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- Users can stream individual tracks three times before being invited to buy the song through iTunes or AmazonBBC News: Last.fm Debuts Free Music Service (January 23, 2008)
- Unsigned artists will receive royalties based on popularity in the systemBBC News: Last.fm Debuts Free Music Service (January 23, 2008)
- Company was acquired by CBS in 2007 for $280 millionBBC News: Last.fm Debuts Free Music Service (January 23, 2008)
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Last.fm is a social music website allowing users to find friends based on common musical tastes. A downloaded plug-in makes recommendations and social connections based on a user's favorite iTunes or Winamp selections. Last.fm has denied allegations made by the blog TechCrunch that they turned over user data to the RIAA.
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RIAA Controversy
On February 20, 2009, the blog TechCrunch posted an item alleging that Last.fm and its parent company, CBS, had turned over information about users who had stored pirated songs on their personal computers.TechCrunch: Did Last.fm Just Hand Over User Listening Data... (February 20, 2009) The post is based on an unconfirmed rumor. Last.fm denied the allegation on their corporate blog on February 23.Last.fm Blog: TechCrunch Are Full of S--t (February 23, 2009) The RIAA has also denied any data exchange with Last.fm.Ars Technica: RIAA denies rumors that Last.fm turned over user data (February 22, 2009)Audioscrobbler
"Scrobbling" refers to the process Last.fm uses to collect your music preferences. The names of songs that you listen to on your MP3 player or computer are transferred to the Audioscrobbler database, in addition to being added to your personal profile on Last.fm.Official Site: About Last.fm Audioscrobbler: Audioscrobbler 101Quotes
"When there is a lot of choice, you need recommendations...otherwise you become lost."—Martin Stiksel, Last.fm FounderGuardian: Last.fm, Martin Stiksel (November 4, 2006)-
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Last.fm on Amazon
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Bella Dancerella Pop Star Studio DVD - $29.99
Learn hip hop dance at home! Girls can get in the groove and learn hip hop quickly and easily while singing and dancing along with Bella. Requires 2 "AA" batteries (not included).Amazon
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Griffin iTrip LCD FM Transmitter for iPod nano 1G (Black) - $49.99
Griffin's SmartDisplay technology seamlessly integrates all functions and features with the iPod nano. iTrip information is displayed on the best screen in the industry: the gorgeo...Amazon
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PSP iFM FM Tuner - $29.99
Griffin Exclusive: Adds FM radio tuning and remote control functionality to the PSP. Integrated remote control includes essential transport contols for media playback (Play/Pause...Amazon
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PHP Web 2.0 Mashup Projects: Practical PHP Mashups with Google Maps, Flickr, Amazon, YouTube, MSN Search, Yahoo!: Create practical mashups in PHP grabbing ... MSN Search, Yahoo!, Last.fm, and 411Sync.com - $39.99
Create PHP projects that grab and mix data from the likes of Google Maps, Flickr, Amazon, YouTube, MSN Search, Yahoo!, Last.fm, the Internet UPC Database, not to mention the Califo...Amazon
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Last.fm Questions
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Is there a website for movies similar to last.fm or myanimelist? 9 AnswersThere are two choices, these sites can be called "Movie Social Networks" but the choices are Flixter and Filmcrave Flixter is more for rating movies and maki... read more -
Last 10 tracks you have listened to in Last.fm (or any other service) 10 AnswersFrom my own iTunes... for fun i'll see if I can find videos... This Suffering - Billy Talent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE9GGDbvyxY ... read more -
What is Last.fm? Anyone know? 1 AnswerLast.fm is a music service that learns what you love... Every track you play will tell your Last.fm profile something about what you like. It can connect you to... read more -
Anyone else on Last.fm? 1 AnswerI listen to stations and music a lot but have not signed up. What would be some of the benefits of signing up? read more
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