[Merged] Pandora: Cool website for streaming audio

Graham M · 01-11-2005, 16:41

Pandora is a web site that will create customised radio stations based on your tastes in music, IE, you enter an Artist and they will make up a playlist for you based on your selection, its all flash based and seems to work seemlessly, you get 10hours of music for free, a subscription is $34/year so about ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£18/year. Give it a go. Im impressed.

http://www.pandora.com

Gareth · 06-12-2005, 02:04

Heh, I just discovered this site tonight... so far I like the choices it has thrown at me. I thought it might struggle with a lesser known group such as Gene, but it identified them and others correctly

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Sorry, Zeph, I tried to rep you but I can't as the post is too old

You'll just have to pretend you got a green one from me.

zovat · 23-02-2006, 15:01

Folks,

Just found this site and thought it may appeal..

www.pandora.com

Its free if you don't mind advertising (and I run Firefox with adblock with it just sitting in a tab, so I don't notice any advertising..

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You tell it one piece of music you like, and it sets up a streaming radio station playing music it think you may like based on that selection...

If you like it, great, if not - sorry for wasting your time

Zovat

<edit - mods could you put this in the Internet section - I was in the wrong window when I posted

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Stuart · 23-02-2006, 15:16

Moved.

zovat · 23-02-2006, 15:20

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

Moved.

Ta

**Chris** · 23-02-2006, 15:54

Flip me, that's clever. Trying it out now ... I like the first track anyway.

I told it I like 'Who Wants to Live Forever' by Queen, and it's giving me 'Usually' by the Trashcan Sinatras. I've never heard of them, but I like them. Good start.

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Now I have 'I dont want to lose you' by Hall and Oates. Funky ... and 2 out of 2 so far.

Gareth · 23-02-2006, 16:03

Yes, this is great... been using it for a while.

Maybe this thread could be merged with this one?

**Chris** · 23-02-2006, 16:24

Merged.

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BTW, after about five songs you have to register. They want to verify you're in the US so they ask for a US Zip code. They say their licence restricts their web radio activities to the USA but IMO asking for a zip code is not trying very hard to restrict use.

I mean, anyone old enough to remember that ultimate rich brat teen drama, Beverley Hills 90210, already knows a random zip code they can give the site to keep it happy.

Paul K · 23-02-2006, 17:54

The fact that you remember Beverley Hill 90210 is a bit worrying but I'll let you off Chris

Gareth · 23-02-2006, 19:45

Heh, Chris we must be neighbours, cause that's what I used too

zovat · 23-02-2006, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth

Heh, Chris we must be neighbours, cause that's what I used too

funny that - I used the same one .....

Druchii · 09-07-2006, 15:29

I have my own address in Akron that is pretty good at fooling sites

Anyway, this site is grea,t i'm on my 4th song by it, and already i know of one band i'm going to be hunting down (the rest were actually my favourite songs!)

**Hugh** · 09-07-2006, 15:46

What a cracking site.

Well done!

Druchii · 09-07-2006, 15:50

Zeph, post in here so i can rep you, i'm upto 2 or 3 bands imma have to look into now

Graham M · 09-07-2006, 17:31

Done