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Last.fm Reviews

Last.fm offers an excellent library of music and the ability to network with other users. The... (cnet.com)

From London comes Last.fm, a sort of cross between Pandora and Friendster. The short of it: Users... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Last.fm

We have collected and analyzed 6 expert reviews and 3 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 69/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is April 18, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 132 reviews from other Projector Accessories. Last update: November 21, 2009.

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-10100

9 reviews

November, 2009

69 / 100

6 Experts

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87 / 100

3 Users

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Expert Reviews (6)

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Last.fm

By Tim Gideon (zdnet.com)

From London comes Last.fm, a sort of cross between Pandora and Friendster. The short of it: Users create profiles and, as with Pandora, listen to radio stations customized to their tastes. The ghost in the machine then attempts to suggest new music to ...

If you are prone to Big Brother paranoia, this is not the program for you. But if you couldn't care less whether a company or a label monitors your tastes, you'll be rewarded with gobs of new music--and an easy method for navigating it all.

Occasionally, an unreleased song from a new artist may pop up because labels...

Rating

77100

Partner Source
zdnet.com
US

Last.fm review

By Tim Gideon (cnet.com)

Last.fm offers an excellent library of music and the ability to network with other users. The customized radio makes smart choices based on other users' input.

Last.fm monitors user behavior, and your listening choices are discussed with record labels.

If you choose to listen to an artist's or a fan's radio, this is what the player looks like.

Occasionally, an unreleased song from a new artist may pop up because labels...

Rating

70100

Partner Source
cnet.com
US

Last.fm

By Rick Broida (maclife.com)

Love Last.fm? You may like its eponymous iPhone app. Not familiar with the service? Do yourself a favor and try AOL Radio or Pandora instead. It's not that the app is bad, per se, it's just confusing and inconsistent, especially compared with the ...

Lets you create custom stations on the go. Shows artist bio and tour information. Links to your existing Last.fm account

Can be confusing, especially to Last.fm newcomers. Occasional server problems resulting in poor playback. Several interface quirks. Can't play in the background

Last.fm does a fair job reproducing the Web version's custom-radio experience, but newcomers to the service may find it confusing.

Rating

60100

maclife.com

User Reviews (3)

US

"I rate it a big 8 out of"

By kman2ya (cnet.com)

It's probably just my connection and bad luck... 

awesome amount of and variety of music

latency is a painful challenge

US

"Sajama! Pierre Dutioit! Raiatea Helm! Keali'i Reichel!"

By otokichi (cnet.com)

The four artists noted in the one line summar... 

Great content...even for dialup users

Sometimes it goes down

US

"Fun for people who love music and people who want to find new music"

By Deranged Cat (cnet.com)

I love music, a lot. I love finding new music... 

Records everything, like the top played artists, top played tracks, and last played tracks.

Is inaccurate sometimes (see below)

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