26 May
Pandora has been getting a lot of press this past weeks over its new services. They have signed deals with USA mobile providers Sprint and Sonos, and have revamped their Web Site.
All that development is quite impressive, but to me it still feels like the company is doomed. And it all has to do -obviously- […]
Posted in business, music, politics by: conradov
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26 May
Warning: this post has little geek content!
If you got to know me before last summer, you would never have expected this post. You would have never suspected that Calle 13 was my favorite reggaeton band. That’s because I listen mostly to jazz, rock, and punk bands, and Calle 13 is the only reggaeton band I […]
Posted in funny, music, notgeek by: conradov
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04 May
I checked today and, effectively, Pandora’s technical staff blocked the site for most countries. This is how the site looks like in Uruguay (click on the image to view in full size):
What to do now
There are articles on how to access Pandora from outside the US already. Basically, it tells you to use a […]
Posted in hosting, music, politics by: conradov
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02 May
Pandora, a great music streaming service, is to be discontinued for every country, save USA an UK.
I just got this letter from Pandora:
Dear Pandora listener,
Today we have some extremely disappointing news to share with you. Due to international licensing constraints, we are deeply, deeply sorry to say that we must begin proactively preventing […]
Posted in music, politics by: conradov
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06 Mar
The Recording industry is NOT losing the profits they claim. But it will be losing a lot of money. How do I know? Because there is no way that me and my friends could afford to pay for all the music that we listen to. We simply do not have the money to pay what […]
Posted in funny, music by: conradov
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