Pandora - Have You Tried It?

One of my friends turned me on to Pandora and I love it! It’s part of the music genome project and has been designed to give you a completely customized Internet radio listening experience. To try it, go to http://www.pandora.com/ and create an account –

Once you get signed in, click on “Create a New Station”



and enter in the name of one of your favorite artists or songs



And click “create”. Pandora will begin to play songs by the artist you have chosen as well as other artists that have been deemed similar. As each song goes by, you will have the opportunity to either accept or reject the song.



As you give each song either a “thumbs up” or a “thumbs down”, Pandora will tailor its selections to your choices. You don’t actually have to vote on the songs, it will keep playing. If you haven’t clicked on anything in about 20 minutes a little message will pop up asking if you’re still there. This is a free service to the user and, as such, there are some ads that run along the side, which presumably pay for the service. You can create as many stations as you want.

Under each song there is a menu you can click on that will allow you to purchase the song, either from iTunes or Amazon.



Pandora is really a neat idea. It’s a great way to discover new artists that are similar to the artists you already know and love. Give it a try, I think you’ll like it!