After seeing that will.i.am will be selling his next single through Musicane, which uses stand-alone store widgets that can be embedded on blogs and websites, I went ahead and set up the above store featuring Public Enemy’s How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???

Public Enemy recently announced their participation in Musicane’s program, a reminder of Chuck D’s continued willingness to explore the next step in digital music.  They seem to be the biggest act among the current hip hop selections and possibly of the site itself.  will.i.am will definitely up the star ante for Musicane.

One of the roadblocks is that people will have to sign up for a Musicane account.  Another question mark is whether or not folks are ready to treat free standing widgets as secure options for ecommerce.

The widget is currently offered in one size only and that’s a drawback for folks who might want to drop one in the sidebar of their blog as I might have done.  Easy customization is definitely the way to go in widget land. 

It would also be nice if the singles had accompanying graphics or if one could upload one’s own logo as a default graphic.  The quick response of the audio and video samples is a huge plus and any additions to the widget should avoid losing that key quality.

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