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Last.fm posts twin word pop band tags

Last.fm staff are a creative and unpredictable bunch. When the online radio service’s interns aren’t categorizing last.fm tunes by age and gender popularity, their database programmers deploy regular expression scripts to dive into the server’s postgreSQL database and dig up … finish reading Last.fm posts twin word pop band tags

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Gender and age preferences on Last.fm: What should you be listening to?

Joachim Van Herwegen, an intern at Last.fm, recently decided to compile a number of plots of musical preferences based on listener ages and genders. The results are quite fascinating! Herwegen’s first plot depicts the most common artists as a function … finish reading Gender and age preferences on Last.fm: What should you be listening to?

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New iPhone 4 offers background listening but not much else for radio

Today Apple CEO Steve Jobs made his now-annual announcement for the new version of the company’s top product. While there were several surprises in store, like the addition of video conferencing and HD video recording, there wasn’t anything unexpected for … finish reading New iPhone 4 offers background listening but not much else for radio

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New AT&T data plans threaten to stunt the growth of mobile internet radio

Last week AT&T announced that new smartphone customers will no longer be eligible for the unlimited data plans that current customers enjoy. Instead, two somewhat less expensive plans will be available. For $15 new customers may download 200 MB of … finish reading New AT&T data plans threaten to stunt the growth of mobile internet radio

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Last.fm: at last you can restore your scrobbles

At last, you can restore your deleted scrobbles at Last.fm. Whew! Continue reading

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New iPhone OS to bring background online radio listening

As an iPhone user I can say with full knowledge that one of the things that holds the device back when it comes to listening to online radio is the lack of multitasking. While the iPod app allows you to … finish reading New iPhone OS to bring background online radio listening

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Slacker Radio: A rising alternative to Last.fm and Pandora

Getting bored with Last.fm or Pandora? Interested in exploring other internet radio options? Check out Slacker Radio. Recently featured in several commercials for Verizon’s Droid, Slacker Radio serves as another fantastic means for discovering new music and enjoying radio. For … finish reading Slacker Radio: A rising alternative to Last.fm and Pandora

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In search of better scrobbling: Some recent improvements to Last.fm

After announcing some changes to their “scrobbler API” last week, the developers at Last.fm have decided to pay closer attention to user feedback on their blog, various discussion forums, and “elsewhere.” As a result, Last.fm recently announced a series of … finish reading In search of better scrobbling: Some recent improvements to Last.fm

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More than Half of Rolling Stone Readers Still Listen to Music Radio

The new issue of Rolling Stone now on newsstands features “40 Reasons To Be Excited About Music.” Though I might argue with a lot of the reasons (Black Eyed Peas are reason #1?!), I’m pretty convinced by #40: “Because You … finish reading More than Half of Rolling Stone Readers Still Listen to Music Radio

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