Playlist

http://www.projectplaylist.com was one of the recent sites to go the way of blocking in our county. You can hardly blame the teachers for wanting it blocked. The kids were going to the site and searching for their favorite songs while they were supposed to be working. BUT they were also plugging in headphones and listening to their playlists and friends' playlists while they were working. I didn't stop kids from doing THAT while it wasn't blocked, though I did stop them from searching for new tracks.

The site will probably go away someday. I think that despite the fact that it is not sharing the files for download, it is linking out to sites that are violating copyright, at least as I understand copyright. I like the site and I really like putting music on my playlist. In fact, I go to my blog while I'm at work and play my playlist while I'm working. Eek! I'm like one of THEM! But I am definitely working and not goofing around. I just get it that sometimes to stay focused you need a distraction.

And if you don't like the playlist linked into this blog, please feel free to pause it! I found out about the site through a bit of fan fiction on another blog site. It had a soundtrack! I thought, "How cool is that?!" and figured that I could try to figure it out. I did! And it's easy! I don't have a myspace to link it into, but the blog will do for now.

Any recommendations for my playlist? I have learned about new artists through other people's recommendations and playlists and have bought three cds in the past month due to interest from these playlists. I don't cheat and search for free downloads. If I find something I like, I'll buy the CD or the track in iTunes. It's true. If that is true of all the users, then the music industry should like the playlist site...but chances are, the kids are finding their ways around it and not having to buy anything. I don't know! Until I do know, I will enjoy it and hope you will do the same.