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Some of the benefits of having a Hype Machine user account are cool new ways to share the music you discover.

Connect your account to Twitter and the machine will auto-tweet your favorite songs. Connect to Last.fm and you’ll be able to keep track of everything you listen to on your Last.fm profile! Here’s how:

Step 1: After you are logged in, hover over My Profile, then click on Settings.

Step 2: Click the External Services tab and sign in to your Twitter or Last.fm account. We use OAuth for authentication, so you do not need to enter a password. Do make sure you’ve checked the “Enable” box for each service you want to use, and click Save.

Step 3: You’re done! The Hype Machine will now automatically post tracks you’ve loved to Twitter, and track songs you’ve listened to on your Last.fm profile.

This week’s episode of the Radio Show is now live! Listen below or check out the Radio page to see the full set list and featured blogs.

And just in case you missed last week’s episode featuring Burial + Fourtet, Passion Pit and more:

Don’t want to miss another episode? Subscribe to the podcast feed or tune in every Wed and Saturday at 10pm on Radio Gotham!

[Photo by Valpopando on Flickr]

It’s that time already! Our Annual User Survey is our time to gather basic details of who you are, how you use the Hype Machine, and what you think we can improve! It’s only 2 pages and will help us make the site even better.

Take our Annual User Survey (UPDATE: Now Closed)

And for your time, we’ll be giving away some ridiculously cool merch from companies we’ve hand-selected to participate:

(3) A pair of Ultimate Ears SuperFi 5 Earphones!
These babies provide an incredible, noise-isolating listening experience and retail for $170. Listening to the Hype Machine will never be the same.

(2) A custom portrait by Mel Stringer
Mel will hand draw you a digital portrait of you or a loved one! Check out her awesome portfolio or get your own for $70 by emailing her.

(2) $50 Photojojo Store Giftcard
The best photography newsletter also has one of the coolest photography shops online,  including wrap-around corner frames, wifi memory cards, and a bowling-style camera bag!

(2) $25 BuyOlympia Giftcard
I think about the Buy Olympia store as Etsy with an editor. They pick some of the best handmade goods around, like gorgeous notecards, t-shirts you won’t find anywhere else and dozens of ‘zines

(2) Hype Machine MIXA Cassette (USB Drive)
These limited edition Hype Machine style USB drives look just like a cassette (and even come in a cassette case) but are actually a full sized USB drive. Perfect for gift giving your latest mix!

(2) Hype Machine Green T-Shirts
Been drooling over it in our shop but haven’t bought one yet? Now’s your chance to snag one for free!

(2) Hype Machine Vinyl Necklaces
Yep, they are made with authentic recycled vinyl and yep, they really are that sexy.

Take our Annual User Survey (UPDATE: Now Closed)

This week’s Radio Show is now live, go check it out! Featuring a slew of awesome New York based music blogs and of course the week’s most popular tracks.

We’re also excited to be accepted into the iTunes Podcast Directory. Simply search for “hype machine” or click here and subscribe. And of course if you love it, don’t forget to rate it!

Oops, forgot to post about this last week but that just means twice as much fun for you. Our awesome show has been gaining some great traction and Dev + Abbey have been amazing at producing the show with a mix of featured popular content and blogger picks. Go check out the 4th episode of our Radio Show with tracklisting or listen to both episodes below:

Episode 4:

Episode 3:

We encourage you to subscribe to the podcast feed, download the tracks directly and embed them on your site!

We’re looking to hook up radio stations and internet radio stations with the show, so if you have someplace you’d like to hear Hype Machine Radio (like your college station), give us a link in the comments and we’ll get in touch!

Photo by Moggie Rocket