Last.fm has just had a redesign, and it’s a great service. Install the audioscrobbler plugin, and it reports the tracks you play in your chosen media player (iTunes in my case) and logs it all.Where’s the fun in that? It builds up an idea of what you like listening to, and you can download their radio player, and listen to your musical choice from their servers. One better, it recommends new songs based on what is in the playlist of other users with similar taste. It’s a great way of finding new music.
The service is completely free, but for a premium of �1.50 a month (which I think is a bargain) you get priority access to their streaming services, a few extra radio modes and so on.
There’s a comprehensive commentary on Last.fm and social architecture by Stowe Boyd over on corante.com.