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| From | Hersh Forman <hiforman@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Pandora endgame? |
| Date | Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:49:27 -0700 (PDT) |
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I loved Pandora before they cut off broadcasting outside of U.S. IP addresses. Here's a quote I find interesting:
"Westergren and other webcasters argue that Web radio, which generally plays a far wider range of music than is offered by traditional radio, provides invaluable promotion for many independent musicians.
Matt Nathanson, a singer-songwriter who has recorded for both major and independent record labels, said he is worried that the demands placed on Internet radio could "choke" the industry before it gets its footing.
"Net radio is good for musicians like me, and I think most musicians are like me," he said. "The promotion it provides is far more important than the revenue."
And I couldn't agree more, since I "discovered" Matt Nathanson thorugh Pandora and have since bought everything he's ever recorded and been to shows in both Toronto and San Francisco.
What a shame.
----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Coxe <audities@gmail.com>
To: Auditeers <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:21:32 PM
Subject: Pandora endgame?
I don't use these sorta sites though I've tried Pandora, LastFM
& others. Tho many do as next gen radio - including some here.
Full story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/15/AR2008081503367_pf.html
Excerpt:
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Giant of Internet Radio Nears Its 'Last Stand'
Pandora, Other Webcasters Struggle Under High Song Fees
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 16, 2008; D01
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Pandora is one of the nation's most popular Web radio
services, with about 1 million listeners daily. Its Music Genome Project
allows customers to create stations tailored to their own tastes. It is one of
the 10 most popular applications for Apple's iPhone and attracts 40,000 new
customers a day.
Yet the burgeoning company may be on the verge of collapse, according to its
founder, and so may be others like it.
"We're approaching a pull-the-plug kind of decision," said Tim Westergren, who
founded Pandora. "This is like a last stand for webcasting."
- Michael
NP: Purple Hearts - Beat That!
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