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Facebook Fails To Let Fans Share Music Across Platforms

4:57AM September 23, 2011 | Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

Facebook wants to be the “connective tissue” desperately needed by music fans and the music industry alike, so that, at long last, people would be able to share music with each other without friction — and without breaking the law. More »


Software

Pandora Now Does For Comedy What It Does For Music

11:55PM May 4, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Pandora is stretching its wings a bit, expanding its stellar recommendation engine beyond just music and into stand-up comedy. Categories range from PG to “working class” to “urban”, or you can sort by a favourite comic. More »


Entertainment

Adapting My Pandora Preferences Based On My Completely Objective Opinions About Music

6:40AM February 3, 2011 | Sarah Rosenshine - McSweeneys

Don’t you just love how much Pandora knows about you and your taste in music, and the terrible memories from your past it conjures up based on a magical algorithm? So does McSweeney’s Sarah Rosenshine. More »


Software

TiVo Premiere Adds Pandora To App Stable

2:19AM September 21, 2010 | Brian Barrett

You already had some music choices with TiVo Premiere – Rhapsody and Music Choice have been available for some time – but now Pandora’s joined the party. Sad news, though, for those of you clinging to your prior-generation TiVos: this app’s for Premiere only. More »


The State Of Internet Music On YouTube, Pandora, iTunes, Facebook

1:00PM July 21, 2010 | Austin Carr - Fast Company

“The music business historically has been built around albums. This album-centrism is like saying the sun revolves around the Earth. We don’t listen to albums now; we listen to collections of songs.” More »


Software

Ford’s Sync AppLink Will Debut In 2011′s Fiesta

6:26PM April 20, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Hey now, BlackBerry users. Just because that Magnum hasn’t been found in a bar and leaked, doesn’t mean you can’t smile today. Though unless you aren’t in the market for a 2011 Ford Fiesta – you can resume frowning. More »


Pandora, The Survivor

11:31PM March 8, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

We’ve chronicled how Pandora was nearly wiped out by the dickish National Association of Broadcasters, but actually, it’s been a decade-long struggle to survive. Did you know founder Tim Westergreen considered a blackjack tour in Vegas to raise money? [NYT]


Warner Music Doesn’t Much Care For This “Free Internet Music”

9:47AM February 11, 2010 | John Herrman

Warner Music, one of the four largest record labels, is upset with just how free their music is online, and they’re not talking about piracy: They’re worried about legit, ad-supported services like Last.fm, Spotify and Pandora. Uh oh. More »


Disco Turns YouTube Into Your Own Personal Music Library

1:52AM January 23, 2010 | John Herrman

YouTube’s got millions of songs on its servers, and now, thanks to Vevo, a hefty slice of them are totally aboveboard. In Disco, YouTube’s built an official, media-player-like front end for all this music, with a Pandora-like discovery tool. More »


On Lego Pandora, Everyone Gets Along Just Fine

8:40AM January 19, 2010 | Brian Barrett

I’d like to give a tiny Golden Globe to all the fine people who put together these incredibly detailed Avatar Lego dioramas. Now that’s my kind of 3D. More »