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3 Reasons Spotify May Never Become the OS of Music

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So, most of you are probably aware of the recent changes that Spotify has made in regards to opening up its platform for developers to build apps upon. In March, the social music service will be opening up an app store to help app developers get paid for their hard work. Last week, I read a really interesting article on the Guardian titled "Spotify: We have to turn ourselves into the OS of Music." As a heavy user of the free version of Spotify, I really love what they are doing for social music but there are few major problems that I feel will prevent it from becoming the OS of music. The first, being its relationship with Facebook which forces users to have to login via a Facebook account. Even though just about everybody that's breathing uses Facebook, people are still a little apprehensive about sharing their listening habits and having to login in to one system to use another system. And, while some may argue you can easily switch to private listening mode, it still w...
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Rise of Music Streaming Service - Spotify

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Over the past decade we have seen music streaming services in the industry rise tremendously. The idea of music streaming services is to bring you millions of songs, of all genres, for whatever situation you land yourself in. Streaming services have forced big players like iTunes to follow in their path or unfortunately get left behind. Streaming websites argue they are contributing positively to the industry with the underlying fact that music seems to be growing again. But like anything else in this world where there is ups, unfortunately, there must be downs and for streaming websites this has certainly been the case, especially over the last couple of year. Music streaming sites in general all operate in similar ways. The majority allows consumers to use their service for free, with the downside of having to listen to advertising in between songs, but also have a paid version of the service, where you pay a set price per month or year, and draw in little to no interruption. Streami...
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Last FM Vs Spotify

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With the advent of online music streaming and its proliferation to superstardom among music lovers and aficionados across the globe, people are using it every day, at work, home and on the move using their mobiles. They offer a huge library of music which can be accessed anytime and anywhere provided you have an internet connection. You can create lots of playlists themed around your mood and even share them with your friends. Two of the most popular sites at the moment are Last FM and Spotify. Last FM has been around since 2002 and currently has well over 40 million users worldwide. The site offers a host of features such as music and video streaming as well as photo sharing and the added bonus of being able to connect with people with similar tastes in music. Last FM utilises Scrobbling technology which builds a profile of your taste in music and recommends new music. You can also download a free iPhone or Android app so you can enjoy your favourite music on the go. Spotify also offe...
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