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# MOG: A First Look
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mog-a-first-look/
- Published: 2009-12-02T14:28:57.000Z
- Updated: 2009-12-02T14:28:57.000Z
- Description: I'll be writing a longer post tomorrow morning that includes my interview with MOG.com CEO David Hyman. But before today gets away from me, I wanted to share a few. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/12/mog-a-first-look.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

[![image from www.google.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20120a6ff0cd3970b-100wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20120a6ff0cd3970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com)

I'll be writing a longer post tomorrow morning that includes my interview with [MOG.com](http://mog.com/?ref=hypebot.com) CEO David Hyman. But before today gets away from me, I wanted to share a few first impressions of the MOG $5 per month unlimited streaming music service that launched today:

- **[![image from www.google.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201287601523d970c-200wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201287601523d970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com) MOG is more than a streaming service** It combines social networking, playlists, blog content and music.
- You can **be as passive** (like Pandora) **or active** (like Napster or Spotify) **a listener as you wan**t to be.
- **High sound quality.** Streaming at **320kps**. I believe that is a higher bit rate than any other streaming service.
- **Nice interface.** Like anything new that's trying to do a lot, it may take some time to figure it all out, but overall a stellar experience.
- **1 Hour Free Trail.** It's nice that you don't have to give up credit card info, but how can the average fan decide if they like MOG an hour? After the hour, you can get 7 days free with a card, but still…
- **Europe is next.** Look for the UK and then more of the EU by the beginning of Q2 2010.

Check out **the first impressions of Hypebot readers [here](https://www.hypebot.com/mog-is-live/)** and add to the discussion.