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Statuzer: Twitter client and music player

WindowsMacLinuxby Brad Linder May 6th 2009

Statuzer
At first glance, Statuzer looks like just another Twitter client built on Adobe AIR. But it has a few awesome features that set it apart from competitors like Twhirl and Tweetdeck. First, Statuzer comes with a built in music player that lets you stream MP3s shared through song.ly and tra.kz. But you can also use Statuzer as a search engine for Jamendo to find and play free and legal music. In fact, even if you didn't want to use the application as a Twitter client, Statuzer would be worth checking out as a Jamendo desktop client.

The program also has a few other bells and whistles, including the ability to display images from Twitpic directly in your stream. It also supports the following features:
  • YouTube thumbnaiils
  • Hashtags
  • Contact groups
  • Multiple accounts
  • Search filters
  • URL shortening
  • Customizable color scheme
Statuzer is still in beta, but it seems pretty stable. It's definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a new Twitter desktop client for Windows, Mac, or Linux.

[via Go2Web20]

Tags: adobe-air, jamendo, statuzer, twitter

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Social Software, web 2.0

Jamendo: Download and Share Music Legally

by Simon Kerbel Dec 22nd 2007

Who likes music by a wide variety of up and coming artists in many differing and unique genres? Who would like to be able to legally download that music to your computer and portable device? Who thought Spiderman 3 was the best of the trilogy?

If you answered in the affirmative to all three of those questions, we're afraid there's no hope for you, my friend. If you said yes to the above two, then read on!

Jamendo is one of the hottest places to legally download music, and they've just released a refreshed website. Updates include direct music downloads in http, more intuitive navigation, easier saving of tracks, albums, and playlists, and more.

All of the music on Jamendo is licensed by the Creative Commons license, meaning you can download, listen, burn, share, and talk about the songs as much as your heart desires. And though all the music is free, you can donate to the bands who have given you particular joy or satisfaction. Jamendo even shares 50% of its advertising revenue with artists who choose the "Revenue Sharing" program.

Jamendo also has a great community aspect; you can build customized playlists and share them with your friends and family.

Jamendo is currently running a contest in celebration of the release of their new version. The top 5 user playlists, as voted on by the users, will receive a free iPod Nano.

How sweet is that?

You can listen to free music, share what you like with your friends, and maybe win an iPod Nano. That's not just having your cake and eating it too. That's mixing the dough, putting it in the oven, frosting it, cutting it into pieces, and eating more than your fair share, all with a glass of ice cold milk.

So get cracking. Register for Jamendo if you haven't already and broaden those horizons.

Tags: contest, creative commons, CreativeCommons, free, iPod, iPod Nano, IpodNano, Jamendo, mp3, music

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