Stumble Audio
Like many people I’ve been addicted to Stumble Upon for a while, I’ve found it useful for bringing many sites and services to my attention that I would have other wise missed. There are plenty of web masters out there that have found the increase in traffic that Stumble Upon can bring if one blog post gets a “Thumbs Up”, there are plenty of rather long blog post out there that discuss the virtues of SU verses other sites such as Digg and twitter.
Stumble Audio is a new take on the Stumble Upon theory, just like Stumble Upon Video allows you to stumble through the various videos currently doing the rounds, Stumble Audio allows a user to select a channel and stumble through random bands/songs on this channel and listen to their track free of charge.
It has no links to SU or eBay however. Its a good idea in theory and a good way for new bands to get exposure to an audience they wouldn’t normally reach. Each time a track is played the artist receives payment, and at the side are links to various on line stores where the music can be downloaded. Songs can be rated just like in SU.
Certainly worth a look if you are bored of shuffle on your iTunes!