songza launch
Humanized’s Internet jukebox site, Songza, launched yesterday. Songza allows users to search for artists and songs and listen to full length song results. The site is well designed, however, the audio quality is poor. I would use it as a quick reference to find songs but when it comes to finding music, it is my opinion that if you work hard enough at it you can find almost any respectably popular song on the internets. And I am not including BitTorrent or other illegal music acquiring methods either. Sites like Songza are only making this easier and more aesthetically appealing (which is great!) but at a cost of audio quality (in reality you are just listening to the audio of YouTube videos). Duke Listens! puts perspective on why Songza exists saying, “Yep … it is illegal to stream music on demand, but it is perfectly OK to stream music videos. What a crazy world.” I would recommend Songza to the point-and-click instant gratification users but audiophiles beware, the sound quality might make your ears bleed.
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Lauri from Songza/Humanized here. Just wanted to clarify that Songza isn’t the productivity software start-up — Humanized is the name of our startup, which is based in Chicago, IL, USA, and Songza is our Website. Humanized’s productivity software (i.e., products that make using your PC much easier and less frustrating) is actually called Enso, which you can learn more about at humanized.com. The quick and dirty:
Humanized = company
Enso = Humanized’s productivity software
Songza = Humanized’s Internet jukebox site
Thanks much for the coverage, and take care!
– Lauri Apple, Humanized, Inc.
Thank you for the clarification. I thought I had the hierarchy right but your explanation makes more sense. Thanks again, and thanks for a great service and mission.