Songbird 0.2 Test - The Web 2.0 Music Player

It’s not that Songbird Web 2.0 is a web service in itself; it's still a piece of software. Rather, it's because Songbird makes excellent use of many web 2.0 services. The improvements in Songbird 0.2 are quite stunning, transforming from a popular player that mimics iTunes into a groundbreaking Web 2.0 music player.

As everyone knows, the popularity of iTunes is largely due to its many related online services, and the newly launched iTunes 7.0 further enhances its popular Podcast service by partnering with several well-known news, radio, and music websites to promote iTunes' Podcast subscription service.

However, all of this pales in comparison to the experience brought by Songbird 0.2. Songbird 0.2 leverages the core engine of the renowned Firefox browser (the 0.2 version is tested to use the core of Firefox 2.0 Beta 2), turning it into a powerful "web surfing player." It automatically searches for all music files on the current webpage and then generates a web-based music playlist at the bottom and in the left sidebar (automatically parsing music information). You can play the music from the list, add it to your local playlist, add it to your local music library, or even download it directly.

In this way, Songbird truly becomes an indispensable tool for browsing various music collection sites, forums, blogs, and podcasts in the Web 2.0 era.