Webmonkey First Look: NapsterLinks
We have a new article up at Webmonkey today called “The New (Free) Napster.” In case you couldn’t guess from the title, it’s about Napster’s recent additions to their streaming music service.
Last week, Napster.com announced that they would be allowing anyone to stream any song in their library of over two million songs for free. There are a few catches for the freebie music — you have to be a registered user, you can only listen to each song five times, and the sound quality is pretty low. But, the songs play through the browser, which is a step forward.
As part of this new addition to their service, Napster has created these widgets called NapsterLinks. They are basically machine-generated links that can be plugged into web pages, emails, wikis, or anywhere that basic markup is allowed. They serve as direct links to streaming songs of your choosing. This Webmonkey article takes a look at how to build your own NapsterLinks and what you can expect if you decide to use them.
So, enjoy “The New (Free) Napster.” And if you have any interesting experiences with NapsterLinks or the new Napster streaming service, tell us about them by writing to webmonkey@wired.com.
