Join the Mob, MusicMob That Is

Jimmie and I seem to cover a lot of ground while consuming beer. The last few weeks we've been exploring a wide range of issues relating to social networking.

Last week, I saw him tinkering and next thing I know he was importing his MP3 files directly into an MT install. The interesting thing about this was that by using some simple categorization, it was possible to organize your music by genre, band, and date "acquired". On the tail end of that discussion, I mentioned we should post the code up but we hesitated - fearing potential ramifications.

Lucky for us, MusicMobs is more daring. They've launched, as they call it, "a social network for music fans that allows you to share your listening habits and discover new music". Here's my 3 step distillation:

1. Get a Mac and install the client so it can slurp up your iTunes file (it works on Windows but it's more work and requires the web)
2. Go to the site and check out what you've accomplished
3. Scavenge around and find people that like the music you like and that match your musical tastes

It's very interesting and quite automatic, which is the most compelling feature in my opinion. I highly recommend looking into it.