Flash MP3 player + MP3 hosting for MySpace users

Divshare, another file hosting service, released a new flash Mp3 player for MySpace that allows you to stream music right to your profile. In simpler terms, this new move my Divshare allows you to upload your MP3's, click a button, and instantly get the code to embed the player right to your profile. Even better, registration is optional; you get their snazzy flash player, a place to host your MP3's, and the embed code for your MySpace profile - win , win, and win! :)

The player itself, at least the free/unregistered user version, comes in standard iPod white. Limitations include not being able to add multiple music tracks to the player (you are unfortunately limited to just one song per player). However, like some other sites that offer MP3 players, you could just litter your MySpace profile with multiple players if one doesn't cut it. Not pretty, but it does get the job done.

Easy MP3 Hosting for your MySpace profile

Expect this to take off quickly as a fast, free, no-nonsense way of hosting your MP3 files online and getting them into your profile. Things like this, sadly, don't last to long (*cough*, RIAA, *cough*, *cough*) so take advantage of it while you can.

MySpace Mexico launched (sort of) - Spanish!

A couple of week ago MySpace launched what I then referred to as a Spanish MySpace. Scratch that. What MySpace had launched was MySpace Spain (España). Now, MySpace has gone and launched MySpace Mexico, yet another Spanish version of their site.

The site itself is apparently still in beta testing and, although there is some mention of it on their international site page, the actual MySpace Mexico link is still not active. My understanding is that after an initial period of testing, about two weeks, MySpace Mexico will be available via its official link (http://mx.myspace.com).

More languages to come!

Display your MySpace pictures with these cool widgets

Head on over to GoodWidgets if you'd like to see some interesting ways of displaying your MySpace pictures.

Apart from the standard "slideshow" widget (they have three variations), GoodWidgets has a pretty trick looking light box slide show, a stack slide show, and an amazing book slide show (try that one!).

GoodWidgets allows you to import your pictures directly from your Flickr, Photobucket, or your "23" account - you can of course upload directly from your computer as well.

The size and color of all widgets can also be adjusted to fit your existing MySpace profile color scheme and layout.

<%= Resources.Common.IdentifiableInformationWarning %> - Look Familar?

Update 1/22/07 9PM: Dave has put up a page with more info, links, and speculation about this MySpace "error" (?):

<%= Resources.Common.IdentifiableInformationWarning %>

Someone has started a nice thread on MySpace here.

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Several people emailed today asking if I knew anything about this ugly thing:

<%= Resources.Common.IdentifiableInformationWarning %>

It's apparently been popping up on "some" MySpace profiles.

Have a look at your own profile, particularly if you have any previously installed flash widgets on it. If you see the same line of code anywhere on your profile please post a comment here and let us know about it.

Again, look for:

<%= Resources.Common.IdentifiableInformationWarning %>

This may or may not be related the Friday scare/rumor that MySpace had blocked all flash widgets.

Thanks

Parents monitoring your Myspace profile - Project Zephyr

The WSJ has an article on some new big-brother'esque spying software that MySpace is apparently working on. The software, code named "Zephyr", will allow your _____ (insert authoritative figure here; i.e. parent, parents, guardian etc...) to monitor specific information on your MySpace profile. Once installed this person would be handed a snapshot of your profile name, age, and location (all freely available anyway). If one or more of these profile details were to change, say you up your age from 15 to 21 for example, they would be alerted via the installed Zephyr software.

WSJ says:

"...A parent can download the free software onto his or her home computers. The software will identify any user who logs onto MySpace from those computers and collect his or her user name, age, and hometown. That information will be stored on the hard drive and parents (actually, whoever has the administrative privileges on that computer) can access it using a password..."

If this sort of thing concerns you, now would be a good time to find out about it. :)

World Picture Travel Map for your Myspace profile

If you like to travel (and gloat about it on your Myspace profile), then Travbuddy has a map widget just for you. The Travbuddy map lets you preselect those states and countries that you've already visited. Those places are then highlighted and displayed on a world map which can then be pasted to your Myspace profile. A counter at the top of each world map calculates what percentage of the world you've actually visited (I scored a whopping 13%!).

There are three maps sizes to choose from but, unless you can accept some serious Myspace profile deformation, you're best bet is the small map at 400 x 258 pixels.

Clicking on the highlighted countries, in theory (Myspace doesn't allow this), takes your visitors right to the Travbuddy website: A social networking site for fellow travelers.

Give it a try!

Myspace now in Spanish - Se habla Español!

Latinos, Latinas, Hispanics, and high school spanish speakers rejoice! Myspace has finally unveiled a spanish version of their site.

Myspace Spanish, Spanish Myspace, or Myspace "España", can now be accessed via this link. For anyone keeping track, that makes a total of seven different supported Myspace languages (Psst... make that eight: a Chinese version IS apparently "in the works"). All languages, including Spanish, can be accessed here.

Related site:
Web Tracker en Español/Spanish
Que esconden tus amigos en Myspace?

Add a Myspace band music player to your profile

Most Myspace users have come across the schmancy Myspace mp3 music player that has only been available to a small, elite group of users with a MySpace Music account. To get one, at least by-the-books, you had to be a musician.

The site Jukeshare has found a way to isolate and add the MP3 music player of any Myspace music profile to any Myspace profile (even a basic one). You are unfortunately limited to the same songs that are on your bands Myspace profile; but still, it's something.

Add a Myspace band Mp3 music player to your profile

You can choose from a list of artists listed on the Jukeshare site, or you can cut and paste the URL of your favorite Myspace band and Jukeshare will instantly create the new code for you. That code is then pasted wherever you'd like the player to appear.

Jukeshare: "...If the new player stops working - just come back and get the code again..."

Have a look while it lasts. ;)

Leave/get Myspace video comments - Flikzor

Flikzor, now in private beta with um (*checking*), about 48 passes left, allows you to leave/receive Myspace video comments instead of old run-of-the-mill text comments. Flikzor creator(s), Dave (Trakzor) and Dan, or Dan and Dave (*chuckle*), foresee a day when you will be able to pull up a chair, kick up your feet, and Myspace comment all of your friends with a webcam and/or a microphone. Typing is just so 2006!

Seriously now, what Flikzor does is allow you to send and receive video messages (a "Flik") right from your Myspace profile. You do this by copying and pasting a code snippet and dropping it into your Myspace profile. A small widget then serves as your messaging platform and interacts with your webcam, microphone, or both. Your friends then get to send you video messages, and video comments directly on your MySpace profile, or wherever else you put the flikzor widget. Interesting.

Myspace video messaging and video commenting

They only have a few more passes to go around so go get one NOW if you want to be a part of this. Keep in mind that it is in beta so a bug here or there is to be expected.

Related:
Mixmap vs Trakzor: Two Myspace profile Trackers