Tag: DISCOVERY

We've covered TheSixtyOne before, and the site has long been one of my favorite ways to discover new music online. It's chock-full of musical goodness -- including lots of Creative-Commons licensed music that can be freely downloaded. It turns music discovery into a social game and lets you "heart" songs (you only get so many hearts to give out each day, depending on your level). If others ...

Feedmil is a search engine for RSS and Atom feeds based on the concept of the "Long Tail." Basically, the idea is that small, obscure feeds have an audience as long as the interested people have a way to find them via search technology. So, instead of just entering search terms into Feedmil, you also select a popularity range, anywhere from the obscure to the well-known. By filtering your results ...

Looking for more web sites like Download Squad? While we think you'd be hard pressed to find a site written by bloggers as talented, well-rounded, and good looking as us, there might be a few other sites that you'd find interesting. And WhoisLike.it will help you find them. The WhoisLike.it homepage is so sparse that it makes Google's home page look crowded. But it couldn't be easier to use. ...

digg_url = "http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2008/01/18/thesixtyone-music-discovery-service/";TheSixtyOne is a music service for both artists and music lovers to share and discover new music. Incorporating elements of a digg-like voting system, custom playlists, and an internal point system for rewards - TheSixtyOne is some of the most fun we've had with music in awhile. It works like this: you ...

HowStuffWorks has gotten Discovered. The nine year old website that basically explains how stuff works, has been bought by Discovery Communications, the company behind the Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet for $250 Million. This move, combined with the another recent purchase, Treehugger.com pushes Discovery's web strategy by enabling them to bring their large amount of content to the web ...

Discovery Communications has acquired the environmentally-focused blog TreeHugger, in a deal that the New York Post reports was worth $10 million. Discovery Communications is the parent company of the Discovery Channel. TreeHugger has been online for nearly 4 years and has become a top site for environmental news, information, and tips. Blog founder Graham Hill says he'd been approached by more ...