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The founders of Amie Street apparently didn't sleep through class. Instead, they created a site that lets its users determine the cost of each song. The more a song is downloaded, the higher the price—although Amie Street caps prices at 98 cents per download, and more obscure songs are frequently free. www.amiestreet.com

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You Google. You IM. You Facebook. You tweet. And now . . . you blip. It's time to throw another nonsense verb into the virtual mix, thanks to Blip.fm. Think of Blip.fm as Twitter for audiophiles. Just register a DJ name and password under your email address, and the site allows you to share—blip—your favorite songs with friends along with your pithiest, under-150-character comments. Blip.fm

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Losing our massive, hard-earned music collection to a virus or hard-drive crash? BlueTunes to the rescue. We logged in by creating a user name and password. Then, we uploaded our precious music to our account, where it is living virtually and safely. www.bluetunes.net

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When your great-aunt Ethel has an iPod, it's time for something hipper. We love the Rhapsody ibiza. The ibiza comes with a 30-day free Rhapsody membership ($14.99 monthly) with unlimited access to millions of songs—everything from Maroon 5 to Mozart—videos, photos, podcasts and more. And its built-in wi fi means bye-bye to tangled wires. The Rhapsody ibiza mini with combined Facebook and Twitter access debuts in September. Music to our ears.

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