Comments on: Online Music Services http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/comment-page-1/#comment-8331 hadar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:13:12 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/#comment-8331 Howdy Clint, thanks for sharing this. I had a strong feeling that even before the new development at Last.fm, they've gotten better than they were when I first tried them. Still, Pandora just nails the music selection every time (for me), so it will be hard to give others a long trial. ;-)<br>Thanks very much for the link about the royalties. That kind of stuff really burns me badly. That's why I heavily promoted <a href="http://Magnatune.com" rel="nofollow">Magnatune.com</a> on a few prior posts. They give 50% of every dollar directly to the artist. Exactly as it should be! Howdy Clint, thanks for sharing this. I had a strong feeling that even before the new development at Last.fm, they've gotten better than they were when I first tried them. Still, Pandora just nails the music selection every time (for me), so it will be hard to give others a long trial. ;-)
Thanks very much for the link about the royalties. That kind of stuff really burns me badly. That's why I heavily promoted Magnatune.com on a few prior posts. They give 50% of every dollar directly to the artist. Exactly as it should be!

]]> By: Clint http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/comment-page-1/#comment-8330 Clint Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:47:33 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/#comment-8330 Great write-up, Hadar. I used Pandora for a few weeks last year, and enjoyed both its interface and its depth of recommendation. I even found a Pandora/last.fm mashup that scrobbled my Pandora listens to my account. For the last several months I've used last.fm's radio exclusively, especially while at home, where I don't have access to my external hard drive (or self-dubbed "treasure chest") which is filled with nearly 30,000 songs. To be frank, I've loved last.fm's radio. If I feel like listening to something new, I use the "My Recommendations" playlist; if I want to be boring and listen to songs I've previously scrobbled, then I use "My Radio Station". The audio quality isn't spectacular, but it's fine for computer speakers. Best of all, it plays in a standalone app that won't quit when I accidentally navigate away from the player's webpage. I'm excited to see where last.fm goes from here, as I'm a big proponent of "freeing the music" -- and when the RIAA and Apple try to cut artist royalties even more than they already have, my viewpoint is more firmly reinforced.<br><br>My $0.02!<br><br>See link regarding the greedy music industry execs:<br><a href="http://gizmodo.com/352762/riaa-wants-to-cut-artist-royalties-to-9-apple-wants-them-at-4-artists-just-want-to-eat" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/352762/riaa-wants-to-cut-art...</a> Great write-up, Hadar. I used Pandora for a few weeks last year, and enjoyed both its interface and its depth of recommendation. I even found a Pandora/last.fm mashup that scrobbled my Pandora listens to my account. For the last several months I've used last.fm's radio exclusively, especially while at home, where I don't have access to my external hard drive (or self-dubbed “treasure chest”) which is filled with nearly 30,000 songs. To be frank, I've loved last.fm's radio. If I feel like listening to something new, I use the “My Recommendations” playlist; if I want to be boring and listen to songs I've previously scrobbled, then I use “My Radio Station”. The audio quality isn't spectacular, but it's fine for computer speakers. Best of all, it plays in a standalone app that won't quit when I accidentally navigate away from the player's webpage. I'm excited to see where last.fm goes from here, as I'm a big proponent of “freeing the music” — and when the RIAA and Apple try to cut artist royalties even more than they already have, my viewpoint is more firmly reinforced.

My $0.02!

See link regarding the greedy music industry execs:
http://gizmodo.com/352762/riaa-wants-to-cut-art…

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/comment-page-1/#comment-7211 hadar Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:13:12 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/#comment-7211 Howdy Clint, thanks for sharing this. I had a strong feeling that even before the new development at Last.fm, they've gotten better than they were when I first tried them. Still, Pandora just nails the music selection every time (for me), so it will be hard to give others a long trial. ;-)<br>Thanks very much for the link about the royalties. That kind of stuff really burns me badly. That's why I heavily promoted <a href="http://Magnatune.com">Magnatune.com</a> on a few prior posts. They give 50% of every dollar directly to the artist. Exactly as it should be! Howdy Clint, thanks for sharing this. I had a strong feeling that even before the new development at Last.fm, they’ve gotten better than they were when I first tried them. Still, Pandora just nails the music selection every time (for me), so it will be hard to give others a long trial. ;-)
Thanks very much for the link about the royalties. That kind of stuff really burns me badly. That’s why I heavily promoted Magnatune.com on a few prior posts. They give 50% of every dollar directly to the artist. Exactly as it should be!

]]> By: Clint http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/comment-page-1/#comment-7210 Clint Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:47:33 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/#comment-7210 Great write-up, Hadar. I used Pandora for a few weeks last year, and enjoyed both its interface and its depth of recommendation. I even found a Pandora/last.fm mashup that scrobbled my Pandora listens to my account. For the last several months I've used last.fm's radio exclusively, especially while at home, where I don't have access to my external hard drive (or self-dubbed "treasure chest") which is filled with nearly 30,000 songs. To be frank, I've loved last.fm's radio. If I feel like listening to something new, I use the "My Recommendations" playlist; if I want to be boring and listen to songs I've previously scrobbled, then I use "My Radio Station". The audio quality isn't spectacular, but it's fine for computer speakers. Best of all, it plays in a standalone app that won't quit when I accidentally navigate away from the player's webpage. I'm excited to see where last.fm goes from here, as I'm a big proponent of "freeing the music" -- and when the RIAA and Apple try to cut artist royalties even more than they already have, my viewpoint is more firmly reinforced.<br><br>My $0.02!<br><br>See link regarding the greedy music industry execs:<br><a href="http://gizmodo.com/352762/riaa-wants-to-cut-artist-royalties-to-9-apple-wants-them-at-4-artists-just-want-to-eat">http://gizmodo.com/352762/riaa-wants-to-cut-art...</a> Great write-up, Hadar. I used Pandora for a few weeks last year, and enjoyed both its interface and its depth of recommendation. I even found a Pandora/last.fm mashup that scrobbled my Pandora listens to my account. For the last several months I’ve used last.fm’s radio exclusively, especially while at home, where I don’t have access to my external hard drive (or self-dubbed “treasure chest”) which is filled with nearly 30,000 songs. To be frank, I’ve loved last.fm’s radio. If I feel like listening to something new, I use the “My Recommendations” playlist; if I want to be boring and listen to songs I’ve previously scrobbled, then I use “My Radio Station”. The audio quality isn’t spectacular, but it’s fine for computer speakers. Best of all, it plays in a standalone app that won’t quit when I accidentally navigate away from the player’s webpage. I’m excited to see where last.fm goes from here, as I’m a big proponent of “freeing the music” — and when the RIAA and Apple try to cut artist royalties even more than they already have, my viewpoint is more firmly reinforced.

My $0.02!

See link regarding the greedy music industry execs:
http://gizmodo.com/352762/riaa-wants-to-cut-art…

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/comment-page-1/#comment-7209 hadar Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:26:05 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/#comment-7209 Thanks for the link above, I'm checking it out right now. :-)<br>I just joined <a href="http://imeem.com">imeem.com</a> earlier this week, and qbox yesterday... Thanks for the link above, I’m checking it out right now. :-)
I just joined imeem.com earlier this week, and qbox yesterday…

]]> By: Robert G http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/comment-page-1/#comment-7208 Robert G Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:20:44 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/#comment-7208 THis article is a good one to check out, the author compares 3 sites which deliver free, on demand music - last.fm, <a href="http://imeem.com">imeem.com</a> and <a href="http://deezer.com">deezer.com</a><br><a href="http://youngstv.imeem.com/blogs/2008/01/31/_v6jwLC7/a_comparison_of_lastfm_vs_imeem_vs_deezer">http://youngstv.imeem.com/blogs/2008/01/31/_v6j...</a><br><br>As well as a basic featre cmparison the author compares the catalogues available on the sites by seeig how many artists on his iPod are available on the 3 sites, last.fm comes in last. THis article is a good one to check out, the author compares 3 sites which deliver free, on demand music – last.fm, imeem.com and deezer.com
http://youngstv.imeem.com/blogs/2008/01/31/_v6j…

As well as a basic featre cmparison the author compares the catalogues available on the sites by seeig how many artists on his iPod are available on the 3 sites, last.fm comes in last.

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/comment-page-1/#comment-7207 hadar Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:50:55 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/#comment-7207 Excellent. Thanks for letting me know about Project Playlists.<br><br>I definitely enjoyed your video, keep up the good work! :-) Excellent. Thanks for letting me know about Project Playlists.

I definitely enjoyed your video, keep up the good work! :-)

]]> By: Susan http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/comment-page-1/#comment-7206 Susan Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:42:50 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2008/02/01/online-music-services/#comment-7206 I really enjoy Pandora for the same reasons you have mentioned here. My signifcant other has opted to go with...what I believe is... Project Playlists...? I will find out for sure. He has particular favorite artists and likes to learn from others who like the same...and then hear what they are listening to.<br><br>Hey...thanks for the comment on my blog:)<br>Susan<br><a href="http://www.organicsyes.wordpress.com">http://www.organicsyes.wordpress.com</a> I really enjoy Pandora for the same reasons you have mentioned here. My signifcant other has opted to go with…what I believe is… Project Playlists…? I will find out for sure. He has particular favorite artists and likes to learn from others who like the same…and then hear what they are listening to.

Hey…thanks for the comment on my blog:)
Susan
http://www.organicsyes.wordpress.com

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