June 16, 2008 08:00 ET

Fuzz.com Unveils Blip.fm: Music Discovery Meets Instant Gratification

What Are You Listening To?

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - June 16, 2008) - Fuzz.com today announced the official launch of Blip.fm, an addictive, free, social music discovery service. Blip.fm connects music fans everywhere with one simple question: what are you listening to?

Blip.fm empowers person-to-person music recommendation with a dynamic social playlist that is instantly populated with tracks "Blipped" by users and their friends. Blip.fm does not use computer-generated algorithms to generate its recommendations. Instead, it incorporates music discovery from the most reliable source: your friends. Besides, it's fun to comment on friends' song choices -- whether you love what they're playing or just want to ridicule their love for 80s music.

Blip.fm also allows artists to connect with their fans at any time. Artists can Blip fan favorites or brand-new tracks and have those songs instantly populate their fans' playlists.

Users beware -- Blip.fm is instantly gratifying and has been found to hamper productivity -- it's a tempting alternative to doing work while sitting at your computer.

To see it for yourself, visit www.blip.fm.

About Fuzz.com

Fuzz is an online destination for local and independent music, integrating music discovery and social networking, artist sales, promotion and communication tools, and world-class editorial. To find out more, explore www.fuzz.com.