Amie Street is an MP3 blog created in 2006 by three Brown University seniors. You can download indie music as well as upload your own music on this site.
Communication – 2 Stars
You can’t really communicate with people on this site. You can comment on artists/ songs and people can reply to those opinions. You can also see what other people are listening to and get updates on what they’re listening too. However, you can’t talk to this user, and they don’t know you’re following them. So, it’s kind of stalker-esque.
Profile/ File Sharing – 4 Stars
Creating your profile is easy on this site. You go to their home page, enter your email address and password, then select whether or not you want to get emails, and your account is created. You can go in and edit your account information later, except you can’t change specifics, I guess for safety reasons. For example, according to my profile I’m nine years old.
You can’t really share files on this site, considering it’s all about the music. You can download and upload music for cheap or free, but that’s basically it.
Applications – 1 Star
The only thing close to a possible application I saw was creating a playlist in which it appears you have to upload your own music to add to it (not necessarily your/ your bands music, but music you already own).
Customization – 0 Stars
You can’t customize your profile at all. You have the same blue and white (that combination seems to be most common) as everyone else.
Notifications – 5 Stars
This is the first site I’ve come across that can make everyone happy as far as notifications are concerned. When you first create your account, you can choose whether or not to receive emails on Tuesdays and Fridays with information on newly released music. If you select yes, you will. If you select no, you won’t receive any emails at all.
With 12/25 Stars, it seems Amie Street sucks. However, similar to my Linked-In review, it is not necessarily supposed to be like other social networking sites. I would highly suggest anyone into checking out indie music or anyone with a band trying to get started to join this site.
Communication – 2 Stars
You can’t really communicate with people on this site. You can comment on artists/ songs and people can reply to those opinions. You can also see what other people are listening to and get updates on what they’re listening too. However, you can’t talk to this user, and they don’t know you’re following them. So, it’s kind of stalker-esque.
Profile/ File Sharing – 4 Stars
Creating your profile is easy on this site. You go to their home page, enter your email address and password, then select whether or not you want to get emails, and your account is created. You can go in and edit your account information later, except you can’t change specifics, I guess for safety reasons. For example, according to my profile I’m nine years old.
You can’t really share files on this site, considering it’s all about the music. You can download and upload music for cheap or free, but that’s basically it.
Applications – 1 Star
The only thing close to a possible application I saw was creating a playlist in which it appears you have to upload your own music to add to it (not necessarily your/ your bands music, but music you already own).
Customization – 0 Stars
You can’t customize your profile at all. You have the same blue and white (that combination seems to be most common) as everyone else.
Notifications – 5 Stars
This is the first site I’ve come across that can make everyone happy as far as notifications are concerned. When you first create your account, you can choose whether or not to receive emails on Tuesdays and Fridays with information on newly released music. If you select yes, you will. If you select no, you won’t receive any emails at all.
With 12/25 Stars, it seems Amie Street sucks. However, similar to my Linked-In review, it is not necessarily supposed to be like other social networking sites. I would highly suggest anyone into checking out indie music or anyone with a band trying to get started to join this site.
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