[The Lycos Network] Find it - Talk about it - Shop for it [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [Image] [Image] [ ] LOOK FOR [ ] Print this · Email it Streamlining the Search for Music 3:00 a.m. May. 30, 2000 PDT (page 2) [Image][ ] [Image] C U L T U R E [ ]"But once you start Today's having that much control Headlines [ ]over that music and what [Image] 3:00 a.m. May. 30you can listen to, you [ ] get sick of your music [Image] Online Therapy faster because you're [ ] Isn't listening to your Corner Store Shrinking favorite music more [Image] [Image] often. You need to be Streamlining able to give them new - - - - - - - - the Search for (music) based on what Editorial policy Music they are listening to." Techie Girls Once you've tracked down [ ] Head Off to all of that new music, [ ] Camp the problem is keeping track of the musicians. Net Users Get Mature On May 24, Kick.com launched a music search Berlin's Bold, engine that keeps users New Art up-to-date with current Exhibit news, releases, and concert information from Narrowing their favorite bands. Appalachia's Divide Unlike music companies like Listen.com and Trailing the Emusic.com, which Microsoft aggregate data primarily Trial on digital downloads and streaming sites, or Deconstructing CDDB.com, which only Hatred provides album information, Kick.com is ... But Is It a one-stop shop for all Art? your music needs, said CEO Matthew Skyrm. Gizmos Gets a Hand from "Our whole goal and Marketers vision was to make sure that people never miss Napster Gets a new articles, (and) Hearing don't have to deal with news overloads that have 25 article links on (a) page, making sure you never miss a concert," Skyrm said. "People don't even want to spend 30 minutes downloading, so why would they spend that time (filling out profiles)?" The company licenses editorial content from a variety of sources, and sends users news updates, tour schedules, and information about the most requested bands and songs on the site. Once the Kick application is downloaded and a password-protected account has been created, a small "music companion" window resides within the browser to deliver news while allowing users to continue surfing. "The reason piracy is there is because that's the easiest way for people to get music," Skyrm said. "Go to Sony Music and you can purchase music, but it's a slow, clunky process. That's what we are trying to bridge -– the gap between piracy and easy access to information." While you can't buy concert tickets from Kick.com, the site does allow you to purchase new CDs and merchandise through links to online retail stores such as Amazon.com and CDNow. << Back 2 of 2 Have a comment on this article? Send it. Printing? Use this version. Email this to a friend. Related Wired Links: MP3.com Courting Disaster? May. 25, 2000 Napster Gets a Hearing May. 24, 2000 Napster Not a Liquid Asset? May. 23, 2000 Big Money Feast for Napster May. 22, 2000 Real's Easy Listening May. 22, 2000 Hancock to 'Rockit' to Boomers May. 18, 2000 Napster: Fighting Irrelevance May. 15, 2000 Napster May Not Matter Anymore May. 15, 2000 Napster Backlash Has Begun May. 15, 2000 Worms and Windows Media May. 12, 2000 A Score for Online Music Dec. 1, 1999 That's Entertaindom Dot Com Nov. 30, 1999 Feedback | Help | About Us | Jobs Editorial Policy | Advertise | Privacy Statement | Terms and Conditions Copyright © 2000 Wired Digital Inc., a Lycos Network site. All rights reserved. [ ] [Image]