Pandora

About two or three years ago, I used to listen to Pandora quite a bit to help me pass my longer flex-time work schedule faster. That was, until a good buddy suggested I switch to Last.fm like he had. Although I switched, I did go back on occasion to Pandora, there was something about it I liked better. It may have been my opinion that Pandora's recommendations matched what I was looking for a little better than Last.fm. Something about how they differ in their songs categorization, I guess.

I was pleased to read a success story article about Pandora on the NYTimes, by Claire Cain Miller, titled How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard and Found Success.

Our intrepid author shares with us the anguish and victory Pandora has witnessed in nine years. It goes through the  downward but then upward swing the company experienced from 2001 when its entrepreneur/founder did all but give up on his struggle to make his baby succeed.

It looks like Pandora now has a deal with Ford to be included in its Sync nav system as of January of this year. The company is also making deals to incorporate its service in new blu-ray and other devices by manufacturers such as Samsung and Vizio (check out the Pandora-in-the-Home page).

Enjoy your truffle-oil Kobe burger Mr. Westergren. Good job. Meanwhile, I will be listening to your music from my work 'puter today.