We just announced a platform for any Web site or application developer to add interactive music features, with very little engineering effort, just a few lines of HTML and JavaScript.
Having spent years building the underlying technology for iLike's music service, we decided to help other developers use our underlying technology, without difficult coding, without much server-side engineering, and without having to understand the hassles and complexities of the world's vast catalog of music.
With the iLike Developer Platform, creating interactive music features for your Web site is something that can now be done in a matter of minutes! Meanwhile, our system respects the rights of copyright owners, thanks to our partnerships with Rhapsody and other music providers.
You can check out our developer platform here: http://developer.iLike.com.
Our launch partners include Google, Evite, Slide, Flixster, SixApart/Typepad, and dozens of Facebook application developers including SGN, WaterCooler, MesmoTV, Carpool/Zimride, ConnectedWeddings, Jambool, and more.
Example screenshots from our partners:
Each of these partners can add music features for very little work.
- Evite will allow every invitation to include a group-editable playlist.
- Google's Blogger and SixApart's TypePad - the 2 most popular blogging tools on the Web - will enable bloggers to add playlists to their blog with just a click from their widget gallery.
- Flixster will enable their community to add soundtracks to every movie page.
- SGN's FreeGifts app on Facebook will enable adding a song to any gift
- The Watercooler TV show fan clubs will enable the community to add soundtracks for each show
- ConnectedWeddings (on Facebook) will enable a bride and groom to collaboratively choose their wedding playlist, with suggestions from guests.
- The Carpool application on Facebook will enable carpoolers to share playlists for the ride
- MesmoTV will allow players of their celebrity game to add music to their profiles.
- Jambool's "Who Has the Cutest Baby?" Facebook app will let you share your baby's favorite tunes
- ClassTop's CourseFeed will allow students and teachers to create playlists for any college course
- and many more examples are coming!
If you are a web developer, try the iLike Developer Platform. It's still in Beta, we're improving it every week, and we want your feedback!
