8tracks

Internet radio is gradually evolving. The possibility of creating personalized lists with what you want to listen to is already a reality, and if you also add a social touch How fashionable is it at this time, well, all the better. Something like this is proposed by the application 8tracks A curious service based on the reproduction of streaming music, that is, on Internet, as if it were a list of music, but with the possibility of meeting people, new artists, new music, and much more

It is still a somewhat strange concept, but simplifying a lot it could be said that it is a kind of social network based on music , through which it is possible to share playlists Thus, using the system of followers and followed users seen on the social network Twitter, it is possible to listen to playlists of each otherto get unlimited time of non-stop music, no ads or payments

The first thing to do to be able to use this application is to create a user account, like all social network worth its s alt. This only takes a minute, and all you need is a username and passwordIn addition, 8tracks gives the option of using the application without an account, to listen to playlists from other users. The lists follow one after the other, so the broadcast is continuous.

However, if you want to create your own music playlist so you can share and listen anywhere no need to carry the tracks on the device, it is necessary to use a computer and Internet Thus, entering the web page of this service and entering the user data, it is possible to press the option Create Mix , and hang up up to eight songs in a single list. In addition, there is the possibility to set a cover art for that playlist, which may see the other users of 8tracks

Thus, all that remains is to start following other users from the application, and be able to listen to their playlists Of course, it is possible to become a follower of them, value their songs or even mark them as favourites The system of tags or labels is also curious that allows this application. This makes it easy to catalog a playlist and find others by genre, emotions, feelings or any other category

The negative point of this application lies in its organization, which is somewhat chaotic at first Its system of tabs, tags, and searches is efficient, although it needs some attention from the novice user.The 8tracks application is developed for mobile phones Android and for iPhone In addition, can be downloaded and used completely free, with the only restriction of a number limited number of song skips due to license issues. It can be downloaded from Android Market and from iTunes