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Could Turntable Be Next Big Thing?

What are the cool kids -- at least in tech-world terms -- buzzing about right now? Writing in TechCrunch, former TechCrunch writer Steve Poland says it's a social music service named Turntable.fm. "The early adopting tech elites are eating this site up, just as they did Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram, and others," Poland insists. "Barring some awful interference, this app is going to break big and change things."

Essentially, Turntable.fm lets users listen to tracks in online groups, and share their thoughts in real-time via an accompanying chat board. "The only issue I thought Turntable had was needing to deal with the record labels, but it appears they are licensing the streaming catalog thru MediaNet," Poland notes. "Turntable does possibly open up some exposure by allowing users to upload their own tracks, but it seems those (maybe) are only accessible to be played by the uploading user." Expect to hear more about both issues if and when Turntable takes off to the degree Poland expects.

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