technoculture203-09

I came across a website today that is called last.fm which is sort of a social networking site where you can share music interests with your friends. The website measures how often you listen to specific songs and how many songs you have listened to throughout your membership of the site. With this information the website can also recommend music to you and compare your music taste with your friends. It can be seen as a place where you develop an identity through your music, as people can see exactly what you are listening to at the exact time you are listening to it. I think this is a very interesting concept because this can connect people through music, which can be a very important thing in many people's lives. Many would probably think this is the same as just another facebook group, but it is actually not because the focus is not on socializing specifically, but rather on sharing music and to learn more about your own “musical identity”, which is why I found it quite unique compared to anything I have seen before.