Tag: Rdio

• Why I really like This Is My Jam

  I love This Is My Jam. Period. This service, which only came out of private beta a few months ago, is as simple as it is effective.  This Is My Jam (‘TIMJ’) lets users select one track at the time (your “jam”) which will expire after one week. As a result, you tend to get recent […]

  marcabraham

  July 12, 2012

  Music, Online Trends, Social Media, Startups

  Facebook, Music, Rdio, socialmedia, startup

• Rdio vs. Spotify: when it comes to user experience, the first round is for Rdio

  Last year I wrote about Rdio, about its affiliate programme and data partnerships respectively. At the time, Rdio was only available in the US and my interaction with its streaming service was therefore limited. I had heard, however, that its user experience design (‘UX’) was great. I have now had a chance to try Rdio […]

  marcabraham

  June 10, 2012

  Digital Content, Music, User Experience

  Music, Rdio, Spotify, streaming, UX

• zeebox – the value is in sharing and discovery

  Like music, TV is another traditional medium that has gone social. Forget about ‘just’ watching a show on TV’ that is only half the fun nowadays. Watching something on telly is one thing, but the conversation around it on  social media such as Twitter and Facebook is pushing the way in which we consume TV […]

  marcabraham

  June 6, 2012

  Digital Content, Social Media, Startups

  content, cross-platform, discovery, Rdio, socialmedia, Spotify, startup, TV

• Facebook follows Turntable.fm with “Listen With”

  Keen to get a piece of the action that Turntable.fm has generated, Facebook has just launched its own “Listen With” feature. Like Turntable.fm, the main concept behind “Listen With” is simple: sharing music with your friends. These are the main things that this new Facebook feature will enable you to do: Listen to music with your friends – You […]

  marcabraham

  January 21, 2012

  Music, Social Media

  Facebook, Music, Rdio, Spotify

• You don’t have to go out to enjoy a social DJ

  A few weeks ago I learned about Turntable.fm a great new service which combines social media principles with music. The idea behind this new site is simple: ‘social listening’, with users having shared experiences around music. Turntable.fm has only been around for a month or so but has already picked up over 140,000 users which is […]

  marcabraham

  July 17, 2011

  Music, Social Media, Startups

  Mixcloud, Music, Rdio, Shazam, socialmedia