Comments on: Profile – Last.fm http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:37:41 -0800 hourly 1 By: Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 | eMediaOne http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2942737 Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 | eMediaOne Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:27:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2942737 [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...] [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...]

]]> By: Several MUSIC Web Service Which You Should USE http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2942527 Several MUSIC Web Service Which You Should USE Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:21:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2942527 [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...] [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...]

]]> By: Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 | Filme Gratis Filme Moca http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2942517 Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 | Filme Gratis Filme Moca Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:05:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2942517 [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...] [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...]

]]> By: Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 - BlogAngle http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2941606 Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 - BlogAngle Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:01:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2941606 [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...] [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...]

]]> By: Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 | Techdare http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2941511 Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 | Techdare Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:11:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2941511 [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...] [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...]

]]> By: Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 -> ApaRece http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2941287 Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1 -> ApaRece Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:02:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2941287 [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...] [...] With almost 3 million unique visitors a day, Last.fm is one of the most powerful social music communities on the Web today. Like Pandora, the service allows you to enjoy music that you like, but unlike Pandora, Last.fm analyses what you and your friends listen to and like, and then suggests more music based on that analysis. When you recommend music to a friend or you tag it, or you write about it, or simply just listen to it – you shift the song’s importance on the site, and will in turn get recommended to more people. Based on the music you’ve already listened to, Last.fm will recommend new music you might like, as well as suggest other users with a similar music taste to yours, which you might be interested in friending, and you can also easily communicate with them. If you live outside the U.S., U.K. or Germany, you can listen with a free 30-track trial or subscribe for a low price of $3/month for unlimited radio streaming. (Launched in 2002!) [...]

]]> By: Web Sitesi Tasarim http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2584117 Web Sitesi Tasarim Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:01:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2584117 Last.fm is clever radio program, it's very good idea. Last.fm is clever radio program, it’s very good idea.

]]> By: Harley http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-1122693 Harley Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:25:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-1122693 Last.fm has a great system. I was very fond of it until they banned me for listening to European nationalist bands. Too bad. Rap and hip hop glorifying gang violence, drugs, pimping whores & violence against women is still a-ok of course. Last.fm has a great system. I was very fond of it until they banned me for listening to European nationalist bands. Too bad. Rap and hip hop glorifying gang violence, drugs, pimping whores & violence against women is still a-ok of course.

]]> By: Joe B http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-345634 Joe B Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:10:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-345634 OK, figured I'd give both sites a test. One of my favorite artists is Otis Taylor. Pandora has him. Last.fm does not. Guess who I registered with. OK, figured I’d give both sites a test. One of my favorite artists is Otis Taylor. Pandora has him. Last.fm does not. Guess who I registered with.

]]> By: frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger : last.fm - the social music revolution http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-200857 frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger : last.fm - the social music revolution Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:50:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-200857 [...] And, as a good next gen web service, there's tags, blogs, friends, groups, neighbours and lots of other web 2,0 goodness. Tech Crunch has a good review [...] [...] And, as a good next gen web service, there’s tags, blogs, friends, groups, neighbours and lots of other web 2,0 goodness. Tech Crunch has a good review [...]

]]> By: Michael Garcia Novak http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-188874 Michael Garcia Novak Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:40:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-188874 Aparently the way we understand, use and consume music is suffering tremendous and interesting changes. Ever since the digital revolution, the music industry has been seriously afected, since napster and limewire facilitated mp3 files exchange, the way we listen and buy music is not the same. Then comes personalized radio wich is very welcomed, since my music library, exceeds 5 thousand legaly purchased tracks, and creating playlists that suit my different moods becomes very important, but it can be a full time job! Then services like Last.FM and Pandora are great when you have a party or when working on you computer, its music you like with little effort. Aparently the way we understand, use and consume music is suffering tremendous and interesting changes. Ever since the digital revolution, the music industry has been seriously afected, since napster and limewire facilitated mp3 files exchange, the way we listen and buy music is not the same.

Then comes personalized radio wich is very welcomed, since my music library, exceeds 5 thousand legaly purchased tracks, and creating playlists that suit my different moods becomes very important, but it can be a full time job!

Then services like Last.FM and Pandora are great when you have a party or when working on you computer, its music you like with little effort.

]]> By: konhj http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-155927 konhj Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:46:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-155927 "good idea,good site !"said by <a href="http://www.0755plane.com/index7.htm" rel="nofollow">机票查询</a> “good idea,good site !”said by 机票查询

]]> By: kayla http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-91419 kayla Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:21:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-91419 does any1 no any meebo sites, school keeps blocking them. grrrrr. email me on michealamillican@hotmail.com does any1 no any meebo sites, school keeps blocking them. grrrrr. email me on michealamillican@hotmail.com

]]> By: MetaTagger http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-37962 MetaTagger Mon, 08 May 2006 17:13:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-37962 Along similar lines as Last.fm radio, is <a href="http://BeeThere.net/" rel="nofollow">BeeThere.net</a>, which delivers concert events in a similar fashion to how Last.fm delivers radio. There are Artist Images, full tour dates, and of course, recommendations for concerts in your area, based on the artists in your iTunes collection. Along similar lines as Last.fm radio, is BeeThere.net, which delivers concert events in a similar fashion to how Last.fm delivers radio.

There are Artist Images, full tour dates, and of course, recommendations for concerts in your area, based on the artists in your iTunes collection.

]]> By: jose http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-24396 jose Sat, 01 Apr 2006 17:26:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-24396 merger ? look at this pic carefully http://www.flickr.com/photos/16306713@N00/121308854/ merger ?

look at this pic carefully

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]]> By: Cafe del Marketing http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-22929 Cafe del Marketing Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:08:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-22929 <strong>Last.fm...</strong> De nieuwste iPod ad: 1000 songs in your pocket Zelf kiezen, zelf customizen. Het jaar van ik en wij, van mass-customization en social networking. Last.fm combineert beide op het gebied van de muziek. “You get your own online music profile that y... Last.fm…

De nieuwste iPod ad: 1000 songs in your pocket
Zelf kiezen, zelf customizen. Het jaar van ik en wij, van mass-customization en social networking. Last.fm combineert beide op het gebied van de muziek.
“You get your own online music profile that y…

]]> By: jānis http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-11861 jānis Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:48:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-11861 jyyo98i[pouiytg jyyo98i[pouiytg

]]> By: ChristopheDucamp http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-9879 ChristopheDucamp Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:04:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-9879 Nice post. FYI, I'm a french newbie on last.fm and could be addicted soon. Frederico, this comment is just to let yu know I used your original writing to <a href="http://xtof.viabloga.com/news/116.shtml" rel="nofollow">translate/adapt a post in french</a> dedicated to a small french audience. Thanks for all. Nice post. FYI, I’m a french newbie on last.fm and could be addicted soon. Frederico, this comment is just to let yu know I used your original writing to translate/adapt a post in french dedicated to a small french audience. Thanks for all.

]]> By: DavidC http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-9810 DavidC Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:52:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-9810 LastFm has the advantage over Pandora that it addresses classical music. Unfortunately it reckons that each piece is the work of one artist. I think of classical works as having two artists, the composer and the performer, and I am equally interested in the two angles. Addressing this simplification would greatly increase LastFm's usefulness to me. LastFm has the advantage over Pandora that it addresses classical music. Unfortunately it reckons that each piece is the work of one artist. I think of classical works as having two artists, the composer and the performer, and I am equally interested in the two angles. Addressing this simplification would greatly increase LastFm’s usefulness to me.

]]> By: radar is dead at quintal do xanato http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-8820 radar is dead at quintal do xanato Sat, 14 Jan 2006 18:23:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-8820 [...] para quem quiser saber mais sobre este assunto, e aconselho mesmo este assunto, podem ir ler o que se escreveu no techcrunch (onde se descobrem muitas outras maravilhas da web2.0) e aos do costume, na wired. [...] [...] para quem quiser saber mais sobre este assunto, e aconselho mesmo este assunto, podem ir ler o que se escreveu no techcrunch (onde se descobrem muitas outras maravilhas da web2.0) e aos do costume, na wired. [...]

]]> By: Kristofer Carlson http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-7479 Kristofer Carlson Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:21:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-7479 I've been a member of Last.fm since April of 2004. It has been a vehicle for musical discovery, expanding my musical experience and knowledge. It is interesting to view other people's profiles and discover what people around the world listen to. It is also somewhat disheartening to discover that people in the Netherlands and Japan often listen to purely American music. This cultural hegomony is disturbing. While I was working on my Masters, I contacted the Last.fm staff with some technical questions. They originally used PHP, but quickly discovered some problems. PHP didn't scale well, so some of their routines had to be rewritten in Java. Since PHP is interpreted, it is computationally intensive. They used an open source opcode cache to improve performance, but in practice it caused a number of problems. The PHP opcode cache from ZEND may have improved matters, but Last.fm is run on a shoestring budget. The Java tools were free and solved the problem. (I mention this in a paper I wrote---it's on page 3: ). The Last.fm team appears to have made the conservative and wise choice---they didn't let their devotion to their beloved PHP stand in the way of solving their technical issues. I’ve been a member of Last.fm since April of 2004. It has been a vehicle for musical discovery, expanding my musical experience and knowledge. It is interesting to view other people’s profiles and discover what people around the world listen to. It is also somewhat disheartening to discover that people in the Netherlands and Japan often listen to purely American music. This cultural hegomony is disturbing.

While I was working on my Masters, I contacted the Last.fm staff with some technical questions. They originally used PHP, but quickly discovered some problems. PHP didn’t scale well, so some of their routines had to be rewritten in Java. Since PHP is interpreted, it is computationally intensive. They used an open source opcode cache to improve performance, but in practice it caused a number of problems. The PHP opcode cache from ZEND may have improved matters, but Last.fm is run on a shoestring budget. The Java tools were free and solved the problem. (I mention this in a paper I wrote—it’s on page 3: ). The Last.fm team appears to have made the conservative and wise choice—they didn’t let their devotion to their beloved PHP stand in the way of solving their technical issues.

]]> By: Paul Fisher http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-5046 Paul Fisher Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:18:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-5046 Last.FM is exciting becuase it can make medium-term revenue, because it can become a de facto platform for music discovery and finally because it is an important mechaism in "next generation search".... http://paulfisher.typepad.com/growth_technology_venture/2005/12/why_is_lastfm_s.html Last.FM is exciting becuase it can make medium-term revenue, because it can become a de facto platform for music discovery and finally because it is an important mechaism in “next generation search”….

http://paulfish...s_lastfm_s.html

]]> By: Thoughts for food » Blog Archive » My source for music http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-4535 Thoughts for food » Blog Archive » My source for music Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:37:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-4535 [...] Last.fm (techcrunch profile) Makes recommendations based off of the music that you listen to. Integrates with a number of audio players, including iTunes and Windows Media Player. Also streams a radio station with your recommended songs. [...] [...] Last.fm (techcrunch profile) Makes recommendations based off of the music that you listen to. Integrates with a number of audio players, including iTunes and Windows Media Player. Also streams a radio station with your recommended songs. [...]

]]> By: zorax http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-3541 zorax Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:02:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-3541 one of the best sites for music, all the genras and the music you can handel.if it's out there last.fm has it give it a shot i bet you will love it one of the best sites for music, all the genras and the music you can handel.if it’s out there last.fm has it give it a shot i bet you will love it

]]> By: Philip Cowan http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2423 Philip Cowan Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:16:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2423 Well, for an old-timer like me (40) Last.com is simply incredible. I am glad that some kids have master maths and put it to good use. The issue is, of course, the degree of complexity and therefore how subtle the matching program can be. Is it be track or artist? If by artist, that is ok, but by track, now that is clever. Well, for an old-timer like me (40) Last.com is simply incredible. I am glad that some kids have master maths and put it to good use.

The issue is, of course, the degree of complexity and therefore how subtle the matching program can be.

Is it be track or artist? If by artist, that is ok, but by track, now that is clever.

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