Pandora: From zero to addicted in 10 minutes

OK, I admit it: I'm not always the first to try out some great new technology.

Once in a long while, maybe, I'm a little behind. Like a year or two.

That's why it took me until today to finally try out Pandora, the Internet site that lets you create custom radio stations based on your music preferences.

And now I think I know something about instant addiction. I signed up, entered a single artist to create a radio station around, and about eight songs in, I'm just totally hooked.

I started playing around with the site, following cross-references and links and seeing how easy it is to create additional stations and buy the music played, and I'm completely in love.

Of course, everyone else in the world has already figured this out. But as a geek, I figure it's only fair to acknowledge the very rare--OK, very frequent--instances when I'm a little slow to discover great new technologies.

But at least I'm willing to learn. That's something, right?

[Eyeoftherabbit]

Pandora Rocks

Welcome to the party! I only "discovered" it about a year ago myself, and while I often think Slacker is the better player, Pandora still gets a much-disputed spot on my Firefox Bookmark Toolbar...

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[ctfoley]

i agree completely

pandora is good, slacker is great

[joseph105]

Don't rub it in

"everyone else in the world has already figured this out"

Wrong! Pandora blocks most non-US users, including us deprived Canadians. I got addicted to Pandora about 2 months before they blocked international users from the site.

Sigh :( Please come to Canada, Pandora. I'd even gladly pay a subscription fee to access it.

[Riquez-001]

I'm banned too

Dear Pandora Visitor,
We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints,
we can no longer allow access to Pandora for most listeners located
outside of the U.S.

[Apella REBS]

Pandora On Blog

I am glad that you have had the chance to check out the Pandora system. I have been using it and turning people onto it for about two years now. I have it streamed on my Windows Live Spaces Blog Table Talk With Apella. Feel free to check it out as it is great because readers can have music of their choice while reading or surfing the net. The player if used with a muti-window browser will play on even once they leave Table Talk With Apella so they can keep on enjoying music. Best of luck with you music and enjoy!

[K.P.C.]

Also used to like Pandora . . . .

. . . Till they blocked from listening in Japan.

What really pissed me off was during that whole stink about how
much the copyright court decided to charge internet radio
stations - I get an email from Pandora ask me to contact me
elected reprentatives to complain - Which did take the time to
do (Since I am a U.S. citizen and a registered voter).

About 2 weeks later they cut me off.
(Thanks again RIAA - for nothing!)
And they had the nerve to continue sending me emails telling
me about improvements they were making and wondering why I
hadn't visited recently. I finally email back to request they stop
"spamming" me if they're not going to let me listen.

btw - Slacker not available here either.