Pandora

= Pandora = toc

Pandora Radio is an internet radio service. It is free of charge. Users can type in an artist’s name or track or composer and the search engine will bring back the results. For instance, if a user typed in the artist Jimmy Buffett then the music feed would connect to Jimmy Buffett Radio. Lyrics are shown along with the title of the song and album name. Pandora can be compared to a virtual jukebox.

Based on a CNET Editor's review "Pandora's Web-based music-streaming service works with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems, and it costs nothing. Its surprisingly deep library makes for an excellent means of discovering new music, and it works with Slim Squeezebox for living-room playback."

Implications
There may not be a use for internet radio in the library except in programming. On the other hand, music libraries exist inside internet radio. According to Howstuffworks.com, “With the advent of Web-based "music-discovery services," though, the art of finding new music has changed. Internet radio sites like TagWorld, Last.fm and Pandora let you type in a song or artist you like and instantly find other music that might fit your taste. But while Pandora provides a similar service to Last.fm and TagWorld, it actually works very differently. Starting with the British band Gomez as the initial input, the first several "matches" from Last.fm include the Doves, Badly Drawn Boy and Radiohead. TagWorld returns songs by R.E.M., Badly Drawn Boy and Radiohead. Pandora delivers Cheap Trick, Modest Mouse and The Vines. The difference is the Music Genome Project.” The Music Genome Project works like a database with 400 attributes used to determine choice analysis.

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 * References **

Layton, J. (2011). How Pandora Radio Works. In How Stuff Works. Retrieved November 18, 2011, from []

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