Groove Shark Trumps Pandora Radio

Well from the headline, it’s obvious this is just an opinion, but I am thoroughly impressed by this new site Grooveshark . I don’t know about you, but when I discover one of these many gems throughout the internet I just wanna talk to whoever listens letting them know how cool they are. I get really excited about these things, sites like this inspire me to learn more everyday so I may be able to give back one day in some reasonable proportion… But I digress, and I didn’t even get started. Sorry about that.

Essentially you can play any song at anytime, create playlists, even upload your own music. It’s really amazing, I don’t know how the RIAA is going to feel about this, but for now I guess we can just enjoy and explore the possibilities. This is a portable playlist at it’s finest, you can create a playlist at home, and play it anywhere you have access to a connection. You can also connect with friends and share songs. It also has similar functionality as Pandora does with the way it picks similar songs to the ones that you have listened to.

Many people may now be wondering, is this a sharing site, as in can I download from this site. Currently you can download from the site through either Amazon mp3 or Itunes.

So some may think I am easily impressed, but I hope this site impresses you as much as it did for me. So I encourage you to check it out at Grooveshark.com please leave some comments of your thoughts and or discoveries. Thanks for reading.

Attend Stanford and Harvard classes for free

Who would have thought that technology would enable anyone anywhere to attend classes at such esteemed colleges and universities as Harvard and Stanford, among other great schools like MIT and Berkley. I’m in heaven, as a philosopher by nature to have all this additional information at my fingertips.

I have recently started exploring these classes and podcasts, and now I can even watch lectures on my AppleTV. I am currently enrolled at NYIT and I often find myself looking for information to supplement what I get in my classes. Initially this was only available through podcasts which I have enjoyed for the past several years, but recently Itunes has just added a new tab called Itunes U for Itunes University. The best part about these videos and audio files is they are shared  free of charge, in the same spirit that the internet was developed.

I have watched many different videos and listened to many audio only lectures, and I have to commend the people who participate in this. So if you have not already done so definitely check it out in your Itunes store. If you like information I am sure you will not be disappointed. This makes me think of the quote from Good Will Hunting “You wasted $150,000.00 on a education that you could have got for a $1.50 worth of late fees at the public library”. Don’t  get me wrong I am not attempting to belittle those of you that attend these fine schools, I am just grateful that this information has become available to some of the underprivileged. Thanks for reading

Here is a couple of the sites with additional info or you can just open up your Itunes and click the Itunes U tab under the Itunes Store.

Stanford Itunes U

Harvard Itunes U

MIT Itunes U

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