as 8tracks, a music site where real people do the choosing of tunes. Members pick at least eight songs (hence the name) from their own collections, upload them and share them as handcrafted mixes that seem like a happy throwback from the cassette era. You can find mixes created by your Facebook friends or simply follow other members who share your tastes. And it's legal — the 8tracks people pay the necessary licensing fees to the music companies.

 

http://8tracks.com/

 

 

Having a look at 8track now. seems really good so far. nice to hear a few things outside of my normal comfort zone.

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Having a look at 8track now. seems really good so far. nice to hear a few things outside of my normal comfort zone.

 

Aye, nice for a random listen without having to sign up, but also handy for stuff like Glastonbury (and other festivals) to see who you might wanna check out..

 

http://8tracks.com/operakt/glastonbury-201...x_set_id=789923

 

http://8tracks.com/probablypike/reading-le..._set_id=1114247

 

Also for any seasonal playlists like Christmas, Halloween and hanukkah

 

http://8tracks.com/michique/christmas-song...mix_set_id=2652

 

http://8tracks.com/nikkixmas/halloween-mus...ix_set_id=71926

 

http://8tracks.com/agenschmitz/my-hanukkah..._set_id=8462851

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