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March 22, 2010

Soundz.fm – The New Wave of Online Radio

Soundz.fm is a web-app that lets users manage and listen to their favorite radio stations online. Rather than clicking around aimlessly in search of something worthwhile, Soundz.fm improves the listening experience for its users by making it easy to see what songs are playing on each station before make a selection, and then letting people save their favorite stations to hear more from in the future.

To use Soundz.fm you have to input your email address and create a password. This information is necessary to create an account, which is where your favorite stations and most “loved” songs will be stored. When you’re on the hunt for new music in the beginning, you’ll need to browse by country to find new stations to add to your radio list. Once you’ve built a station list you’re happy with, start listening to new tunes. If a particular song sticks out, click the heart shaped icon to add it to your list of most loved tunes. You can click on the “i” icon below each song to find additional information about that selection, as well, such as where to buy it or where to hear it elsewhere online.

Because sharing via social networking is so important to people these days, Soundz.fm makes it easy to let your friends on Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace know what songs you’re digging the most. Overall, Soundz.fm is a quick-playing Internet radio application that makes it easy to hold on to the songs you enjoy hearing and avoid the music you dislike. It is definitely an application that any music aficionado should check out.

Practical Uses:

  • Discover new music online
  • Save songs you like to refer back to later
  • Keep a list of your favorite stations to make finding cool music a snap
  • See what artist is playing on a station before clicking to connect

Insider Tips:

  • Share your favorite songs via Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking sites
  • Click on a radio station’s name to go directly to its own site
  • Suggest new radio stations to add to Soundz.fm’s collection
  • Click the “i” icons to search for videos of your favorite songs on YouTube

What we liked:

  • Almost no lag time when connecting with a new station
  • Clean design makes it easy to figure out how to use Soundz.fm
  • Ability to quickly tag favorite songs to return to later
  • Click to find out what song was previously playing on any station

What we didn’t like:

  • Less than 30 U.S. radio stations are currently available on Soundz.fm, and the application will become more useful as more stations are added

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Company Info:

  • Launched: December 2009
  • Privately Held
  • Headquarters: Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Founded by: Peter Mihalik
  • Web site: http://www.soundz.fm

Costs:

  • Free

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