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I checked my email this morning and found an invite to join Eye Music Network for free…and I remembered these folks at the Atlantis Conference.  So I went and signed up.

Impressions:

1.  The streaming is really fast!  I’m on my office connection (at a university) and have been used to waiting 15-30 seconds for the average stream to begin.   These videos load almost instantly!  A nice surprise, but would it continue at these speeds once 100,000 more people joined?

2.  Interesting variety.   Here’s a Ozzy video… 

http://musicroom.eyemusicnetwork.com/video/b0ade2d026/I+Don%27t+Wanna+Stop

Let me know if you have any playback issues!

3.  It is ad-supported.  As a member you can select your favorite videos and embed them into your facebook page or blog;  i.e. a personal “video boombox”.   I could see how some folks would really enjoy this if: (1)  they could upload their own media, and  (2) more artist videos were available.  Their player is supposed to be embedded below (after the jump), but apparently they have some technical issues with my blog host or the wordpress GUI.

*UPDATE* -  They contacted me and said a fix for this was in progress!  YAY!!  How’s that for good customer service!

A bit of background can be found in this quote:

Fernando Fernandez - Founder & CEO, Eye Music NetworkSince MTV and VH1 no longer play music videos, there has been a giant void in the marketplace to supply the demand that has never gone away. Fernando Fernandez, founder and CEO of Eye Music Network, has built an interactive IPTV web channel that will bring users their favorite music videos on demand.A new partnership with Endavo allows EyeMusic to deliver its library of 3,500 hours of music videos to users on their computers, television sets and hand-held devices, and they’ve also designed an EyeMusic player for bloggers or MySpace users to embed their favorite music videos, while allowing EyeMusic to manage advertising content.Source: http://www.dailyiptv.com

That’s about it.   Check ‘em out if you enjoy music videos.  Personally, I’ll just stick to listening without all those extra visual distractions.