Comments on: Pandora.com facing the end? http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/ News at the speed of Bluegrass! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:15:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pandora Radio and Ben’s Chili Bowl « More to Come…The DJB Blog http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-54657 Pandora Radio and Ben’s Chili Bowl « More to Come…The DJB Blog Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:06:07 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/#comment-54657 [...] a posting today on the Bluegrass Blog, there’s a story about the difficulties Pandora is facing due to royalty issues with the [...] [...] a posting today on the Bluegrass Blog, there’s a story about the difficulties Pandora is facing due to royalty issues with the [...]

]]> By: ryan http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-54649 ryan Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:32:42 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/#comment-54649 We recently launched an internet radio platform called Highnote which we feel is the scalable business model for streaming music. The idea is to bring artists and listeners together. What's unique is the promotional platform we're building which is targeted and performance based, with no irrelevant ads. Labels and independent artists get promotional exposure for their new music in the most natural way ‚Äì played directly after artists that are similar. Ex: I am an unsigned artist that cites Alison Krauss as an influence, I can promote my track into streams after listeners hear an Alison Krauss song. The crucial thing here is that revenue is cost-per-click based rather than cost-per-play... so a) bands/labels pay only for qualified traffic to their web sites which can then be monetized as the artist/label pleases and b) click-through rates and user response regulate the degree to which a promoted song gets wider play into music streams. No ads, just music, and just the type of music the listener wants to hear. The bluegrass feed on the site is at: <a href="http://www.highnoteradio.com/station/genre/4" rel="nofollow">http://www.highnoteradio.com/station/genre/4</a> Feedback welcome. We recently launched an internet radio platform called Highnote which we feel is the scalable business model for streaming music. The idea is to bring artists and listeners together. What’s unique is the promotional platform we’re building which is targeted and performance based, with no irrelevant ads. Labels and independent artists get promotional exposure for their new music in the most natural way ‚Äì played directly after artists that are similar. Ex: I am an unsigned artist that cites Alison Krauss as an influence, I can promote my track into streams after listeners hear an Alison Krauss song. The crucial thing here is that revenue is cost-per-click based rather than cost-per-play… so a) bands/labels pay only for qualified traffic to their web sites which can then be monetized as the artist/label pleases and b) click-through rates and user response regulate the degree to which a promoted song gets wider play into music streams. No ads, just music, and just the type of music the listener wants to hear. The bluegrass feed on the site is at:

http://www.highnoteradio.com/station/genre/4

Feedback welcome.

]]> By: Brance http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-54647 Brance Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:59:42 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/#comment-54647 Rob, I agree, I don't want to listen to ads in between songs. A <em>small</em> membership fee might be acceptable. It would eliminate some users who won't pay it, and increase revenue on a per-listener basis. I don't know if I personally would continue to use the service if I had to pay for it. I'd have to think about that. I do know that I've used the service to discover new music, which I've then purchased either on disc or through iTunes. So, in my mind, Pandora is not only providing me with a service, it's providing the artists (and songwriters and labels by extension) a service as well by introducing new customers to their products. Maybe they don't want people knowing about their music? Rob,

I agree, I don’t want to listen to ads in between songs. A small membership fee might be acceptable. It would eliminate some users who won’t pay it, and increase revenue on a per-listener basis. I don’t know if I personally would continue to use the service if I had to pay for it. I’d have to think about that. I do know that I’ve used the service to discover new music, which I’ve then purchased either on disc or through iTunes. So, in my mind, Pandora is not only providing me with a service, it’s providing the artists (and songwriters and labels by extension) a service as well by introducing new customers to their products. Maybe they don’t want people knowing about their music?

]]> By: RobS http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-54646 RobS Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:12:09 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/pandoracom-facing-the-end/#comment-54646 As someone who only recently discovered Pandora, I was disappointed to see this news. I really like the service and have found it to be a good way to discover new music. I think I'd prefer paying a small membership fee over having ads placed between songs. As someone who only recently discovered Pandora, I was disappointed to see this news. I really like the service and have found it to be a good way to discover new music. I think I’d prefer paying a small membership fee over having ads placed between songs.

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