When it comes to listening to music that I don't actually own in my library nothing beats podcasts in my eyes. However, those will often get old or sometimes I just want some variety. When this happens, and it happens often, I turn to Last.fm. I of course have tried Pandora, like so many others, but the features and breadth of library in Last.fm just make for a much more enjoyable experience. First, I feel their recommendation engine is much better, more often giving me songs that relate to the original seed. Second, the downloadable, lightweight, player is a fantastic addition. Too many times I have accidentally closed the browser or tab causing me to lose my session. Not only will this player allow you to play the last.fm library outside your browser with all the features of the in browser experience, but it has "scrobbling". This great piece of technology will "listen" to what you are playing at any time, in almost any media player and log it into your recently played songs in your Last.fm library. By doing this your recommendation engine is always being powered, even when you aren't listening on Last. Lastly but certainly not least, THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT. Unlike Pandora there is no limit to the amount of streaming you get, which is always a good thing.


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