MediaFuturist: MediaShift . Radio Gets Social::Last.FM, Jango, Pandora Trounce Music Discovery via Radio | PBS

December 04, 2007

MediaShift . Radio Gets Social::Last.FM, Jango, Pandora Trounce Music Discovery via Radio | PBS

Good summary by Mark Glaser: MediaShift . Radio Gets Social::Last.FM, Jango, Pandora Trounce Music Discovery via Radio | PBS.

Dec 4, 2007 6:46:58 AM | Radio

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