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Streaming audio is more popular than ever. Spotify, Rdio, MOG, Rhapsody, and Pandora are just some of the popular services you can use. Today I’d like to learn about your favorite Internet audio services and why you use them. Are you stuck on Pandora out of habit? Did seeing your Facebook friends use Spotify or Rdio influence you at all? Perhaps Dr. Dre (gangsta) threatened you into using MOG. Or do you not care about streaming audio at all?
As for me, I was a Pandora user back in the day and played around with Spotify a bit in 2011. While the social aspects of streaming music are cool, I haven’t found a service that I really like (yet). For the most part, I buy music from Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play. I like having the file on my physical devices and being able to stream it through Amazon Cloud Player or Google Music.
From what I understand, artists get more money from file purchases than stream listens (though I also understand it’s a small amount of money vs. a tiny amount of money). As a former (crappy) musician and something of an artist (verbal entertainers are artisans, right?), I feel better about more of my money going to the talent.
Having said all that, I’m willing to give any Internet radio service a go. That’s where you and your thoughtful recommendations come in! What’s your favorite streaming audio service and why?
I use Pandora and sub to Satellite radio. I opted to not use spotify due to the Facebook requirements.
I got into Spotify before the Facebook connection. I'm not even sure if the old logins work anymore.
Plex.
It streams my music and videos to my phone. I'm pretty sure I can add friends to my account too.
Pandora is awesome (especially on Pad) if you're in the mood for a specific type of music, but I use Rdio almost exclusively. I like the interface better than Spotify and I seem to discover artists and playlists I like better for whatever reason.
Bruce Wayne is Batman?? What?! [youtube 01vWvocMc6M&feature=g-u-u http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vWvocMc6M&feature=g-u-u youtube]
I prefer using Slacker Radio…no particular reason, it's just the one that I've stuck with.
I see your funny batman video and raise you this new promo poster for the Dark Knight Rises:
<img src="http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/funny-celebrity-pictures-rise.jpg">
-M
I have seen that one too; also funny. I'm not sure whether I'm happy or sad that that isn't the direction the new movie is actually going, lol.
Of course SAD! Everything is better with Adam West. Just look at Family Guy.
-M