Think of this as an Early Bird Special.
Thanks to KnOizKi, I discovered this nifty site. It allows me to send different kinds of files via email; the only caveat is that they remain on a server for up to seven days and can be downloaded a maximum of 25 times. Unless, of course, I wish to upgrade my account (which means paying, ugh), then it goes up to 14 days and anywhere from 100 to 200 downloads.
Anyway. From Day One I've been featuring music I'm currently listening to on my right sideblog and I've always thought it would be great to share them with you guys who drop by to say hello. So now I can, albeit for a short period of time -- and only the first 25 people get to do so. I wish I could do more -- really.
Now if only some genius figures out how I can share samples of stuff on my left sideblog then I'd make even more people happy. But for now, anyone who's pleased about my new music download feature can drop by KnOizKi's -- where he most generously shares more of his favorite ear candy.
Whoah, you're promoting my blog on this post. Thanks Gigi.
I lurve your sidebar for your music collections and even mimic that on my site. I've been sharing mp3 files a long time ago (at my old blog), I got scared however that maybe I'll get busted for sharing those mp3's so doing it bi-weekly would not matter I guess.
The "Yousendit" expiry thing sucks, I know but at least there's no obligation of paying such service.
Guess what, www.multiply.com allows you to download 20songs each month (& listen to it at the same time), so consider that an option.
I'll check your music sidebar from time to time and I'll get a few songs to download and share.
btw, Amel Larrieux is my new addiction. Cheers!
Posted by: K | May 20, 2006 at 01:38 PM
Hi K! I was thinking of it this way: when I read about a new album or artist, oftentimes a 30-second snippet just isn't enough for me. I usually end up buying something completely new if I get to hear a song or two in its entirety. So I'm hoping doing this gets the featured artist more exposure at the very least (more record sales is probably what's preferred). Anyway, given the limitations of time and number of downloads, it's not like I'm giving something away to everybody, 'no? But what I REALLY wanted to do was allow visitors to listen to what I'm playing if they feel like it, without them having to download anything. Any ideas?
I've loved Larrieux since her Groove Theory days -- just love her voice. So much so that I buy her cds without even listening to them first. Now THAT'S fan love, I suppose. :)
PS: You're so generous with your music, etc., I think I'm doing a public service by letting more people know about your site!
Posted by: Gigi | May 20, 2006 at 05:39 PM
I totally understand what you mean. But maybe you can use your hosting account to download one full song on each artist and link that to the sidebar. I used to have a radioblog which dynamically creates a playlist of audio files to be heard by visitors but that only works if you own a domain.
I hope that helps and once again thank you for promoting my site. ;)
Posted by: K | May 21, 2006 at 01:05 AM
Hi Gigi! I would have been an early bird too were it not for the tech problems I've been having with my laptop lately. Anyway, I tried to download The Brand New Heavies and discovered I was too late because it asked me to furnish a password to your iTunes account. ... Maybe next time, I'll be one of the lucky 25. In the meantime, however, I wonder if you'd consider putting up an audio player on your sideblog (it's one of TypePad's features) so more people can listen to your songs. I'm sure I'm not the only one stalking your music sidebar. :) (By the way, this is the second time I'm posting my comment. The first one - yesterday - seem to have disappeared.)
Posted by: bugsybee | July 13, 2006 at 01:50 PM
Hi Bugsy - (I emailed you my reply -- but just know I'm working on other alternatives :) ).
Posted by: Gigi | July 13, 2006 at 06:19 PM