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Spotify gets closer to Pandora with new cutomizable radio streams
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says "We've built a radio app on top of our platform...It's kind of like Pandora, but with unlimited skipping and unlimited stations." CNET quotes Ek and says he "lost no time baiting his rival" at the LeWeb show in Paris. The Swedish-based Internet audio service broke into the U.S. market in July, after signing music licensing deals, and now the RAIN newsletter says it "will soon launch its revamped customizable Internet radio service." There is a beta version available for download here (they say it's a product of "Spotify's secret labs"). Listeners begin their radio experience by listing a particular song, artist or genre of music. Spotify already has a capability for customizable Internet radio, but it isn't easy to find. Daniel Ek says "It was a big use people were asking for...Spotify historically hasn't been good at curating music."
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