Comments on: The music sites keep coming: MeeMix, SpiralFrog, Jango

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:09:56 +0000

Using jango, mp3 files of songs played are downloaded to C:\Documents and Settings\Richard\local settings\temporary internet files\Content.IE5\. (I use windows XP)
I can’t find them in windows search, (I think the folder is hidden) but can in Agent ransack. If you then open the mp3 files in iTunes they are then added to the library. Most used to come with lots of embedded info like track name, artist name, album, track number, etc., at least they did a couple of months ago, but when I tried yesterday they just came as a number for the filename, with no extra info. I’m not sure about the legality of it all though.

By: James

James — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:22:06 +0000

The community building up around Jango will eventually make it come out on top…

By: Neville

Neville — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:43:12 +0000

I think the service works great as of now, my rock and blues stations work great, I’ve noticed it doesn’t just separate the songs based on the genre as it says in the article, but also into happy or sad song, acoustic or electric (maybe that’s because of the genre) and their level of aggression, there are a few glitches and it took me a few hours to really understand how to fine-tune a station but there’s hope for these guys..

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:10:41 +0000

SpiralFrog will more likely than not end up going bankrupt. Its burn rate is too high and no vc in his or her right mind would invest in a ship that’s sinking that fast.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:45:35 +0000

I think mp3 blog aggregator sites like TasteStalkr and HypeMachine are the way to go.

By: Stewart

Stewart — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:08:15 +0000

Since when have ‘genre’ and ’sub-genre’ been music parameters? These are subjective judgements. If MeeMix are making use of users’ judgements on genre then it differs little from using Last.fm’s folksonomy/mob indexing and the same problems of subjective judgements causing inaccurate suggestions will occur, if not, then it’s back to the old hat ‘expert opinion’ of Pandora. Pity there isn’t a little more info on their supposedly innovative approach available.

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Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:49:07 +0000

[...] phype wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMeeMix today went live with a public testing version of its Internet radio website. MeeMix faces plenty of competitors, such as Last.FM, Pandora and Slacker. Meanwhile, another competitor, New York’s Spiralfrog, has just raised $2 … [...]

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[...] Menneisyys wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFirst, MeeMix. This company hopes to change things by streaming music it thinks matches your taste. You’re only required to enter one song or an artist’s music that you enjoy. MeeMix analyzes a song’s parameters, such as its genre, … [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:23:13 +0000

http://www.additune.com is another good one for Mac users.

By: Cap

Cap — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:19:20 +0000

The other key differentiator for Jango — and a draw for both listeners and advertisers — is its social network.

I have been using the service for about a month now, and the social interaction part is built in (you see faces in your music player of others on the site listening to similar music — or your stations — at the same time), so it is natural and very active. More than I can say for Pandora and Last.fm, and some others in this niche.

Don’t know how much money they’ve raised, but they are worth keeping an eye on. If my venture firm was more active in this category, they’d be on my short list.

By: Noah Everett

Noah Everett — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:59:58 +0000

SpiralFrog needs to change their model, at least the way the music is accessed.

Another music site launching soon is http://www.chartvote.com which provides music rating and new music discovery.

By: Rob Scott

Rob Scott — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:31:22 +0000

Oops…MeeMix that is.

By: Rob Scott

Rob Scott — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:30:42 +0000

Very similar to Pandora (http://www.pandora.com) at first taste.