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Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Bronx347 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:47:19 -0000

Actually, the fact that it's NOT a social site is a HUGE plus. I mean, how does it make/break the experience knowing whether anyone else is kickin' some Ingrid Karklins, James Brown, and The Patridge Family? What's the point of individual ECLECTIC tastes if you're constantly wondering who else might be on board?

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

DJ Chima — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:18:11 -0000

Tempted by another listening solution again! Grooveshark looks great and I feel myself moving over, but starting from scratch on a new site is never fun. When are they going to start incorporating playlist portability??

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:39:27 -0000

Yeah Grooveshark is great! However, I still didn't get used to this full flash interface, seems too... much, for me! I quite prefer a website like http://www.deezer.com/en which seems, by the way, to have a deeper catalogue! I saw on Billboard that they just signed with Warner!!!

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Dunk kicks — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:50:23 -0000

It's a pity,I can't sign in :(

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Matt — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:59:22 -0000

There's also http://www.deezer.com !

Quite great, I'm in love with its design... And I heard it was 100% legal! Nice job then!

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Jason — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:02:59 -0000

Ummmm...have you heard of a little site called imeem.com? ;)
It's the 3rd largest social networking site in the US, and the #1 music-streaming site in the US.
Take a look and let me know what you think.
Disclaimer: I work there. :)
js

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Bombchell - in Atlanta — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:54:52 -0000

hmmm tempted as i might be Ive already build time on pandora I cant imagine moving, and starting from scratch.

hmm but i wonder if it will actually get my tatses better than pandora's dna whatever they call it.

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

sean — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:43:54 -0000

The conversation between Ben, from Grooveshark and I:
http://seansrant.com/from-0...

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

flo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:17:24 -0000

some off the top reasons it's worse than last.fm:
- track metadata sucks
- UI way too big
- user supplied content (if I'm not mistaken)
- The way I see it you're playing a label's content and then, what, you don't pay them? You really think that's gonna work out?

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Anon A Mus — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:35:38 -0000

Hello @Ben

I've signed up, logged on, downloaded all the apps. Unfortunately, Grooveshark complains about sharkbyte not running. Since I'm behind a company firewall, perhaps this is an issue?

Thanks!
Ron

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Mike — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:38:07 -0000

Unfortunately this happens all the time when a post is published a couple of hours earlier than the embargo time.

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Mike Wilton — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:43:35 -0000

I'll definitely be checking this out. I am an avid user of online music streaming at the office so I always welcome something new. Especially following rumors that Pandora may be closing it's doors.

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Tamar Weinberg — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:35:39 -0000

Hi Ben! <3

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Ben — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:07:48 -0000

@Ron We're working on taking care of a couple small bugs (mostly getting our search function back up). Everything should be normal really soon (I've never seen this many of us awake this early on a Monday :-), and hopefully you won't run too far!

Also, let me know if there's anything I can do to help out/answer/chat about in the meantime or in the future: http://twitter.com/grooveshark .

Thanks! <3

-ben

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Business Website Design — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:03:45 -0000

Seems like you broke their site :-)

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Hal Rottenberg — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:01:50 -0000

Don, you broke their website. :)

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

flo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:55:02 -0000

Something to consider, I read somewhere that apparently grooveshark wants to avoid paying royalty fees, contrary to last.fm and pandora. Does anyone know anything about this, because I don't see how that's supposed to work long-term.

Re: Music Streaming Service Grooveshark Lite Takes Aim at Pandora and Last.fm

Anon A Mus — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:44:22 -0000

As soon as I read your review, I went to their site. Unfortunately, Grooveshark appears to be down... :(