At first blush, 99 cents for a song doesn’t seem lik e much, but it sure adds up fast. Streaming music services are popping up all o ver the Internet, offering features like playlists, recommendation engines, and more—all for free. Note that many of these ar e simply aggregators for Internet radio. We’ll skip those and l ook at services that focus on streaming the music of your choice.
Pandora doesn’t give you a lot of leeway to choose individual songs; it’s a recommendation engine at its heart. The more song titles you add to the seed, the more the music will be to your liking. You can upgrade to an ad-free account for $36 per year.
> You’re looking for music similar to what you already like
> You’re willing to live with ads (in the free version)
> You like a little randomness in your music
ON THE OTHER HAND:
> It’s difficult to build a playlist of specific songs
> The ads are jarring
> The user interface is a bit obtuse
Playlist.com
You can create playlists of your songs, and even upload your favorite music—bearing in mind that it can be deleted if the song isn’t from one of the publishers who have a deal with Playlist. Building a playlist is simple and straightforward, but the audio quality can vary a bit.
> You want to build a playlist of specifi c songs
> You don’t mind variations in audio quality
> You’re willing to live with a somewhat limited song selection
ON THE OTHER HAND
> Doesn’t have deals with all the studios, so song selections are limited
> Pushes ringtone sales at you
Last.fm
This is another recommendation engine. You can build exportable playlists, but you can’t really stream them. If you want to play via the iPhone or Android app, you need to pay a subscription, which also removes ads.
USEFUL IF
> You’re looking for music similar to what you already like
> You’re willing to live with ads (in the free version)
> You live in the United States, Germany, or the United Kingdom
ON THE OTHER HAND
> Playlists aren’t very useful
> The ads are jarring
> The user interface is a pain
Audiolizer
Audiolizer actually lets you upload your iTunes playlist, then constructs an online library based on that. The UI is very sparse, and not all songs may be available. Also, song titles don’t always seem accurate.
USEFUL IF
> You want to build a playlist of specifi c songs
> You’re willing to upload your iTunes playlist
> You want music videos of the songs played at the same time
ON THE OTHER HAND
> Sparse user interface
> Music videos are only thumbnail size and must be on YouTube
> Titles can be inaccurate
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