Have you heard of Shazam? If you're not familiar with the app, Shazam is a music discovery and tagging application, which runs on most of the popular mobile phone platforms.
The basic premise of the application is that when you hear a song you don't recognize, you tag it with the app, and Shazam will return the song's information.
Also built into the functionality is the ability to share the tagged song with your Twitter & Facebook friends - which is where my usage starts to differ.
While most people might still be using the app to discover music, I'm using it to share the music I already know and like. I'll tag songs while I'm in the car, at a bar, or just home listening to music and then share that on Twitter & Facebook.
It's my way of saying "hey, I like this song - you should check it out!". As a music lover, this has started several interesting conversations with people around the shared song.
But this got me thinking - do you use any mobile applications in a way that might not have been intended by the apps creators?
Maybe it's a new workflow, lifehack, or something new all together. Either way, share your tips & discoveries in the comments.
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Interesting.
I often use Shazam to verify the name of an unfamiliar song that I encounter in a public place. One of the most common places I’ve tagged music is at the American Airlines Center, as they sample dozens of songs before and during a Mavericks game.
But it never even occurred to me to share that information with my social media community. Thanks for the suggestion.
Watch out world, and remember that it was Colin’s idea.
Thanks for the comment David! Hopefully your social network will appreciate your musical preferences.
I’ve used the Voice Memo app on a couple occasions to record either a famous person or a friend’s incoherent ramblings — then I e-mail the audio to myself, convert to .m4r and hello, new ringtone.
I tried to get Jerry Jones at the SMC Dallas event, but got caught up in the excitement.
I, too, use Shazam, but more so as a “music to buy” list. Whether it’s new music, or music I’ve been meaning to get, I no longer get that overwhelmed feeling at Good Records.
Getting Jerry Jones would have been awesome! That’s a great way to use the Voice Memo app — I’ve done similar things, only would send the audio to my Posterous blog for posting. Seemed to work well.
Thanks for the comment Kristin! That’s another good way to use Shazam. I’ve done that on several occasions, tagged new music to remember to download when I get home.
I’ve used the Voice Memo app on a couple occasions to record either a famous person or a friend’s incoherent ramblings — then I e-mail the audio to myself, convert to .m4r and hello, new ringtone.
I tried to get Jerry Jones at the SMC Dallas event, but got caught up in the excitement.
I, too, use Shazam, but more so as a “music to buy” list. Whether it’s new music, or music I’ve been meaning to get, I no longer get that overwhelmed feeling at Good Records.
Getting Jerry Jones would have been awesome! That’s a great way to use the Voice Memo app — I’ve done similar things, only would send the audio to my Posterous blog for posting. Seemed to work well.
Thanks for the comment Kristin! That’s another good way to use Shazam. I’ve done that on several occasions, tagged new music to remember to download when I get home.