Why can't researchers, instead of waiting anywhere up to three years for their papers to jump all the hurdles, be part of a real-time market place – a fusion of iTunes and Last.fm for science? They pitched the idea, among others, to two of Last.fm's investors: Spencer Hyman and …

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Recently, I have become a fan of Pandora Radio, the Internet radio station that discovers music for you. Last night, I stumbled across an open source app for Pandora called OpenPandora.

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Microsoft is hoping to set the stage for E3 by hosting the first press conference of the show, and while the company kept the majority of its presentation dedicated to games, it's clear that Microsoft wants to turn your 360 into a full-fledged entertainment hub.

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CBS requested user data from Last.fm, including user name and IP address.

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"Warner Music Group has confirmed that its music is no longer available through Last.fm's on-demand music streaming service.

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Press Play: A Review Of Portishead's Third

I have a nasty habit of getting into good bands after they break up. Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins… the list goes on. I first heard Portishead's Dummy in the late '90s, several years after its release, at the dawn of a decade of radio silence from these Balboan trip-hoppers.

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After speculation earlier in the week, Last.fm has just announced that they will be offering "the biggest legal collection of music available to play online for free."

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One of the questions that comes up repeatedly in chats about CBS: what is the company doing to move last year's $280 million Last.fm acquisition beyond buzz into value? Looks like answers may be on the way.

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Last.fm has partnered with BBC Radio's pop music stations to show users of the social music service what's being broadcast.

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CBS president Les Moonves dropped hints about the next step in Last.fm's evolution yesterday at a press conference in Cannes, and it looks like the music-scrobbling network is going the social route, a la MySpace.

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Over the last five years of my life I have slowly drifted away from music. Music used to be one of the loves of my life. Not just listening to music, but, going to shows, getting new albums, and even just talking about music with friends.

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Have you heard of Contrastream?

I am a self-proclaimed music nerd. I love most any genre of music. I can even find pop songs that I enjoy. Still, I haven't listened to a radio station in years. I find my music online through Youtube videos, friends' suggestions, Last.FM and now Contrastream.

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One of the best ways to discover new music online is with Last.fm, a music recommendation community. Last.fm serves you up new tunes based on a marriage of your unique preferences and the rest of the huge Last.fm community.

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It is the site, say aficionados, that discovered Arctic Monkeys long before their much discussed emergence on MySpace.

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Taking advantage of Last.fm's features can help you grow your blog. You'll find more regular readers, connecting with people that look to the Internet to discover new music. Here's 8 great ways to get started with Last.fm.

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New royalty rates may doom many small stations and the struggling musicians who depend on them.

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Last.fm and MusicBrainz have finally settled on terms for the MusicBrainz data license and shook hands on the deal. Now the lawyers need to nail down all the details and then the contract will be signed.

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Steve Ackerman believes that commercial radio companies in the UK may have chosen not to buy Last.fm, because of the profitability of the social music website.

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Written by Richard MacManus / June 07, 2007 / 2 comments

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CBS has just bought Last.FM. Could their target for the technology be HD radio? And, could it be the "killer ap" HD has been waiting for?

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Last.fm has been bought by CBS, but will continue to be based in London (England).

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Today, Last.fm was acquired by CBS, a company who had the first commercial radio station in the US, ran a record label (CBS Records), and amongst other things are responsible for several respected TV series (CBS on Wikipedia).

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UK based Last.fm launched five years ago and has become a social networking favorite with 15 million active users. It has become a massive repository for music information (artist and song wikis, listening data from users, etc.).

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CBS on Wednesday said it has paid $280 million in cash for music social network Last.fm.

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