Part of what makes the Internet fun is the ability to band together with other people who share your interests in large scale group events. Since the advent of Web 2.0, that has become even easier. You may have heard of the seemingly crazy NaNoWriMo, where people sign on to write a novel in the [...]

There have been many times when I wished the Billboard music charts reflected my taste in music more closely. That time may be now. Billboard and iLike have decided to collaborate on a social music chart. The potential for tracking what kind of music is really popular, as opposed to what kind is just overplayed, [...]

In the social music site scene, Pure Volume stands out. It stands out for being nondescript, that is. With a white and grey on grey look, a logo that looks hidden and a plain vanilla interface, Pure Volume’s biggest trait is how vanilla it seems when compared to sites like Trig, Mog, Last.FM and iLike.
Where [...]