Last.fm is better than Pandora and Slacker

Do you like personalized radio players? Check out Last.fm. You’ll be glad you did. Like Pandora and Slacker, Last.fm builds personalized radio stations. Last.fm, which is entirely free in the U.S. and many other countries, offers the following advantages over the competitors:

• The Android Last.fm player will also play your own mp3s.
• Last.fm uses “Scrobbling” to build your custom radio stations. Many mp3 players can report to Last.fm the tunes you like.
• Unlimited skips. Can’t beat that! This is a big advantage over the free versions of Pandora and Slacker.
• Ability to completely ban a song from ever playing again.
• Ability to network with friends and share music interests. My Last.fm name is jonmallin. Feel free to send me a friend request.

This is where Last.fm can improve:

• Larger music library. While Last.fm does have a vast library of music, it does repeat some songs including some you may not want to hear again.
• Last.fm tends to overemphasize groups that are currently on tour. While this is a good way to monetize the app, it can be annoying.
• Better music preference prediction. Pandora uses the Music Genome Project which seems to predict my music tastes somewhat more accurately.

All in all, this Last.fm is my favorite personal radio player. Check it out at www.last.fm.

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