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Instead of purchasing albums in record bars, many people nowadays find themselves searching for free music downloads for their computers on the Internet. There are several ways to find free music downloads for your computer: via peer-to-peer networks, social networking websites, or torrents.

Peer-to-Peer Networks

Some of the most popular free music download sources today are peer-to-peer networks. By using a diverse connectivity between users, peer-to-peer networks make music sharing possible. Examples are LimeWire, Kazaa, and BearShare. The problem with peer-to-peer networks? Aside from sharing music files, the other users can also share viruses and spywares.

Social Networking Websites

Aside from grabbing pictures and reading blogs, you can also get free music downloads from social networking websites. In Facebook, music applications such as iLike and Kazooii offer limited free music downloads to their users. The “Free MP3 of the Day" applications from CNET keeps up to its promise of offering a free mp3 download every single day. In MySpace, some indie artists actually offer free downloads of their own songs in their profile pages. Before it disabled the music search, Multiply allowed its users to download free music from each other’s playlists. Even if the songs are unavailable for free downloads, you can always send private messages to the page owner and ask for copies of your favorite songs.

Torrents

The latest trend in free music downloads today is the use of torrents. Torrents are modified and specialized forms of peer-to-peer sharing methods that feature zero infected files and less download time. Examples of torrent sites are BitTorrent, Mininova, Pirate Bay, Snarf It, Sumo Torrent, and Torrentz.