Downloading iPod music always brings thrill to users whenever they manage to find the tune they are searching for. Just not long ago, when radio was the only free source of music, people would stay tuned to their radio or portable receiver. Then CDs came along, followed by music MP3s. It is apparent that the MP3 player has invaded almost all the modern homes of America. Chances are you would find one MP3 player or more specifically an iPod in the homes since it is the most popular MP3 player. More than 21 million iPods were sold in just the last quarter of 2006 alone, boosted by the Christmas sales. Having a nice gadget with such enhanced capacity to hold hundreds to even thousands of songs and music is not enough. You need to know how and where to get hold of unlimited iPod music downloads in order to do justice to your iPod.
When people think of iPod music downloads, the first place they would think of is iTunes. If you do a quick review, you would discover that they have a wide selection of over 3.5 million songs, movies and over 200 TV shows, over 20,000 audio books, games etc. Prices range from $0.99 for a music track, and movies retail at $9.99 per movie, while TV show sells at $1.99 per episode. Frankly, that’s quite a large database of iPod media files and there are old fans who stick with it since that’s probably the very first site that they knew and got their first iPod music downloads.
However, there are others who feel that it is ridiculously expensive if they want to beef up a private stash of music and songs with tons of iPod music downloads. Naturally, they would switch to downloading iPod music at free download sites like Kazaa or Limewire. Why should anyone bother to download iPod music that comes with a price tag each time you do so? People quickly figured this out and as a result, huge demand for free iPod music downloads ensued. More download sites using the same concept as Kazaa pop up.
But there are some problems with downloading iPod music at sites like Kazaa. These download sites would expose your computer system to malware such as viruses, adware and spyware. In exchange for downloading iPod music for free, you are obliged to view those pop-up advertisements, or commercial ads. Needless to say, this would badly affect your PC’s performance such as speed and memory and its functionality. Imagine the kind of trouble you would be in should your PC crash on you and wipe out all your important files and documents. The reformatting, reinstallation and so on so forth is something most people would love to avoid.
Business owners saw the loopholes and pitfalls in these free iPod music downloads sites. In meeting the ever-increasing demand for cheap music downloads for iPod, new membership sites that offer lifetime access to millions of iPod music files, music videos, and other media files like business audio books, TV shows and movies came into the music scene. Instead of a pay-per-download fee structure, they go for a one-time fee based concept. Various download sites charge a different fee but it is generally in the low range of $40. The music community, especially iPod users has welcomed such a refreshing change. Music enthusiasts can now access to as many iPod music downloads as they wish, without expensive charges under an environment safe from malware attacks.
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10 Websites You Can't Live Without
As anyone who has used the Web can testify, there are a lot of websites out there. Most of them are badly designed, difficult to use, or just plain boring. But in amongst the rough are a few gems -- websites that once you discover them, you'll wonder how you ever managed without! This list is dedicated to those sites which can make your life easier and more enjoyable; some you may already know, others you won't, but they are all worth at least a few minutes of everyone's time.
1) Google
THE search engine to use. Yes, Yahoo! might have slightly more visitors, but Google is by far the coolest search engine out there. No clutter, no annoying advertising, just pure, unadulterated search goodness. This truly is The Internet For Dummies -- just type what you want and let Google work its magic.
But Google is so much more than just a search engine. You can use it to do calculations, find images, get your local weather forecast and a whole host of other useful stuff. With its versatility and easy to use layout, Google will soon become you new best friend.
2) Amazon
Does shopping bore you? Does the thought of fighting the traffic to get into town only to be faced with hordes of manic bargain-hunters fill you with dread? If so then you're not alone, and luckily Amazon provides the perfect solution. You can now buy pretty much anything you can think of from the comfort of your own home, and it'll even cost you less! No more pushy sales people, no more queues, all you need is a computer, a credit card and a few minutes of your time. You can even do it in your underwear, something I wouldn't recommend when shopping in the real world...
3) eBay
Amazon is great for brand new items, but what if you're after something a little rarer, something that you can't find in your average high-street or online store? This is where eBay comes in. eBay is like the world's biggest yard sale, only instead of spending your afternoon trawling through one person's junk, you have access to over 200 million sellers worldwide. As eBay's slogan says, "Whatever it is... you can get it on eBay." This couldn't be more true; some of the items listed on eBay in the past include toenail clippings, a ghost in a jar and even the country of New Zealand, listed by an Australian guy who was fed up with his neighboring country! If you are after a rare bargain, eBay is the place to find it.
4) Wikipedia
This free, online encyclopedia stands head and shoulders above all others due to its unique nature. Wikipedia is a community-driven website, which means that anyone with a keyboard and half a brain can add their own articles. This means that this isn't your typical encyclopedia – as well as the usual articles about volcanoes and civil wars you also have the subjects that people really care about; stuff like Britney Spears and information on the latest series of Big Brother. With over 1.6 million entries, Wikipedia is a bottomless pit of useful (and useless) information.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the community-driven format is that it actually works. Rather than the poorly-written and badly-researched entries that were predicted, Wikipedia is actually full of well-crafted, comprehensive articles on practically any topic you can imagine. Once you discover it, you'll probably never need to open a book again, hooray!
5) YouTube
If you harbor a secret desire to watch a grown man solve a Rubik's Cube with his feet, or are looking for an instructional video on how to wash a cat then YouTube is the place for you. Home to several million video clips, this is the largest online depository of moving media ever. The interface is simplicity itself to use, largely thanks to the fact that Google bought the site and added their own search to it. You can now find videos of anything you can dream of, and you can even post your own comments or send the video to your friends.
The good news doesn’t stop there though; if you fancy yourself as a budding TV star then why not create your own videos to share with the masses? It's simple to do and best of all it's completely free. In fact YouTube is becoming so big that TV talent scouts are even using the site to find their next presenters, so who knows where things might lead if you do post your own video?
6) MySpace
Visiting these cool websites is all well and good, but what if you want your own site where you can post your own stories, pictures, videos, and just generally brag about how darn brilliant you are? One option would be to register a domain name, purchase some hosting, learn how to code HTML, install an FTP program... zzzzzz. The second, much easier option is to register with a site that does it all for you. They handle all the boring stuff leaving you to focus on the fun bits.
MySpace is one of the leading sites for creating your own site without all the hassle. You can customize it by changing the colors, backgrounds, adding your own text, images, videos, music, whatever you want -- and it's all as easy as falling off a log. The best part of MySpace though is the message board where you can leave messages for your friends and they can leave messages for you. Just remind yourself to actually visit them in the real world occasionally, virtual friendships can suffer when your internet connection breaks.
7) Hotmail
Keep in touch with your family and friends with this great free web-based email. You can check your emails from any computer with internet access without the need to set up unnecessarily complicated software. It offers you oodles of storage space so you'll never go short, and you can even attach files and photos to your messages. They also offer free spam and virus filtering, to help keep your inbox and your computer clean and uncluttered.
8) BBC
The spiritual home of online news reporting, the BBC website provides instant access to all the breaking stories so you can stay at the cutting edge of current affairs. As well as written reports you can also watch videos, listen to broadcasts or even download stories to your ipod. You can find reports covering every topic from sport to education, business to entertainment. Rest assured, if it ain't on here, it ain't worth reporting. You can even sign up for automatic updates to have the latest happenings sent directly to your email or mobile phone.
9) IMDb
The Internet Movie Database is heaven for all movie and TV buffs. Quickly and easily find a list of all the films your favorite actor has been in, or find cast and production lists for your favorite show. Ever wanted to know who designed the costumes on the latest blockbuster? Well now you can!
You'll also find stacks of interesting facts, quotes and trivia about the people, movies and shows that you love. Then there's the message boards, where you can discuss and debate to your heart's content. To paraphrase Arnie -- if you visit once, You'll Be Back!
10) Monster
Fed up of your job? Think you can do better? Fancy a complete career change? Then Monster is the place to start. One of the largest online job sites, you can search by industry, location or keyword to find exactly what you’re after. When a job catches your eye just save it to your favorite list, then get in touch at the click of a button. You can even register your resume for potential employers to browse, then if they like the look of you they can get in touch, making it even easier for you!
I strongly recommend you check out the above sites, they'll provide you with equal measures of fun and usefulness and really enhance your internet experience!
Pete Williams is the author of www.beginnersguidetocomputers.com - a simple, jargon-free guide to everything you need to know about computers. It contains articles and tutorials covering all aspects of computers and their uses, including the basics, hardware, software, and the internet.


The video clip for citizen journalism
A thought-provoking online approach has been explored for about nine years, but it has only turned into a genuine trend for two years or so. This trend is given by the uploading of video clip content. At the level of online businesses, this is a very profitable advertising technique, while for strictly interpersonal relationships the practice can be both entertaining and informative. In this latter direction, a new form of journalism has developed. Labeled as citizen journalism, it can consist of text and images or of text and a video clip attached to it or of a mere video post able to speak for itself, with no additional comment from the one who uploads it.
As a result, each video post comes to accomplish a dynamic function in the overall operation of gathering, broadcasting and evaluating data that can be treated as news. As compared to traditional mass-media, the difference is that this is media at the individual level. It happens often for a non-professional to be on a location where something spectacular or strange is happening; this individual also happens to carry along a camcorder, a digital camera or a camera-equipped mobile phone. He will most likely record the event and then share it with friends and acquaintances. He could also upload it as a video post: in this manner he makes it available for entire online communities; they are very likely to be interested in this particular video clip: if the event has caught the eye of one of them, it could also grab the attention of the rest of them.
In other words, citizen journalism is exploited at its best if a video post is added. The impact of the broadcast information is obviously more profound, since images combined with sound and text are definitely more powerful than plain text. Of course, if you want to earn some money from the news you are making available, members of online communities could be charged a fee for the permission of playing your video clip.
However, don’t make this fee too high; you will waste all the potential interest in your data in the case where other members don’t think that your video post deserves a rather significant amount of money. Keep in mind that members of online communities are most of the times amateurs, just like you are. And they will not pay too much only to be able to see just another video clip that recorded some catastrophe or some amusing event. Remember that, unfortunately, you are not the only one who happens to seize on camera less fortunate events. The same, you are not the only one who has had the opportunity of camcording truly hilarious or entertaining happenings. People will just opt for any similar video post and ignore yours if you are not careful about your fee.
Citizen journalism is part of the wider sphere of vlogging (a shortened version for videoblogging or video web logging). This means that the illustrative video clip generally comes accompanied by a common blog entry, where facts or events are explained in a text. Thus vlogging covers almost all the requirements of a regular TV broadcast newsletter, with the sole exception that it is not done by professionals.
However, it might just happen that professionals opt for placing such videos on video upload sites, but the phenomenon is implausible since they are legally engaged in activities that typically demand that their materials are written/recorded for the use of the hiring company.
Nonetheless, an upload video site remains a valuable source of the kind of journalism practiced by amateurs. Such a site stands for a normal spread of information, for the normal flow of data that bear interest for online communities. It is definitely worth exploring.
A video post containing informative, explanatory data is often included in the sphere of citizen journalism. In its turn, this kind of journalism that employs the advantages brought by the image and sound which are typical for a video clip is included in the larger domain of vlogging.