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Was being acquired by CBS the deathblow to Last.fm? It seems they easily could have been the social network for music, but they never really innovated beyond th
by gagaga 13y ago
Was being acquired by CBS the deathblow to Last.fm? It seems they easily could have been the social network for music, but they never really innovated beyond their streaming radio and scrobbler products.
- peterwwillis 13y agoProbably not. CBS was very hands-off with Last.fm, with at least their "Interactive" division having basically no communication with Last.fm (that I know of). Last.fm's social interaction was pretty poor, and their device support for radio/scrobbling was weak. The only thing I ever used Last.fm for was the streaming radio, which was amazingly relevant and full of bands I hadn't heard of. Sad day :(
- r721 13y agoInteresting quote: "CBS has guaranteed to continue to back Last.fm for "at least" 12 months from the date of approval of its financial results, which were signed off on 25 November."[1] [1]: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/13/last-fm-loses-4-million-uk-income-plummets http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/13/last-fm-loses-4... So everything will probably be decided in November 2014.
- batiudrami 13y agoI find it strange how slow Last.fm is to do anything. I've been a user for 9 years, and almost nothing has changed in that time. You're lucky if you get one minor feature update in a year - they seem to be incredibly slow moving. That being said, I'd be very sad if they closed, though I assume a competitor which could import your Last.fm history would spring up very quickly for those who only want the data history and not streaming.