Best In Youth Media: Deezer
Posted by anastasia on 10-14-2008
Today’s Ypulse Youth Advisory Board feature is from Caroline Marques writing from Switzerland. Remember you can contact our board directly via email at youthadvisoryboard at ypulse.com.
Best In Teen Media: Deezer
With its new design and promising “hit lists,” the music site Deezer has definitely been catching teenagers’ eyes these past few months. It has already attracted more than 3 million members, and I also know teens who check the site weekly. It’s tempting to see more than 3.7 million songs available, and not just the current U.S. hit list but also music from several European countries.
Teens are attracted to Deezer’s funky design as well as several original features: news where you can receive updates on your favorite artists, blog pages and online mail, music tests and internet radio that plays songs Deezer thinks you might enjoy. Adults may also use this site but their intended audience is clear: tweens and teens. Deezer plays the music that teenagers want to hear, the music that they think is cool.
What also attracts many of us is the idea of a free, legal music streaming service. We can listen to what we want all day and not worry about our getting caught downloading illegal music. The idea of having that advantage, complete with all the hit music from the U.S and Europe, music quizzes and chatting with your friends pretty much makes Deezer quite irresistible to Gen Y.
About Caroline Marques (aka “Caro”)
Caroline is a high school student in Geneva, Switzerland. While Caroline lists sports, music and travelling as her hobbies, she also very much enjoys writing and reading. After being a teen adviser for NickMag, she thought Ypulse would be the perfect opportunity for a new start. While trying to keep up with the trends (or setting some of her own), dance classes, working on long papers and trying to master three new languages, she rarely has time to write the novel she wishes she could finish, though she is certain one day she will. Writing is never far from her thoughts.
Categorized under: Movies & Music, Web, Youth Advisory Board
October 14th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
This is the best music site I had ever seen on the net. I have downloaded all my favorite songs from this site. It’s great to be a member of such a site.
October 14th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
i played around with deez, and although the layout and design is attractive, there were a lot of songs i couldn’t access.
grooveshark may not have the visual appeal but it’s definitely my preference. playlists? check! millions of songs? check!
i even relied on grooveshark during a sleep-over “breaking dawn” party i hosted at the library for teens. i created playlists in advance based on those posted on stephenie meyer’s website… they loved it!
http://listen.grooveshark.com/