Sorry for the delay, but our load balancer is fixed now so customers on that part of the system are running again.

Also, we have released a new version! There are a variety of fixes and new items.

Artist Features - We have added some things that will allow owners of their content greater control for the distribution of it. If you are a content owner, we can let you control whether people get only a 30 second clip of your music, or the whole track. We will have legal docs that you will need to submit to us verifying ownership of your content and then we will enable you to control access. Many bands have been asking for this sort of feature, so we added it!
Multilingual - We have added support for other languages to the interface. It looks at your browser and replaces the english parts with your local. We launched with Cyrillic, English and a bit of German. There are slots for Spanish, French, and Portuguese at this point. We will need some help from the userbase to fill in the rest of the words for other languages.
Tabs - The tabs are now aligned across the top of the interface which should lead to less confusion over where to find things on the page.
Ads - We have added Google adwords to the lower part of the page to ease people into a better revenue model. Sites need to make money to stay live.
Custom Colors - You can now control the background colors of your account. This was added to let bands better control their accounts for people who are visiting and listening to tracks there. We left it in for normal users as well!

Please be patient, there will be bugs for a while now that it is out, but we should be able to fix them quickly now that the main parts are there. We also hope to have a fix for the Facebook app later this week.

Thanks for listening!

A few weeks ago Robert Scoble came in to talk with us about MediaMaster. We had a great conversation which you can see in its entirety through the link below. In the demo section you’ll see our current system and a preview of the new version we’ll be releasing in November.

http://scobleizer.com/2007/10/24/future-of-home-entertainment/

Check it out!

If you’ve looked at MediaMaster in the last few days, you’ve noticed that we’ve updated the site again. The response to our MyRadio functionality has been just awesome, and we’ve decided to make it much easier to explore all the cool stations that people are creating.

On the home page, you’ll find a short list of radio stations that we think are worth checking out. You can play them right from the home page, or go check out more details. If you register, you can tune in to them with any internet radio tuner.

We’ve also released a radio directory page called “The MediaMaster Spotlight”. You can check out radio stations that people have put together. If you like them, be sure to leave them a “Thumbs Up”. You can check out the Spotlight here.

Finally, I’m really excited to tell you about our latest cool tool. We’ve just released MediaMaster Radio for Yahoo! widgets. We know people love their desktop widgets, and we wanted to give you a great way to connect MediaMaster with your desktop. You can install the widget from the Yahoo Widget Gallery here.

Incidentally, there’s some really cool stuff on MediaMaster Radio. Borisbolo has created a mind-bending station of musical mash-ups. Its currently my favorite. Check it out here.

We think your Facebook profile should have a soundtrack - your music says a lot about you and how you’re feeling. We’ve been experimenting with our App for about 2 months now, and we’re excited about the version we released a few weeks ago.

Apparently, others are excited too! CNet’s WebWare did a very nice write up on the app here.

Here’s an excerpt:

“MediaMaster is one of many companies worth keeping an eye on, mainly for the potential of having your entire music library available anywhere you go, as long as you’ve got an Internet connection. Their Facebook app, which went live just a few weeks ago, is a prime example of a great use of the service.”

One of the things we think about a lot here is how we can help you get more out of your music. An important aspect of that is letting the world know what you like, and helping you to paint a picture or build a mood. Our Facebook application and widget are examples of how we can help you do that.

Here’s a quick video overview of the Facebook app…

TechCrunch has a great post on where to find DRM free music.  I buy a lot of music online from eMusic, and I’ve downloaded a few albums from Walmart.com that work great with MediaMaster

Worth a read:

 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/24/finding-drm-free-music-online/