Music and Social Networking

Wallop is attempting at combining music sharing and social networking. This got me interested. Can you tell a lot about a person based on the music they are listening to? Can music be a good icebreaker in starting a relationship. If you would like to share your musical selections and network with people be sure to check out Wallop. I have a couple invitations for those interested.

My friends have provided me with a few music sharing links. Some are simple playlists, others
allow you to create your own playlists based on others choices.

• http://www.indie911.com - A good place to find indie artists and check out some of their tracks. Be sure to check out Joshua Cross


• http://www.jamendo.com/us/ - Find a playlist and have a listen, if you like a track add it to your playlist.


• http://www.dimvision.com/musicmap/ - Find an artist or album and find other things you may like to listen to


• http://www.webjay.org/ -
  
• http://www.songbirdnest.com/
  
• http://www.merchboss.com/home
  
• http://www.myvideokaraoke.com/ - For those into karaoke
  
• http://radioblogclub.com
  
• http://shoutcast.com

Please send on any links you would like added here to chrisw_88@hotmail.com and I will check them out and possibly add them.

Youth Information Resources

It is very easy to find resources for kids and adults to find accurate information about
virtually anything but its a lot harder to find these types of websites that cater specifically
to teens. Below are a list of resources I have found that do this.

• Lamplight


• Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project

Please pass on this information to any teenagers you know and by all means if you have
a link that would be good to place here email it to me at chrisw_88@hotmail.com

BlogTV - The next genereration of social media

I have been hearing the hype about BlogTV for many months now. But as the British say in the famous Tea commercial "Only in Canada, Pity". For you Americans on my list you will have to wait.

But for those Canadians wanting to check it out you can go to http://www.blogtv.ca for details. It is in beta so possibly you will see some hiccups but from what I have seen they are minor. So get out your webcam or video phone and have fun.

I figure by the new year you will be hearing as much about blogtv as you do now about podcasting possibly even more. Its going to be everywhere. I thought I would take this opportunity to share this with my network while its in the early phases.

If you would like to connect with someone over at BlogTV you may contact the Community Development Manager at moddy.blaze@blogtv.ca

You can check out Mr Mugatu, my 30lb cat with a 21 inch waist in his blogtv debut at:

http://www.blogtv.ca/ShowVodsListPage.asp?VodId=b2ZrZeXG&page=hp&list=PV&param=0&s=1&pos=ancr

This clip is really funny. Its all about technology and how we love it LOL.

http://www.blogtv.ca/ShowVodsListPage.asp?VodId=ZmPrZeVG&page=hp&list=PV&param=0&s=1&pos=ancr
This should give you a couple starting points. There is a lot of good content here. This posting will hopefully turn into a top 10 list of the top blogtv.ca links.

I have 10 wallop invitations with most of you know are hard to come by. The first 5 people to email me with a link to their entry on blogtv.ca will get an invitation to join my network on wallop. Both websites are leading edge technology, both are in beta and both are going to be huge next year. I look forward to connecting with you on wallop and voting for your entries on blogtv.

If there is a blogtv link you really find funny be sure to vote for it and maybe it will appear here. Also, be sure to email me them to me as well at chrisw_88@hotmail.com