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Bored with your usual digital stomping grounds? Don't fret, bored friend! There are plenty of sites other than Twitter or Instagram for you to waste countless hours on. Besides, it's not like you could be doing something constructive at work or maybe, I don't know, go outside . That requires like actually moving or interacting with other humans. Boo. SEE ALSO: 8 people confess why they finally deleted social media So if you prefer procrastination to productivity, this list of 50 websites should keep you amused for a few hours. Or you could sit there and keep refreshing Facebook until something interesting actually happens. Useless Websites 1. Find the Invisible Cow An Internet version of the hiding game Hot and Cold. 2. The Useless Web Generates even more useless sites to waste your time. 3. Hacker Typer Hollywood-style hacker code. Pound on your keys and freak out your boss. 4. Pointer Pointer What's the point of this? … [Read more...] about 50 websites to waste your time on

Teens asked by their peers to turn their iPods down actually turn them up, finds a new study that reveals other odd habits. Among the most disconcerting revelations: Teens who express the most concern about the risk for and severity of hearing loss from iPods actually play their music at higher levels than their peers. The study concerns researchers because prolonged exposure to loud music in headphones or earbuds can lead to hearing loss . Among the more famous cases is rocker Pete Townshend , who says loud headphones caused his profound hearing loss and ringing in his ears. The new study, focusing on about 30 volunteers from the Denver-Boulder area, also found: Teenage boys listen louder than girls. Teens play their music louder than young adults. Teens may inaccurately perceive how loud they are playing their music. "We really don't a have good explanation for why teens concerned about the hearing loss risk actually play their music louder than others," said … [Read more...] about Teens Crank Up iPod Volume, Risk Hearing Damage

It's finally time for file-sharing buffs to pour a little liquor on the ground for Napster , the original gangster of major peer-to-peer music sharing sites. On Thursday, Napster will officially merge with Rhapsody, the largest on-demand music service in the United States. Rhapsody signed an agreement last month to purchase Napster for an undisclosed sum from its parent company, Best Buy. Napster originally launched in 1999 and quickly brought a ruckus to the digital and music worlds. Two years later it was shut down by court order while the Recording Industry Association of America filed a series of lawsuits against Napster users who illegally downloaded music for free from dorms and bedrooms nationwide. A series of similar services like Kazaa and LimeWire sprang up behind Napster as downloading individual tracks and burning mix CDs became a permanent trend. Eventually record companies accepted that music fans were no longer willing to buy entire CDs in order to listen to a … [Read more...] about RIP Napster

The once beloved Napster may have reached the end of the line, after a 12-year-long roller coaster ride that included legal woes and social reinvention. Music subscription service Rhapsody has signed an agreement to acquire Napster from parent company Best Buy for an undisclosed sum. Best Buy gets a minority stake in Rhapsody, which was launched in 2001. Rhapsody gets Napster subscribers and assets as part of the deal, which is expected to close on Nov. 30. What isn't known yet is whether the Napster name itself will go away. But from the tone of the announcement, it seems Napster subscribers and intellectual property may be folded into Rhapsody. "There's substantial value in bringing Napster's subscribers and robust IP portfolio to Rhapsody as we execute on our strategy to expand our business via direct acquisition of members and distribution deals," Rhapsody president Jon Irwin said. "This is a 'go big or go home' business, so our focus is on sustainably growing the … [Read more...] about RIP Napster? Rhapsody Buys Subscribers, Assets

Streaming music startup Spotify has added roughly 400,000 paying subscribers since its stateside launch , for a total of more than 2 million paying subscribers across the eight countries it serves. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek revealed the new figure in a taped interview with CNBC that is set to air in the U.S. Wednesday, a company spokesperson tells Mashable . Ek will also speak at Facebook's f8 developer conference Thursday, where he's expected to reveal details of the company's rumored music partnership with Facebook . Spotify announced that it had more than 1.6 million paying subscribers during its U.S. launch in July. The much-buzzed about music startup hit the 1 million paying subscriber milestone in March, meaning it has doubled its paying customer base in just over six months. By comparison, Rhapsody hit 800,000 subscribers in July and Sony's unlimited music product counts 750,000 people as paying customers. MOG and Rdio are also both said to be partnering … [Read more...] about Spotify Surpasses 2 Million Paying Subscribers