December 16th, 2008 by Esswi

www.pandora.com

Pandora is an internet radio that automatically recommends music based on your favorite song or artists you request to listen to.  It’s like having your own personalized radio; not to mention, it’s FREE.  It plays a stream of music similar to your current or previous selection.   According to Pandora you can “explore this vast trove of music to your heart’s [desire].”  You can create your own radio or a “new station” by dropping one of your preferences; favorite titles or names.  Then the Music Genome Project scans over 400 attributes (a list of attributes M.G.P. uses to classify music) with similar rhythm, vocal, and instrumental aptitude, and more.

Also, as of this year, July 11, Pandora’s mobile software can be found on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch through the iTunes App Store.

Options

Pandora surveys your taste by asking for you feedback of whether you approve or disapprove of the song or title recommended.  You can respond by giving a Thumbs up (I like this) or Thumbs down (I don’t like this).

Watch out for these restrictions

· You cannot Rewind or Repeat
· You are only allowed six skips per hour (includes thumbs down response, although you can change the song by refreshing the player)
· The songs continue play whether or not you are listening to the station

Check out:

Deezer; Live365; iLike; Last.fm; Musicovery; Slacker; Stitcher Radio

December 16th, 2008 by Esswi

$ Until April 2009 Bank of America has an agreement with 73 museums across the nation to get free passes for the first weekend of the month if you show your Bank of America debit, credit or ATM card.  Go to www.bankofamerica.com/museums for more details.
$ Not a Member: NYC Museum of Modern Art offers free entry on Friday nights

December 16th, 2008 by Esswi

If you are a member of a book club or just love to read, consider joining a swap site.

Check out these sites:

www.Paperbackswap.com
· This site has a large inventory and has had members swapping 750,000 titles at one given time.
· For every book you ship to a member, a point (each title equals one point) is added to your account.  Then you use those points to get books or titles.
+ [Discussion board and live chat room]

www.Bookins.com
· For each book you receive you are charged a flat-rate shipping fee of $4.
· Must enter your credit card info at the time you join.
+ [Tracks shipment free of charge]

www.Bookmooch.com
· For every book you ship to a member, a point (each title equals one point) is added to your account.  Then you use those points to get books or titles.
+ [Get bonus points for every 10 books you swap]
+ [Easy to navigate]
+ [Clear instructions]