Blip.fm is kind of like Twitter meets Seeqpod. That is, it's a service that lets you send short messages to your contacts, accompanied by streaming music. We first looked at Blip.fm last summer.

But here's the thing about Twitter: Most of the people I know that use the service regularly use third party Twitter clients on their desktops, cellphones, or other devices instead of using the Twitter web interface. As it turns out, Blip.fm is also a lot cooler when you pair it with third party software like Blipster.

Blipster is a desktop client for Blip.fm that runs on Adobe AIR, which means it can work with Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. You can use Blipster to search for music, listen to songs, see the latest messages and songs from your contacts, and even add new people to follow. If you find someone who shares your musical tastes, you can add them as a contact and listen to the songs they're blipping.

Blipster also features Last.fm integreation which lets you find similar artists. It also has beta support for Last.fm's scrobbling feature which is designed to offer improved recommendations based on the music you've already played.

[via Go2Web20]