Overview
There's a new king in town when it comes to streaming media over the internet. As mentioned a couple of weeks ago on Wired's Listening Post blog , "Study: Imeem Unseats Yahoo as Top U.S. Music-Streaming Site".
I've been using IMEEM for about 5 months now, since the first time it was mentioned on the Listening Post and it has found a place in my arsenal of music sites I frequent.
In short, it allows you to search for and stream full songs and videos from their massive catalog of user uploaded content. The big difference between IMEEM and SeeqPod (last post's topic) is that all of the music on IMEEM is stored on their server and has been licensed from the major record labels.
What this site lacks in design it makes up for in content
- Huge music catalog (old or new)
- Easy to create playlists, which are needed to remember what you played previously
- Keeps track of what you've played, so you can always find it later
- Has video
- While the player itself if nice, the overall user experience is somewhat lacking
- When you perform a new search, the current song stops playing unless you've opened in a new window
- Must create account to play full versions of songs
When to Use
If you are in search of a specific song, IMEEM is great. After you create an account you can play the full song as many times as you would like without ever paying a cent!
I personally use IMEEM as part of my guitar lessons. If I want to learn a new song, having the actual song to play along with is a huge bonus.
The other great use is for following artists on music blogs. When a new band is discussed or reviewed it only takes a few minutes to locate them on IMEEM and determine if it is something you might enjoy.
