Filed under: Audio, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Freeware, Social Software, web 2.0, Web
Blipster brings Blip.fm music/micro-blog service to the desktop
by Brad Linder Apr 13th 2009
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]
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
