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LastGraph visualizes your music history: Last.fm keeps track of the songs you listen to, and gives you stats about recently played tracks, most played tracks, most played artists, and it's social. LastGraph helps you analyze this data with beautiful visualizations. You can follow trends...; Tags: Track, Artist, LastGraph, Last.fm, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2008-08-24
Music Collection Reporter (zip): Music Collection Reporter scans your computer for music files, indexes them, and assembles a printable PDF file of your music library. When scanning, Music Collection Reports locates MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA lossless, and FLAC. During the indexing process, the files are read for artist, genre, year, album, song title and...; Tags: Adobe PDF, WMA, Artist, Music Library, Moondog Digital, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-08-20
How do online music buyers find out about new music?: Ages 18-35 Ages 36-50 Age 51+ Going to the website of an artist, band, or record label 41% 38% 30 Listening to free streaming samples of songs online 46 25 21 Visiting an online store that sells music 42 32 26 Downloading...; Tags: Online Music, Internet Radio, Artist, Music, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-07-12
Cool Tools Friday - Pandora and The Hype Machine: Music lovers, lend me your ears. I've discovered what I personally consider the ultimate social music experience. Pandora + The Hype Machine = aural bliss. by Jennifer Leggio; Tags: Artist, Radio, Music, Pandora, Frank Sinatra, Jennifer Leggio; Blog posts 2008-06-27
Artists view our relationship to tech: On a recent trip to Pittsburgh, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi visited the Wood Street Galleries for an exhibit exploring how artists visualize our future relationship to consumer electronics. From hybridized robotic dogs to a piece called "Cellphone Disco," each work is meant to question viewers' level of intimacy with...; Tags: Artist, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones, Personal Technology, News, kara tsuboi, robots, pittsburgh, wood street gallery, art, dogs, birds, co2, carnegie mellon, france cadet; Videos 2008-06-04

How Internet users find out about new music: Ages 18-35 Ages 36-50 Age 51+ Going to the website of an artist, band, or record label 41% 38% 30 Listening to free streaming samples of songs online 46 25 21 Visiting an online store that sells music 42 32...; Tags: Internet User, Internet Radio, Artist, Music, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-06-03
OverLapIt (exe): A program that lets you organize, sort, and play your music. Ever wanted one program that could do what you want? Find a song in a second, by title, artist, genre, or label. Attach an image to each track like an album cover or photo of the artist. Compile playlists...; Tags: Artist, Music; Software downloads 2008-02-08
Is Last.FM the copyright compromise we seek?: Having covered Internet business models for well over 10 years now I have been anxious to see a settlement to the Copyright Wars. While its trade groups continue to go after file hoarders as thieves, the music industry has been quietly backing-away from the implications of the DMCA,...; Tags: Artist, Internet, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Operational Accounting, Digital Media, Cellular Phones, Security, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-24
Most frequently played artists in the US in 2007: Nielsen SoundScan published its findings on the most frequently played artists in 2007. Most played artists in the US in 2007 Artist Detections Nickelback 967,445 Rascal Flatts 871,064 Daughtry 859,785 ...; Tags: Nielsen SoundScan, Artist, AM; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Top-selling artists of the last two decades: Garth Brooks, Beatles, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion: Nielsen SoundScan published the list of top-selling artists for the era that SoundScan existed, 1991 to 2007. Top-selling artists, 1991 - 2007 Garth Brooks 67,402,000 Beatles 55,695,000 Mariah Carey 49,937,000 Celine Dion 49,692,000...; Tags: Nielsen SoundScan, Artist, AM; Blog posts 2008-01-18
Top-selling digital artists in the US in 2007: Fergie, Timbaland, Rihanna: Fergie, Timbaland and Rihanna were the top-selling digital artists in the US in 2007. Top-selling digital artists in 2007 Artist Units Fergie 7,537,000 Timbaland 5,933,000 Rihanna 5,547,000 Justin Timberlake ...; Tags: Artist, AM; Blog posts 2008-01-15
Top-selling artists in the US in 2007: Josh Groban, Hannah Montana, Eagles: Josh Groban, Hannah Montana and Eagles were the-top selling artists in the US in 2007. Top-selling artists in 2007 Artist Units Josh Groban 4,835,000 Hannah Montana 3,854,000 Eagles 3,583,000 Carrie...; Tags: Artist, AM; Blog posts 2008-01-13
eOrdering Professional (zip): eOrdering Professional allows small and large businesses, photographers, and artists to put their products online and take orders online. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Artist, eOrdering Professional; Software downloads 2008-01-04
Collectorz.com Music Collector (exe): Catalog your CD collection automatically, no typing needed. Just insert a CD in your CD-ROM drive, scan its barcode or type artist and title to download all data from the internet (Collectorz.com and Amazon), including artist, title, year, label, track titles and the cover image. Browse your collection by artist,...; Tags: Artist, Title, Internet; Software downloads 2007-12-10
JumpStart Artist (exe): Introduce children to art fundamentals with a complete set of easy-to-use design and media tools that include 40 printable activities and 60 project starters. Your child will be introduced to famous artists, explore artistic style, and discover different genres while learning art basics including line, shape, color, texture, and pattern....; Tags: Knowledge Adventure, Artist, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-12-05
Velazquez ScreenSaver (exe): This screensaver will become a valuable software to you once you understand the depth of Velazquez's art. Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) was Spain's greatest painter and perhaps one of the supreme artists of all time. The artist made two visits to Italy and lived in Madrid as court painter. His paintings...; Tags: Screensaver, Artist, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2007-11-29
MusiFind Pro (zip): Music collection management for home enthusiasts and professional DJs. Import data automatically from Internet or other sources. Fields for all common music-related data and customizable for other data. Fully customizable dictionaries for lookups. Multiple search methods. Keep track of albums, songs, MP3 files, requests, playlists, borrowers, and loaned items, make...; Tags: Artist, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Music, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-11-13
Artist's Butler (dmg): Artist's Butler is a studio manager for any artist. Most artists avoid the ugly, business side of making art. This includes documenting and maintaining an inventory of each item produced or sold, maintaining your resume to include your most recent exhibits, preparing slides and invitations, keeping your mailing list up-to-date,...; Tags: Artist, LynnSoft; Software downloads 2007-10-22
Artist's Butler (exe): Artist's Butler is a studio manager for any artist. This includes documenting and maintaining an inventory of each item produced or sold, maintaining your resume to include your most recent exhibits, preparing slides and invitations, keeping your mailing list up-to-date, preparing price lists and consignment sheets for customers and galleries,...; Tags: Artist, LynnSoft; Software downloads 2007-10-01
Drawing on air: In a recent article, PhysOrg.com reports that a team of computer scientists at Brown University has developed Drawing on Air, a haptic-aided interface to help artists to create 3D illustrations while wearing a virtual reality mask. 'The technique introduces two new strategies, using one hand or two hands, to give...; Tags: Technique, 3D, Brown University, Artist, Computer, Productivity, Virtual Reality, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-09-23