Beta-tilassa useita kuukausia elänyt Spotify-musiikkipalvelu on herättänyt kiinnostusta monissa kuluttajissa, ja allekirjoittanut vuodattaa nyt omat kokemuksensa Spotifysta kolme kuukautta kestäneen testijakson perusteella.
Spotify is a music service that gives users access to a huge library of music, through a lightweight application that looks like a mashup of the best parts of iTunes and Last.fm. Music is streamed, partly supported by P2P technology, but it plays instantly, like we’ve never seen before.
30.3.2009 16:15 Musiikin streaming-verkkopalvelu Spotify yhdistää voimansa brittiläisen 7digital.com-nimisen mp3-kaupan kanssa, ja avaa verkkokaupan.
Ruotsalainen verkkopalvelu Spotify avaa verkkokaupan ensin Britanniassa, mutta Saksa, Italia, Espanja, Ruotsi ja Suomi seuraavat perässä muutaman viikon sisällä.
Move over, Pandora. There's a new music service in town--well, in some towns anyway.
TorrentFreak has an in-depth write-up of a new music streaming service called Spotify, which shows an awful lot of promise--so much so that the music piracy-focused blog sees it as a viable alternative to downloading pirated songs for free.
Spotify is a lean, downloadable application that lets users stream music instantly from its library--a library built with the blessing of EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and some smaller record labels. That, of course, begs the question: how does it make money? Spotify offers two ways to use its service, a free service sponsored by ads, and a paid subscription service.
Once downloaded, the service allows users to search its music catalog by artist, genre, or title, and stream the tracks on-demand any number of times.
Spotify is a new way to enjoy music. Simply download and install, before you know it you'll be singing along to the genre, artist or song of your choice. With Spotify you are never far away from the song you want.\n\nThere are no restrictions in terms of what you can listen to or when. Forget about the hassle of waiting for files to download and fill up your hard drive before you get round to organising them. Spotify is instant, fun and simple.\n\nBecause music is social, Spotify allows you to share songs and playlists with friends, and even work together on collaborative playlists
Spotify kerää 20 000 – 40 000 uutta käyttäjää päivässä, Dagens Industri kirjoittaa. Viime viikolla britit ohittivat ruotsalaiset palvelun käyttäjätilastoissa sen suurimpana asiakasryhmänä.
Lehti on haastatellut viikonloppunumeroonsa DI Weekendiin Daniel Ekiä, Spotifyn toista perustajaa. Lehden mukaan 26-vuotias Daniel Ek perusti ensimmäisen yrityksensä 14-vuotiaana. Dagens Industri hehkuttaa, että Spotify tekee Ekistä ja hänen liikekumppanistaan Martin Lorentzosta yritysmaailman tähtiä
New European streaming music service Spotify, which TechCrunch UK has been trackingsince October, is getting increasingly good reviews. Spotify is a downloadable client for Windows and Mac users that lets you search, browse and stream a deep collection of music. Sadly, it is only available in the UK, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Spain and France and you need an invitation to join (InviteShare is actively trading them).