If you don’t already know about Turntable.fm you are missing out on a creative and fun way to share and discover new music with friends. Turntable.fm combines music with social media while incorporating a game-like twist. Just log in with your Facebook account and then find a room with a genre that tickles your fancy.
From there, you can rate what’s playing as either ‘Lame’ or ‘Awesome’ via a convenient meter. A lame rating will contribute to a song getting skipped (if enough people vote that way) and an awesome rating will allow the DJ who played the song to acquire points. The more points you acquire, the more avatars you will unlock. If there is an opening on the stage you can step in and play some tunes or—if you don’t feel like it—you can just hang out and let others do the spinning.
Although the music selection is slightly limited, there is still a good amount of music to choose from. Plus, you can upload your own mp3s to play them. This allows you to share that new album with your friends or even let them listen to your latest indie project to see what they think.
Overall, this innovative web application creates a pleasant experience by allowing users to share music and interact with friends. Currently, they have a significant amount of features but as a relatively young product, it has the potential to grow and we will likely see additional features in the future. We love it and hope Billy Chasen and the Turntable.fm team continue to improve an already awesome product.
