Aggregators like Elbo.ws and The Hype Machine[ http://hypem.com] track MP3 blog posts and display the most recently updated posts on its front page. The services are meant to provide you with a snapshot of what’s going on in music blogging and make it easier to search through recently posted MP3s. The Hype Machine features a list of the most popular tracks of the last 3 days as well as the most blogged bands and most popular searches. Elbo.ws has a similar feature listing which Bands, Tracks, and Videos are currently “hot”. Music Blog Aggregators have caused a boom in MP3 blog readership and accessibility. Aggregators use RSS technology to collect data from MP3 blogs and link to the individual blog posts instead of directly to the MP3s.

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