Web-Based Music Becomes Social

I just read a great article on businessweek.com about the push to combine internet radio with some elements of social networking.  Companies like Microsoft and Google, as well as the founders of Skype, have all thrown their hats into the rind with their own unique offerings.

I'm not entirely sure what the social aspects of this are yet, but we should see fairly soon.  If this catches on (and I think it will) this could easily be the extra push that the music industry needs to become a primarily digital medium.

Feel free to check the full article out here: New Web Services Put Music in the Cloud