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*** site is slightly annoying because there is apparently no link to see what music they have until you sign up, although there is a free trial period; however, [http://www.emusic.com/browse/all.html this URL] seems to work even if you aren't signed up | *** site is slightly annoying because there is apparently no link to see what music they have until you sign up, although there is a free trial period; however, [http://www.emusic.com/browse/all.html this URL] seems to work even if you aren't signed up | ||
*** '''2006-05-22''' [http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/emusic.ars Making money selling music without DRM: the rise of eMusic] | *** '''2006-05-22''' [http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/emusic.ars Making money selling music without DRM: the rise of eMusic] | ||
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| + | ** [http://www.coverpop.com/whitney/ whitney music box]: the music of the spheres! | ||
==Radio== | ==Radio== | ||
Revision as of 23:59, 8 October 2006
This section is about the Internet as a place where people (users) connect and interact with each other. For technical information about the internet, see Computing.
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Articles
Brainstorming
Places where new ideas are collected and discussed
- AllYourIdeas wiki: post original practical ideas
- SinceSlicedBread.com: "What's your common sense idea?"
Chat Rooms
Communities
see #Chat Rooms, #Collaborative Projects
Collaborative Projects
- Cambrian House: for-profit idea sharing
- PeLeMa: simpler interface; no "groups" (US only?)
Fonts
- GMK freefonts: several thousand free fonts
History
Hosting
Data Services
not sure if these services are available to customers globally, just in the US, or in certain countries only
- Amazon S3 Web Services
- rsync.net: "Secure, Online, Geo-Redundant Data Storage for Offsite Backup, Remote Access, and Personal Use."
Humor
- ...about computers:
- BodgeCo
- Bud Uglly Design: parody of bad web page design
- The Daily WTF: "Curious Perversions in Information Technology"
- ...about the humanities:
Images
- Image Sharing
- deviantART: original artwork
- flickr: photos
- Cute Animal Pictures
- Cute Overload: "we scour the Web for only the finest in Cute Imagery"
- Kittenwar: ratemykitten meets the card game War
- Rate My Kitten: kittens, kittens, and more kittens
- stuffonmycat.com: cats, with stuff on them
- The Daily Kitten: "a new kitten every day... at 3:07 pm"
Maps
Maps of the internet
- The Opte Project: graphical maps of all Class C networks on the Internet
Music
- free, legal downloads
- Magnatune: "The open music record label"
- Mr. Furious Records: free downloads of complete songs
- artists with free downloads:
- The Cheap Imitation: all tracks Creative Commons licensed
- legal and portable but not free:
- emusic:
- site is slightly annoying because there is apparently no link to see what music they have until you sign up, although there is a free trial period; however, this URL seems to work even if you aren't signed up
- 2006-05-22 Making money selling music without DRM: the rise of eMusic
- emusic:
- novel demonstrations online:
- whitney music box: the music of the spheres!
Radio
Radio stations listenable over the net (without special software or a subscription)
- Egg Radio
- Radio Hidebound: "151 proof college radio aged 20 years" (but they do play stuff younger than 20)