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Here's my free passalong for free invites, it should work: http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=MzEvNjE4MS8y&passalongSig=c64b71d04ff94ff

by pitdesi 15y ago

Here's my free passalong for free invites, it should work: http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=MzEvNjE4MS8y&passalongSig=c64b71d04ff94ff3df782ecdd95d6e6cc029589aa9158032a05531d8e4ced111 http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=... First thought: How is this any different from Grooveshark (from a user experience perspective - I know Grooveshark doesn't give a shit about artists rights etc). Edit: So far, search on Spotify is much faster, but the music library is nowhere near as complete... and I like that in Grooveshark when I search for a song I can see other peoples playlists that it shows up in and play those.

timmaah 15y ago
Thanks.. Your klout link worked for me (Had never used klout before) Is there a way to play a personalized station? I am a fan of having my music selected for me.
- estel 15y ago
  There's a Radio section. You can choose genres and decades, but nothing equivalent to an "Artist radio".
  - timmaah 15y ago
    Where would that be? Certainly not highlighted in the UI
    - estel 15y ago
      Second item in the left-hand navigation pane.
      - timmaah 15y ago
        Possibly only for paid accounts? On the Mac app, the 2nd item is "Play Queue". "What's new" is first and "Inbox" is third.
        estel 15y ago
        Ahh yes, that would explain it. http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/free/ http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/free/ This table shows that it's only available for paid accounts.
  - hitonagashi 15y ago
    If you go to an artist, you can also select an artist radio. Select the artist, and it's in the top tabs to the right.
  - yanokwa 15y ago
    "For now, the Radio feature will not be available for U.S. users." "The radio feature will eventually be available. However, I can't say exactly when that will be. Be reminded, that Spotify is not chiefly a radio service. The lack of a radio feature for the time being is a factor of licensing agreements with the rights holders but it will eventually be available. So the lack of a radio feature in no way limits your ability to search for and play the song of your choice. Just to be clear, when the time comes, the absence of a radio feature will be available for free as well as Premium users, as it is not typically one of the main benefits of a Premium subscription. " http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/radio_mode_missing_in_premium_us_account http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/radio_mode_missing...
estel 15y ago
There are some great websites dedicated to sharing playlists around, particularly http://sharemyplaylists.com/ http://sharemyplaylists.com/
rahoulb 15y ago
I don't know much about Grooveshark (or Rdio) but one of the early selling points of Spotify is that it uses P2P - the first minute or so of a song is streamed from their servers but the rest is P2Ped from other users. Which means you very very rarely get buffering (apart from today :-/)
- chrischen 15y ago
  Don't think I've ever experienced buffering with a modern connection on any of the services I've reviewed (MOG, Rdio, Rhapsody, Grooveshark, etc). It's really just a cost saving mechanism for them more than an anti-buffering agent for us.
invisible 15y ago
Grooveshark does care about artist's rights tremendously (just a few examples): http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7090813892/grooveshark-announces-new-label-partnerships http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7090813892/grooveshark-anno... http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7543767530/breakthroughradio http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7543767530/breakthroughradi... http://artists.grooveshark.com/ http://artists.grooveshark.com/
- earbitscom 15y ago
  They care about THEIR artists' rights, and by that I mean that they only care after an artist comes to them and agrees to their license. Until then, they'll play that artist and claim DMCA, even though it should be very straight forward to ensure this music doesn't end up on their platform.
  - invisible 15y ago
    From what I know, music rights are a lot more complicated than you may realize. That's not to say labels shouldn't get compensated, simply that things aren't ever as cut and dry as they may seem.

by pitdesi 15y ago

timmaah 15y ago

Thanks.. Your klout link worked for me (Had never used klout before) Is there a way to play a personalized station? I am a fan of having my music selected for me.

estel 15y ago
There's a Radio section. You can choose genres and decades, but nothing equivalent to an "Artist radio".
- timmaah 15y ago
  Where would that be? Certainly not highlighted in the UI
  - estel 15y ago
    Second item in the left-hand navigation pane.
    - timmaah 15y ago
      Possibly only for paid accounts? On the Mac app, the 2nd item is "Play Queue". "What's new" is first and "Inbox" is third.
      - estel 15y ago
        Ahh yes, that would explain it. http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/free/ http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/free/ This table shows that it's only available for paid accounts.
- hitonagashi 15y ago
  If you go to an artist, you can also select an artist radio. Select the artist, and it's in the top tabs to the right.
- yanokwa 15y ago
  "For now, the Radio feature will not be available for U.S. users." "The radio feature will eventually be available. However, I can't say exactly when that will be. Be reminded, that Spotify is not chiefly a radio service. The lack of a radio feature for the time being is a factor of licensing agreements with the rights holders but it will eventually be available. So the lack of a radio feature in no way limits your ability to search for and play the song of your choice. Just to be clear, when the time comes, the absence of a radio feature will be available for free as well as Premium users, as it is not typically one of the main benefits of a Premium subscription. " http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/radio_mode_missing_in_premium_us_account http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/radio_mode_missing...

estel 15y ago

There are some great websites dedicated to sharing playlists around, particularly http://sharemyplaylists.com/ http://sharemyplaylists.com/

rahoulb 15y ago

I don't know much about Grooveshark (or Rdio) but one of the early selling points of Spotify is that it uses P2P - the first minute or so of a song is streamed from their servers but the rest is P2Ped from other users. Which means you very very rarely get buffering (apart from today :-/)

chrischen 15y ago
Don't think I've ever experienced buffering with a modern connection on any of the services I've reviewed (MOG, Rdio, Rhapsody, Grooveshark, etc). It's really just a cost saving mechanism for them more than an anti-buffering agent for us.

invisible 15y ago

Grooveshark does care about artist's rights tremendously (just a few examples): http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7090813892/grooveshark-announces-new-label-partnerships http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7090813892/grooveshark-anno... http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7543767530/breakthroughradio http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7543767530/breakthroughradi... http://artists.grooveshark.com/ http://artists.grooveshark.com/

earbitscom 15y ago
They care about THEIR artists' rights, and by that I mean that they only care after an artist comes to them and agrees to their license. Until then, they'll play that artist and claim DMCA, even though it should be very straight forward to ensure this music doesn't end up on their platform.
- invisible 15y ago
  From what I know, music rights are a lot more complicated than you may realize. That's not to say labels shouldn't get compensated, simply that things aren't ever as cut and dry as they may seem.