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Watchitplayit.com: Continuing an online phenomena

With an ever growing list of websites that support an active online community for people to share their videos and experiences, a new contender throws their new and unique website. Watchitplayit, a new place exclusively for people who appreciate music and understand its performers. It is now the one place for people to share their love of music.

The world is in a media revolution as user-generated content is here to stay. People who once thought they never had voices are now realizing how easy it is to be heard by millions. Each day new websites open to help users get out and share ideas with people all over the world. User-generated content has created new places where people decide what they see and hear. Its is a new form of expression that is open and mostly unanimous. It allows users to expose themselves to alternate views of the world from the comfort of their own living room. User-generated media is the future and its here to stay.

Since the inception of websites like YouTube, users have been sharing and viewing all forms of free online video content. While website like YouTube were not the first to offer forums for users to submit their own video content to the world. They were the first to successfully create a deep and rich community of users around their service. They did so by providing users with an online community for video content creators of all skill levels. Suddenly, out of nowhere, people who were previously unknown began to make a name for themselves. Using websites like YouTube as a tool to launch themselves into bigger things or just remain and discuss current events. People are able to share their ideas in ways never before seen. The transfer of information could now come right from the source, by the people who where there. What was created was a new way for people to look at the world.

Now, Watchitplayit offers a new community focusing and specializing in the needs of musicians and all music enthusiasts. While user-generated content would get lost in the mass of videos on other websites Watchitplayit offers a way for musicians to share their music with one another. Watchitplayit is an active online community that offers the best place for musicians to come together and create in an environment exclusively for them. A website created by music fans to support the needs of musicians around the world. It does not matter what skill level anyone is, Watchitplayit offers a means to share with any one of any skill level. Also to help spread and improve the works of all musicians worldwide.

Watchitplayit offers many of the same functions as most other popular websites. They allow people to upload and view user-generated videos in an easy to understand, user friendly flash format. The website offers users tools to subscribe to member videos, save playlists, and comment of each others work. Watchitplayit also allows users who are musically oriented to create and share their experiences with musicians and musically oriented persons. Best of all, it allows the user the ability to embed their videos in whatever website or weblog they chose. Watchitplayit gives people a positive and functional way to store their musical content.

So keep the media revolution going, Watchitplayit is easy, user friendly and free. Maybe the next Internet sensation can be found on Watchitplayit. Setup is easy and free, so get started and the sooner the next Internet sensation can be found.

If you love clubbing and great music then perhaps it is time that you gave DJing a try. Many of the basic mixing skills can be picked up in a few months and although it takes years to fully master the medium it is something that everyone with a passion for music should try. The most important thing after all if picking tunes that really gets people going. You can then work on how to build a set and work hard on the techniques involved in making the transition between tracks seamless.

Nowadays the range of DJ equipment that is accessible to beginners has never been better. Technology has caught up with the music industry and there are now new and exciting ways on which to share music. DJs can now keep their music in MP3 format and even mix the songs using artificial mixing equipment that emulates the traditional record player setup. It also means that many aspiring DJs can make a name for themselves on the internet by sharing their efforts to friends via the internet. This can result in some DJs forming a massive fan base before they have even played live.

It has as a result never been more popular and with thousands of DJs becoming household names there are a few DJs that are achieving superstardom. Here are my favourites that would fall in this category.

Armin Van Buuren

The Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren has become one of the leading Trance DJs in the world and he regularly gains enormous crowds for his club performances. Like most DJs he started very young and was fanatical about music. He used to spend all of his pocket money on music and would create tapes for his friends and family to listen to which included his favourite tracks of the moment.

His uncle introduced him to a computer program and he was then able to cut, mix and create his own music tunes from songs that he had collated. Alongside following his passion for music he took a degree in law but was able to follow his passion as he gained an enormous fan base and began to earn some money. He now has a weekly slot in one of the most prestigious of clubs in the club island of Ibiza. Here he has residence in Amnesia.

DJ Tiesto

Probably the most notorious of all the DJs in the world Tiesto has turned his passion for music into a multi-million dollar machine. The first DJ to ever sell out a stadium of 25000 people two nights in a row he has achieved a whole host of landmarks for DJs. He has set the benchmark for DJs at unprecedented heights by DJing for enormous events such as the Athens Olympics opening ceremony. He has even managed to break into the US commercial market where his delirium song was the first ever dance tune to hit the American daytime radio stations.

He has continued to change and modify the sounds that he plays and unlike some DJs is continuously trying new things. Perhaps this is why he has achieved such longevity in the industry. He has even been nominated for a Grammy and is highly regarded throughout the world. He regularly appears on the top ten list of DJs for the mixmag magazine.

There is no doubt that iPods are changing how we are listening to music. It is changing how people listen to music. It is changing how they buy music. It is even changing how companies market music. It really is a true musical revolution.

Technology is truly exploding. How often do you see a new electronic gizmo on the market? You can get cell phones that take pictures or even videos. Music can be brought along with in your iPod. Ring tones can be of your favorite song. Accessories can be purchased to make your iPod or cell phone fit your personality.

iPods are changing how we listen to music. No longer are we forced to choose on one radio station with one style of music. Your play list is entirely of your own choosing. You can choose an Italian opera for one song and the latest rap music for the next. Mix country and hip-hop, oldies and alternative. You do not even have to listen to commercials!

When variety is essential, iPods are perfect. They allow for easy portability to the beach or the gym. Parents can download kid-friendly songs and have the perfect soundtrack for a long car ride – without having to worry about R-rated conversations from the DJs or questionable music lyrics. With anywhere from 1000 to 10,000 song capacity on an iPod, users never have to get tired of hearing the same songs played over and over again.

iPods are changing how we watch movies as well. Now some iPod versions offer the capability to see video as well, and you can download the hottest new releases. It is an entertainment center in the palm of your hand, letting you have the ultimate in entertainment options. You can even download TV episodes and catch up on the latest Desperate Housewives while you are at the gym.

An entire side industry has opened up just to create accessories to give iPods the ultimate personalization. From colorful skins to practical carrying cases and from headphones to car chargers, iPods offer a myriad of options. There are even toys that can be plugged into your iPod. Accessories range from the practical and functional to those that are purely decorative.

Along the same lines, companies are changing designs of their current products to make room for iPod. Purses and briefcases offer larger pockets to carry an iPod in. Designers are making shirts and even ties with iPod pockets. There is even a stroller with a special iPod carrying space.

iPods are changing how companies market new music as well. With pod casting (a live feed of files placed on the internet for people to use) independent bands can market their music that would be too expensive for them to do otherwise. Shortened versions of the songs downloaded as ring tones are gaining popularity. No longer can companies focus just on the sale of music in stores, but they have to pay attention to what is being bought and downloaded online.

iPods are even changing the legal system. With so much music to download, legal issues began to crop up. The most infamous is Napster, where some artists sued because they were not getting compensated for their music that was being downloaded.

Now there is a variety of sites allowing you to pay a monthly subscription to download as many songs as you would like, or the option to pay a small fee per song. A boom in online music stores resulted, and now there are several places online where you can download music. Even Napster stayed around, in a newer form. Music piracy is another problem, keeping officials on their toes looking for illegal down loaders.

Also, as with any other great idea, other companies are starting to come up with their own version of the iPod. Companies such as Rio Audio, SanDisk, and even Dell have their own players on the market. Competition will keep iPod looking for bigger and better things for its consumers, which is a win-win all around.

As you can see, iPods have started a music revolution that has changed how the world looks at music and personal entertainment. It is very exciting to think of where it can go from here!