Comments on: Lala May Have Just Built The Next Revolution In Digital Music http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:43:31 -0800 hourly 1 By: Google’s Music Onebox Launches, Powered By MySpace And Lala | getgooglemusic http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-3/#comment-3078619 Google’s Music Onebox Launches, Powered By MySpace And Lala | getgooglemusic Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:23:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-3078619 [...] this is also a massive win for Lala. We’ve been big fans of Lala since the site relaunched back in October 2008 with a unique business model that lets users build their music libraries in [...] [...] this is also a massive win for Lala. We’ve been big fans of Lala since the site relaunched back in October 2008 with a unique business model that lets users build their music libraries in [...]

]]> By: Live From Hollywood: Google’s Music Onebox Debuts, Powered By MySpace And Lala http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-3/#comment-3062993 Live From Hollywood: Google’s Music Onebox Debuts, Powered By MySpace And Lala Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:01:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-3062993 [...] this is also a massive win for Lala. We’ve been big fans of Lala since the site relaunched back in October 2008 with a unique business model that lets users build their music libraries in [...] [...] this is also a massive win for Lala. We’ve been big fans of Lala since the site relaunched back in October 2008 with a unique business model that lets users build their music libraries in [...]

]]> By: Scott Struber http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-3/#comment-2965333 Scott Struber Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2965333 Actually, all they did was create yet another way to keep artists from being able to make a good living selling their music. $0.10 to listen to a track in perpetuity? How can you expect an artist to make any money off that? This is just another model that too will pass into the ether. It will, no doubt, be attractive to many folks. But, if artists can make enough money to sustain a career, we're gonna be right back where we are today...being force-fed crap by the major labels. Actually, all they did was create yet another way to keep artists from being able to make a good living selling their music. $0.10 to listen to a track in perpetuity? How can you expect an artist to make any money off that?

This is just another model that too will pass into the ether. It will, no doubt, be attractive to many folks. But, if artists can make enough money to sustain a career, we’re gonna be right back where we are today…being force-fed crap by the major labels.

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-3/#comment-2875579 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:37:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2875579 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-3/#comment-2875578 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:37:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2875578 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...]

]]> By: Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups | Stoth http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-3/#comment-2873099 Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups | Stoth Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:34:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2873099 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...]

]]> By: Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups | Spin Valley Post http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-3/#comment-2873092 Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups | Spin Valley Post Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:30:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2873092 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...]

]]> By: Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups | Family Learning Center http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2873067 Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups | Family Learning Center Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:04:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2873067 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...]

]]> By: Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2873066 Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets! Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:03:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2873066 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...]

]]> By: Update RSS » Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2873063 Update RSS » Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:02:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2873063 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...]

]]> By: Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2873060 Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:00:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2873060 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The service [...]

]]> By: Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2873051 Billboard Hopes Its API Will Be A Cornerstone For Music Mashups Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:47:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2873051 [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The site now [...] [...] news was also a major win for Lala, the very cool music startup that may have finally found the right formula for actually making money. The site now [...]

]]> By: Phil http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2856851 Phil Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:56:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2856851 See here's the thing. If you're like me, and listen to a lot of not so popular music, you'll quickly realize that Rhapsody doesn't have as money songs as LaLa... I'm pretty sure. LaLa advertises over 7000000, and I couldn't find how many Rhapsody has. I do remember when I was a subscriber a few years back, they advertised 3000000. What LaLa gets right is the option to listen to a full album, then decide if it's worth $0.10 to stream it as many times as you want or $0.79 to buy the song. They also have well over 150000 indie labels on board, which I'm fairly sure Rhapsody can't claim - I left because they were missing so much music. I like to buy a lot of my music, while streaming the rest. So with Lala, if I only want to get streaming rights to 100 songs and buy all of the other albums I find in a month, it's much cheaper. Also, some albums can be as low as $0.60 to get full streaming rights. I also don't have to worry about cancelling my service and losing all my music. See here’s the thing. If you’re like me, and listen to a lot of not so popular music, you’ll quickly realize that Rhapsody doesn’t have as money songs as LaLa… I’m pretty sure. LaLa advertises over 7000000, and I couldn’t find how many Rhapsody has. I do remember when I was a subscriber a few years back, they advertised 3000000. What LaLa gets right is the option to listen to a full album, then decide if it’s worth $0.10 to stream it as many times as you want or $0.79 to buy the song. They also have well over 150000 indie labels on board, which I’m fairly sure Rhapsody can’t claim – I left because they were missing so much music. I like to buy a lot of my music, while streaming the rest. So with Lala, if I only want to get streaming rights to 100 songs and buy all of the other albums I find in a month, it’s much cheaper. Also, some albums can be as low as $0.60 to get full streaming rights. I also don’t have to worry about cancelling my service and losing all my music.

]]> By: Wilco. The Album. Thanks LaLa. – Bouv’s Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2836576 Wilco. The Album. Thanks LaLa. – Bouv’s Blog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:06:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2836576 [...] w/this option…they loose momentum…I know Arrington and co over at Tech Crunch are excited by the technology…and again as elegant at as the LaLa player is…beating the iTunes store purchase [...] [...] w/this option…they loose momentum…I know Arrington and co over at Tech Crunch are excited by the technology…and again as elegant at as the LaLa player is…beating the iTunes store purchase [...]

]]> By: Lala Gets A Fresh Coat Of Paint, Still Rocks http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2677221 Lala Gets A Fresh Coat Of Paint, Still Rocks Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:02:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2677221 [...] to its homepage and integrated music player. While the site has had a clean feel since its relaunch last October, it has also been a bit spartan - users had to navigate to various links to find their [...] [...] to its homepage and integrated music player. While the site has had a clean feel since its relaunch last October, it has also been a bit spartan – users had to navigate to various links to find their [...]

]]> By: Bret http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2584487 Bret Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:38:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2584487 Obviously, my comment is rather late considering the date of the original article and some of the follow on comments; however, Ryan MF an excellent point. La La's new streaming model reeks of "to-good-to-be-true." I'm not saying that their model is fantastic, but the free upload and storage of your current library regardless how you got it is NOT to be trusted. How in the world did La La get the record companies to do a complete 180? This makes no sense whatsoever -- 12 months max and La La will be in the tank yet again. Obviously, my comment is rather late considering the date of the original article and some of the follow on comments; however, Ryan MF an excellent point. La La’s new streaming model reeks of “to-good-to-be-true.” I’m not saying that their model is fantastic, but the free upload and storage of your current library regardless how you got it is NOT to be trusted. How in the world did La La get the record companies to do a complete 180? This makes no sense whatsoever — 12 months max and La La will be in the tank yet again.

]]> By: Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better « ArticleSave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2583630 Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better « ArticleSave Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:25:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2583630 [...] your music in streamed at a reasonably high quality bitrate with few false matches (check out our previous coverage for more on the cool [...] [...] your music in streamed at a reasonably high quality bitrate with few false matches (check out our previous coverage for more on the cool [...]

]]> By: Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better | Eupe.info http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2582479 Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better | Eupe.info Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:02:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2582479 [...] in streamed during the pretty tall peculiarity bitrate with couple of fake matches (check out the previous coverage for some-more upon the cold [...] [...] in streamed during the pretty tall peculiarity bitrate with couple of fake matches (check out the previous coverage for some-more upon the cold [...]

]]> By: Adsense blog » Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2582108 Adsense blog » Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:18:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2582108 [...] your music in streamed at a reasonably high quality bitrate with few false matches (check out our previous coverage for more on the cool [...] [...] your music in streamed at a reasonably high quality bitrate with few false matches (check out our previous coverage for more on the cool [...]

]]> By: Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2581986 Audiolizer Puts Your iTunes Library In The Cloud, But Lala Does It Better Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:41:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2581986 [...] your music in streamed at a reasonably high quality bitrate with few false matches (check out our previous coverage for more on the cool [...] [...] your music in streamed at a reasonably high quality bitrate with few false matches (check out our previous coverage for more on the cool [...]

]]> By: Daniel Schwartz http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2579745 Daniel Schwartz Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:56:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2579745 lala cost only what you buy. No ads. No subscriptions. I can listen to any song full length song once for free. (6 million to choose from) If I want to hear it again I can add the song two ways. I can purchase the mp3 for my computer, or mp3 player (any mp3 you buy on lala also becomes part of your online collection) If I don't want to own the song on my own device I can add the song for just 10 cents and keep it on lala. This means I can play that song whenever, wherever and as many times as I want. Once you purchase a 10 cent web song it is all yours via online, but If later you choose to buy the DRM-free mp3 (many only 89 cents) for a personal device to take with you than you'll be credited the 10 cents you already paid (therefore making the mp3 just 79 cents) lala has many cool features including a music feed to follow other users listening habits. I can forecast my favorite songs. I can embed any song or album on other websites. I think lala is the easiest and most effective online music store. Also if you buy an album from lala you now get the digital copy at point of purchase. This means I can instantly listen to my music while I wait for my CD to arrive via the mail. I love lala. lala cost only what you buy. No ads. No subscriptions. I can listen to any song full length song once for free. (6 million to choose from) If I want to hear it again I can add the song two ways. I can purchase the mp3 for my computer, or mp3 player (any mp3 you buy on lala also becomes part of your online collection) If I don’t want to own the song on my own device I can add the song for just 10 cents and keep it on lala. This means I can play that song whenever, wherever and as many times as I want. Once you purchase a 10 cent web song it is all yours via online, but If later you choose to buy the DRM-free mp3 (many only 89 cents) for a personal device to take with you than you’ll be credited the 10 cents you already paid (therefore making the mp3 just 79 cents) lala has many cool features including a music feed to follow other users listening habits. I can forecast my favorite songs. I can embed any song or album on other websites. I think lala is the easiest and most effective online music store. Also if you buy an album from lala you now get the digital copy at point of purchase. This means I can instantly listen to my music while I wait for my CD to arrive via the mail. I love lala.

]]> By: Richard http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2569633 Richard Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:56:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2569633 It would be handy if it was at least mentioned in the story. I'm all "omg, this sounds awesome" go to signup... It would be handy if it was at least mentioned in the story. I’m all “omg, this sounds awesome” go to signup…

]]> By: LaLa, The Black Sheep Of Music Startups, Just May Have The Right Formula http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2569398 LaLa, The Black Sheep Of Music Startups, Just May Have The Right Formula Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:57:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2569398 [...] chance at success. First, they have a great product, which was completely relaunched in October (and we loved it). Unlike all of the other services, LaLa gets you to the music you want to hear as quickly as [...] [...] chance at success. First, they have a great product, which was completely relaunched in October (and we loved it). Unlike all of the other services, LaLa gets you to the music you want to hear as quickly as [...]

]]> By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » Lala Is iTunes In The Cloud With 10 Cent Downloads http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2550048 tinyComb » Blog Archive » Lala Is iTunes In The Cloud With 10 Cent Downloads Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:16:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2550048 [...] TC View jason's Profile      Subscribe via RSS RelatedBookmarksTags iPhone China... The jailbroken iPhone has been spotted all over China, but will they actually ink a deal with China Mobile for the 3G? Does this so... Comcast, Run By Socialists?... Comcast made its final decision to punish heavy downloaders by capping their broadband usage at 250GB. This in an effort to save br... Direct Line Gets You To An Operator... Direct Line is a new iPhone app that maps corporate phone trees to get you straight to the operator No more need to punch in all th... Digg it Stumble del.icio.us reddit Yahoo Google Cloud Computing iTunes in the cloud Lala itunes in the cloud Lala Music Player Lala plays your music online Lala.com Music steam your music library anywhere [...] [...] TC View jason’s Profile      Subscribe via RSS RelatedBookmarksTags iPhone China… The jailbroken iPhone has been spotted all over China, but will they actually ink a deal with China Mobile for the 3G? Does this so… Comcast, Run By Socialists?… Comcast made its final decision to punish heavy downloaders by capping their broadband usage at 250GB. This in an effort to save br… Direct Line Gets You To An Operator… Direct Line is a new iPhone app that maps corporate phone trees to get you straight to the operator No more need to punch in all th… Digg it Stumble del.icio.us reddit Yahoo Google Cloud Computing iTunes in the cloud Lala itunes in the cloud Lala Music Player Lala plays your music online Lala.com Music steam your music library anywhere [...]

]]> By: IMVU’s New Music Store Turns 3D Chat Rooms Into Virtual Listening Lounges http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/20/lala-may-have-just-built-the-next-revolution-in-digital-music/comment-page-2/#comment-2530037 IMVU’s New Music Store Turns 3D Chat Rooms Into Virtual Listening Lounges Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:07:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=23553#comment-2530037 [...] a two-tiered pricing scheme that is similar to (but more expensive than) Lala’s, which we covered last month. The site will offer stream-only music that can be played only in IMVU rooms for around [...] [...] a two-tiered pricing scheme that is similar to (but more expensive than) Lala’s, which we covered last month. The site will offer stream-only music that can be played only in IMVU rooms for around [...]

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