Indienet.mspace.fm - Helping You Try to Discover Music

IndieNet is a music discovery platform based on mSpace technology. Their intention is to give users a more versatile space that conforms to your tastes and preferences. Navigation is directed by columns all of which can be move and adjusted according to your whims. The first column contains genres of music; clicking on one genre populates the second column which presents you with various subdivisions. From here you’ll find bands and their songs which may be previewed if available. Beneath the columns you’ll find information on each respective band provided by Google (you’ll have to do the googling, IndieNet only provides the search bar). On the right hand side you can compile a list of favorite bands; you can also blog your discoveries or see what others have written.

What is indienet and mSpace?
indienet is a new website dedicated to using mSpace technology to support the discovery of independant artists. mSpace technology is built upon new developing Semantic Web technologies, that allows information to be connected with rules and electronic reason. Never before have you been able to access the information that YOU want in the way that YOU want it. Now, with mSpace, you decide HOW YOU want to find bands, albums and songs.

Indienet does provide users with an interactive platform for finding new music. It’s basic but it works--there's a point which does allow users to craft the space to their own liking--if elaborated upon it could work better.

Indienet fails to produce the effects of a user-friendly, semantic web experience. The columns seem wooden and unresponsive. The design is less than modern and seems hardly cutting edge. It’s difficult to use and it’s sluggish to boot. Needs work.