http://www.giantpath.com Provides practical information for getting the most out of online music services. Guidance is provided on picking the right services and using them to discover new music. This includes articles, news, and profiles of recommended online music services. en-us andy@giantpath.com http://www.giantpath.com/news/20060529_eMusic_dilemma.html?r Answer: When it forces you to make decisions about buying and owning music. When it's about ownership, not access. 2006-05-29T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/TMIU/Free_On-Demand_Music_Services.pdf?r Chapter 15. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-12-11T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20051113_eMusic_adds_Naxos.html?r The eMusic message boards are buzzing over the addition of 4,000 recordings from the classical Naxos label. 2005-11-13T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20051106_firefox_music_search.html?r Users of the Firefox Web browser now have another reason to be happy. A flock of free plug-ins make it easy to search a growing collection of search engines direct from the Firefox search box. 2005-11-06T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/TMIU/Online_Jukeboxes.pdf?r Chapter 8. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-10T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/TMIU/Personalized_Internet_Radio.pdf?r Chapter 5. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-10T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/TMIU/Internet_Radio.pdf?r Chapter 1. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-10T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/musicinfochapters.html?r Included are chapters on finding album reviews, artist information, best-of lists, lyrics, and more. 2005-10-10T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Music_Information_Internet.pdf?r Chapter 17. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Finding_Album_Reviews.pdf?r Chapter 18. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Using_Best-of_Lists.pdf?r Chapter 19. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Using_Music_Awards.pdf?r Chapter 20. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Using_Music_Charts.pdf?r Chapter 21. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Song_Information_and_Lyrics.pdf?r Chapter 22. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Music_Artist_Information.pdf?r Chapter 23. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Music_Genre_Information.pdf?r Chapter 24. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath/TMIU/Finding_People_Who_Share_Your_Interests.pdf?r Chapter 25. The Music Internet Untangled. 2005-10-01T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050828_Technical_Support_Fails.html?r Too often, music services leave their users hanging. Poor technical support is the culprit. 2005-08-28T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050821_Metropolitan_Opera_Database.html?r Opera buffs now have a treasure trove of facts, figures, and trivia to peruse online, thanks to the efforts of the Metropolitan Opera archivist Robert Tuggle. 2005-08-21T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050821_MMOD_v_YMU.html?r A reader is planning to buy a Dell DJ portable music player, and wanted to know what the difference is between these services, both owned by Yahoo.. 2005-08-21T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050615_FIQL_Rhapsody.html?r Rhapsody subscribers now have a new place to go to find and share playlists. The FIQL.com site, recently launched to facilitate playlist sharing, now offers playlists in Rhapsody format. 2005-06-15T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050531_eMusic_JazzPicks.html?r Thanks to a helpful eMusic fan for cataloguing all the Jazz albums on eMusic that rate four stars in the Penguin Guide to Jazz (7th edition) and posting the list to the eMusic message boards. 2005-05-31T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050531_Musicmatch_PriceCut.html?r Yahoo's acquisition of Musicmatch has led to an unexpected benefit for Musicmatch On-Demand users: a price cut. 2005-05-31T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050523_Rhapsody-Yahoo.html?r Since Rhapsody and Yahoo's LAUNCHcast are two of my favorite services, it was with much anticipation that I tried the latest offerings from these key digital music franchises. 2005-05-23T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050515_eMusicAnnualSubs.html?r Existing eMusic users and bargain-hunting independent music lovers will be interested to know that eMusic is running a "special offer" on annual subscriptions until June 30th. 2005-05-15T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050510_ClassicalMusicOnline.html?r Read about online music services which cater to the classical music afficianado. See how the mainstream services stack up. 2005-05-10T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050510_Live365Classical.html?r A quick search by genre on Live365 today reveals 529 radio stations categorized as "classical" on the service. An impressive number, to be sure. But what does this mean to the classical music lover? 2005-05-10T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050403_eMusic_Toolbar.html?r Though not yet officially announced, the toolbar lets you search the eMusic catalog, play radio streams provided by Live365, and download the free "download of the day." 2005-04-03T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/TMIU/msnradio.html?r Changes have been made which force me to drop MSN Radio from my list of recommended Internet music services. 2005-03-18T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050315_Live365_Update.html?r Radio365 provides "Internet radio without the Web." Recommendations, Windows Media Player access, and new payment options have been added. 2005-03-15T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050304_OnDemandRadio.html?r Now, we turn our attention to online radio archives, which let us tap into programs past and play them on-demand. 2005-03-04T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050214_LaunchcastAlgorithm.html?r Find out about a new, legal way to share music online. Mercora lets you exchange "streams" with music fans worldwide. 2005-02-18T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050214_LaunchcastAlgorithm.html?r Personalized radio provides a compelling answer to the question, "what shall I listen to today?" Find out why in this look at the intricacies of LAUNCHcast. 2005-02-14T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050211_PublicRadioFan.html?r Ever tune in to your local public radio or talk radio station, only to find you weren't interested in what they were talking about? Well now there's a solution: PublicRadioFan.com. 2005-02-11T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050128_DarkSide-SilencingSpyware.html?r A rising tide of spyware threatens the musical enjoyment of Windows users everywhere. Here's how to fight back. 2005-01-28T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050124_RhapsodyAddsQuarterlyBilling.html?r Following Musicmatch's lead, Rhapsody has introduced a quarterly billing option for its "All-Access" online jukebox and RadioPlus Internet radio services. 2005-01-24T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050121_MSNMusicSellFolkwaysSongs.html?r MSN Music has begun to sell downloads from the Smithsonian Folkways music collection, an archive of 30,000 songs of recorded Americana: folk, blues, field recordings, children's music, and poetry. 2005-01-21T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050118_RhapsodBlogsMakeItFun.html?r Rhapsody subscribers are sharing their discoveries with blogs and proving how fun it can be for a group of strangers to share a 72,000 album music collection. 2005-01-18T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050107_WhoHasTheBestMusic.html?r The arrival of the year-end "best music" lists is more fun when you can play the music. Upon reviewing the Metacritic Best of 2004 list, I ran to Rhapsody to see which albums (as a subscriber) I could play for free. 2005-01-07T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20050105_YearEndBestofLists.html?r For the music explorer, the New Year is a good time. The latest crop of year-in-review "best of" lists is in. Here's where to find them. 2005-01-05T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20041216_Gift_certificates.html?r Increasingly, the gift of online music is an option for holiday shoppers. Is little Suzie getting an iPod for Christmas? 2004-12-16T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20041211_PC-to-Stereo.html?r Online music services bring a wealth of music to your computer, but they don't deliver it to your stereo. Find out what the options are. 2004-12-11T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20041202_SubscriptionServices.html?r A year ago, Steve Jobs told Rolling Stone magazine that "the subscription model of buying music is bankrupt." 2004-12-02T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20041124_LAUNCH_xmas.html?r Yes it's that time of year. Thanks to the volunteers at the LAUNCH information project, we can now access a radio station with 343 Christmas albums behind it. 2004-11-24T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20041123_Firefox_plugin.html?r Internet users switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox have access to many new features and plug-ins. One plug-in, FoxyTunes, lets you add music functionality to Firefox. 2004-11-23T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20041113_TourOfMyLive365Presets.html?r A tour of Live365's station directory reveals much about the vitality of Internet radio. Travel through this world and beyond, using Internet radio as your transport. 2004-11-13T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20041103_PlaylistsMixes_Article.html?r Shortly after the election results came in, my friend sent me an e-mail containing an "Election Blues" playlist. She is a Kerry supporter. 2004-11-03T12:00Z The All Music Guide has launched a new version of the Allmusic site (http://www.allmusic.com), which adds expanded artist information, new browsing options, and powerful search and sorting features. http://www.giantpath.com/news/20041018_AllMusicRedesign.html?r 2004-10-18T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20040929_eMusic.html?r Long a haven for independent music lovers, eMusic has made it easier for subscribers to discover music in its large catalog of independent label music. 2004-09-29T12:00Z Customers at Buy.com's download store now have the option of downloading higher fidelity tracks. http://www.giantpath.com/news/20040929_Buy-com.html?r 2004-09-29T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20040916_Launchcast.html?r Fellow Yahoo instant messenger users can now see what's playing on your personal radio station—thanks to the newest version of Yahoo Messenger. 2004-09-16T12:00Z http://www.giantpath.com/news/20040916_WalmartKaraoke.html?r Though it carries fewer songs than other download stores, Walmart's Music Downloads store does lead in one area: Karoake. 2004-09-16T12:00Z