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July 17th, 8:23am 0 comments

What Makes Spotify So Different?

I confess, I haven't event looked at Spotify, the music-sharing network that made its debut this week. It's all the rage. Yet despite having never even glanced at it, I'm still wondering why so many people are gaga over it.

Is it really THAT revolutionary? You can find and play darn near any song on Spotify. You can do that on Blip, too. You can share songs with friends on Spotify. Ditto Blip. You can connect Spotify to other social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Ditto Blip. You can discover new music, see what friends have played, and access music from the cloud, rather than from your hard drive. You can do all that with Blip, too.

I'm not saying Blip (or any other option) is the best choice, or that Spotify hasn't brought a few new features to the table. It just seems the lovefest over Spotify is disproportionate to the small step forward it represents.

Another case of Shiny Object Syndrome...or am I missing something?
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