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Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 2006/06/20/mog-launches-myspace-for-music-junkies/

  • marcel · 3 years ago
    that's a bit like last.fm. isn't it?
  • Ken Yarmosh · 3 years ago
    Agreed, Pete.

    I wouldn't use that unless I could put a widget somewhere else. The MySpace beast is always hungry for new toys!
  • Kristine · 3 years ago
    In exploring the website, I found this under How Mog Works:
    "And you can even add MOG to your Blog or MySpace page."

    I was going to register & try this out, but the registration form appears to be having some issues at the moment.
  • Pete Cashmore · 3 years ago
    Kristine,

    Actually, I think you're right - I saw that too, but the site gave up on me before I could look into it (seems to have been hit by heavy traffic from BoingBoing.net). If that's the case, I'm sold!
  • Josh · 3 years ago
    I'm really sure why I would use this over last.fm. Last.fm offers a plugin that works in more media players (I use WinAmp, rather than iTunes, for example), a few widgets of my recently played songs that I can plug into my blog, etc., and an RSS feed of the same list of songs, plus it has most of the same features: blog, forum, messages, etc.

    The kicker? No open design so won't even be as ugly as MySpace.

    It also has that first mover advantage.
  • FooBar · 3 years ago
    This is a total knock-off of PodOmatic's podAmigo.
  • Christopher Sisk · 3 years ago
    Even though this is a relatively new market... i still think Last.fm has a hefty lead here... They offer everything MOG has available with plugins for more applications than iTunes... for user who like using WMP or Winamp. Not to mention Last.fm is build on the Audioscrobbler database that stems years of data. I think MOG is going to have to work hard to get some ground here.
  • Chris · 3 years ago
    Just to clarify MOG supports the following players:

    * Windows Media Player
    * ITunes
    * Winamp
    * Real Player
    * Real Jukebox
    * Quicktime Media Player
    * Yahoo Music Engine
    * MusicMatch Jukebox
    * QCD Player
    * Napster

    As well as the iPod.

    http://mog.com/help/faq/winclient#n

    But only supports the following file formats:

    * .wav
    * .mp3
    * .m4a
    * .m4p
    * .wma (protected and unprotected)
  • billie -soon to be retired - g · 3 years ago
    FEED THE BEST. FEED THE BEST. FEED THE BEST.

    didn't we already established that this is a played out topic on your blog? DatingAnyone's demise clearly shows why FEEDING THE BEAST is not good business practice....CAUSE SOMETIMES THE BEAST DOESN'T WANT ANY OF YOUR FOOD AND PREFERS TO BITE YOUR HEAD OFF.

    cheers
  • Pete Cashmore · 3 years ago
    Billie,

    Hehehe. Yeah, we established that the "feed the beast" phrase was wearing a bit thin, but I still think the idea makes sense strategically - look at YouTube's massive growth, for instance. Ditto PhotoBucket, ImageShack and a host of other services that hook into social networks (not just MySpace, although they're certainly the biggest).
  • Ben Lilley · 3 years ago
    I'm pretty sure this is identical to http://last.fm ??
  • joey · 3 years ago
    And last.fm is BY FAR the leader in this category, and this new site stands about a 0.001% chance of denting their market share.
  • rob · 3 years ago
    I love these experiments. But at some point someone needs to come up with one of these schemes that's a real business. It's nice to see user growth and feature wars and watch what works and doesn't from a demand perspective while they're exhausting funds. And I don't think Google adverts are the answer. How would you soundly monetise lastfm or MOG? Or would you just hope Yahoo or News Corp comes knocking on the door and not worry.
  • Bilito · 3 years ago
    Big Deal. MusicStrands launched more than 6 months ago, and they have a far better UI and features. Photo and videos and even Groups.

    It's all in the race after last.FM -- which was the first out of the gate, but falls short in almost all repsects now.

    http://www.musicstrands.com
  • Puzzled · 3 years ago
    Anyone know how these guys are able to track what your listening to on your computer..is there any open source that does this?
  • Gardening Freak · 3 years ago
    It seems MOG now has exportable flash widgets.
  • Tammy Plotkin-Oren · 2 years ago
    Vote - best site!!!!
  • Brian · 2 years ago
    Vote -- great site!
  • Sam · 2 years ago
    I like the fact that on MOG, as opposed to Last.fm, there is the MySpace-like feature of forcing people to read the last post you wrote when they view your page. On Last.fm they have to click on the post title. Last.fm is more attractive aesthetically and everything, but that's what we should expect from the British.
  • R.G.M. · 2 years ago
    Vote! Followed by my comment...
  • RGM · 2 years ago
    MOG Kicks...
  • Erin · 1 year ago
    Hmmm...interesting but I think I like padora better -- mainly becuase it looks at the music I like and suggests new artists I may not know of. I'll still keep following this though...