
Will we miss the iconic site? Some former users may have forgotten that it was still around. Some users may not be surprise that Napster is being gobbled up by Rhapsody.

Will we miss the iconic site? Some former users may have forgotten that it was still around. Some users may not be surprise that Napster is being gobbled up by Rhapsody.
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Coming from and older generation, I know nothing of the popular music for kids. But, imbeeRadio lets users create their own station according to their personal music tastes. They can then share that station with their friends, listen to that station on multiple devices and stream an unlimited number of songs.

While other streaming music services provide some ability to share the name of songs or playlists on social networks, a service in development called wahwah.fm plans to provide the ability for users to stream music from their smartphone that other people can in turn listen to.
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I recently had a chance to check out a new socially driven music recommendation service called Yoogli. Offering a playlist generator, artist recommendation engire, news aggregator and social network all in one, Yoogli hopes to serve as a platform upon which to share and discover new music. It also syncs with iTunes and generates playlists based on what you’re listening to, which you can then share with your friends. Sounds pretty cool, but can this young Newport Beach based company deliver? Read more

Pandora CTO Tom Conrad recently held a talk at Digg detailing the online streaming music company’s trials and tribulations during their transition onto mobile devices. His discussion outlined 5 broad lessons the company learned during this time, and how they affected Pandora’s foray into mobile. Read more

Though not as widely covered as some of the other speakers at D8, Vivian Schiller, president of NPR, made a few heads spin with her statement that Internet radio will take the place of terrestrial radio within ten years. One would be hard pressed to find another major executive at an “over-the-air” broadcaster who would cede the airwaves, much less put a date on the towers going dark. Her comments were more likely discussed near radio station coffee pots than in new media blogs. But, heads up – this is more about new competition and opportunities than something “old” going away.