aworks list :: web 2.0 - genius or inane?

After reviewing some old aworks posts on this stuff (here and here), an update:

• lala - Here's my CD collection as seen by lala. I've logged 812 CDs that I admit I own, I covet 71, I've shipped 13 and I've received 10. Lala also logs what I play on my computer. The site has the obligatory web community features as well e.g. members with collections similar to mine don't seem to have collections all that similiar.
• last.fm - I seemed to have stopped using it to play music although it still logs what I play on my computer. The artists I have played the most, on my computer anyway, are Radiohead, Miles Davis, Boards of Canada, Leo Kottke, Alan Hovhaness, Four Tet, Philip Glass, Gordon Lightfoot, Alan Feinberg, and the Academy of Ancient Music. The site also has the obligatory web community features e.g. the people who play music most similar to me seem to be young, male Europeans.
• pandora - I seemed to have stopped using it to play music although here's what I bookmarked. If you use pandorafm, it logs what I play on Pandora but over on last.fm. Don't remember if it has web community features.
• mog - This reminds me of LiveJournal for music fans as the site has more obligatory community features than any other site. It doesn't log what I play on my computer because for some reason I uninstalled "mog-o-matic." I think I was uncomfortable uploading my 70 Mb iTunes music library file but I don't remember for sure. Here's my page although the "Mog Meter" characterizes me as "chilled." The site also now bills itself as a "musical nudity colony." No idea what that means or if that's why I am chilled.
• spotdj - This site is either genius or inane and here's my page to prove either case. You record short audio messages that get added to a community library. Then, you set up iTunes to automatically play from the library a short message (aka spot) that matches the artist or track just played. It's like a radio DJ except much, much stranger due to the lack of continuity since the spots can come from anyone. It also turns out talent is helpful; my William Grant Still spot has been played the most but deservedly has the lowest rating as I was basically reciting the Wikipedia entry. I thought my John Cage The Flowers spot clever, although my written responses to the "A Bit About Me" section of my page may be too clever.
• twitter - Also genius or inane, this is not a music site per se but I am experimenting by hijacking it for my own purposes. Twitter is a social community site that allows you to send 152 character (or less) messages via instant messenger, cell phone or browser for others to see. I'm using it to record my real-time thoughts as I listen to music. It's like blogging except all discretion and intelligence have been removed. Here's my page of posts so far.

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[Tim]

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Thanks!

Tim