Categories: AudioMedia

Pandora Adds Interactivity and Community Features

Last night I heard from (free) online music provider Pandora founder Tim Westergren that his service is beginning to roll out supplemental features. “Pandora Extras” intend to compliment music with additional content, interactivity, and community features. A summary of the initial batch of Extras launched today:

  • Real time song and artist info with recommendations for similar content and listeners
  • Pandora buddy lists
  • 100 finely tuned genre stations
  • “Pandora Presents” series of original audio and video programming

When I get home from NYC and have some time, I’ll give them a spin… The editorial content and pre-programmed stations look appealing, though I have no need for more online social networking. (In fact, I’d appreciate it if LinkedIn and Facebook would merge.)

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Dave Zatz