Comments on: Jango is Internet radio done right…almost http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/ Custom Screencasts Since 2006 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: poi http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/comment-page-1/#comment-2072 poi Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:44:03 +0000 http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/#comment-2072 Looks like they released an iPhone app yesterday!! Looks like they released an iPhone app yesterday!!

]]> By: Angelo http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Angelo Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:12:50 +0000 http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/#comment-439 I have used both jango and pandora. I found that there are three key differences between the two sites. First and foremost is how songs are related to each other. On pandora they use a music "genome", essentially the people who run pandora rate songs on a variety of aspects such as rythm, mood, content, subject and a whole host of others. This is a very cool idea, except that it means that a very limited group of peopleare defining the music. This would be fine if taste in music were objective, but since music is subjective this means that often we get songs recommended to us that fit with someone elses taste but not someone like us. jango takes a much simpiler and ultimately more effective approach. Instead of having a few people define the connections between music, jango creates a social network and leverages the fact that people will tend to put music that goes together on playlists together. Therefore you are much lass likely to run into music that you don't want to listen to. The next big difference is that you can searchfo and listen to other members stations. All stations are playing at all times even of the member isn'tlistening to it. Therefore you can search individual songs and play them instantly. This is very different from how pandora works, which is that you pick artists and then are at the whim of the software. The end result is that you have much more fine grain control of exactly what you are listening to. The third big thing for at least is that jango actively supports indie artists, which means that often I get songs playing my playlist that I've never heard of, but (and here's the kicker) who I actually really like and who really fit in with the other music on my playlist. This is something that I think makes jango more than just a consumer experience. I am actually expanding my musical knowledge and tastes by using jango. The biggest downside of jango for me is that it doesn't have an iPhone app. If anyone at jango is reading this please remedy this hole in your service since it is quite simply the only major thing that keeps me from cutting my iTunes library loose. I have used both jango and pandora. I found that there are three key differences between the two sites. First and foremost is how songs are related to each other. On pandora they use a music “genome”, essentially the people who run pandora rate songs on a variety of aspects such as rythm, mood, content, subject and a whole host of others. This is a very cool idea, except that it means that a very limited group of peopleare defining the music. This would be fine if taste in music were objective, but since music is subjective this means that often we get songs recommended to us that fit with someone elses taste but not someone like us. jango takes a much simpiler and ultimately more effective approach. Instead of having a few people define the connections between music, jango creates a social network and leverages the fact that people will tend to put music that goes together on playlists together. Therefore you are much lass likely to run into music that you don’t want to listen to. The next big difference is that you can searchfo and listen to other members stations. All stations are playing at all times even of the member isn’tlistening to it. Therefore you can search individual songs and play them instantly. This is very different from how pandora works, which is that you pick artists and then are at the whim of the software. The end result is that you have much more fine grain control of exactly what you are listening to. The third big thing for at least is that jango actively supports indie artists, which means that often I get songs playing my playlist that I’ve never heard of, but (and here’s the kicker) who I actually really like and who really fit in with the other music on my playlist. This is something that I think makes jango more than just a consumer experience. I am actually expanding my musical knowledge and tastes by using jango. The biggest downside of jango for me is that it doesn’t have an iPhone app. If anyone at jango is reading this please remedy this hole in your service since it is quite simply the only major thing that keeps me from cutting my iTunes library loose.

]]> By: Juliet http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Juliet Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:21:18 +0000 http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/#comment-438 The difference is on Pandora you can only skip a certain amount of time with limited commercial interruptions. Jango doesn't have a limit, but some commercial interruptions. Jango is also the link to a song from lyrics to songs so if you look up lyrics to a somg on the internet there are usually the lyrics then a small bar with the song. The song plays from Jango. From there you can add it to a station. I also find that Jango is more accurate at predicting which songs you like. Also Pandora does not let you listen to other people's stations with similar musical taste. Where as Jango does. I believe Pandora is the only one of the two with an app because it is more popular. It is mosty because alot of teachers use Pandora on school computers. Jango however is for somereason not accesable through the many filters computers at schools have. I perfer Jango over Pandora, but Pandora is okay. Juliet Johnson, 14, Chicago, Illinois The difference is on Pandora you can only skip a certain amount of time with limited commercial interruptions. Jango doesn’t have a limit, but some commercial interruptions. Jango is also the link to a song from lyrics to songs so if you look up lyrics to a somg on the internet there are usually the lyrics then a small bar with the song. The song plays from Jango. From there you can add it to a station. I also find that Jango is more accurate at predicting which songs you like. Also Pandora does not let you listen to other people’s stations with similar musical taste. Where as Jango does. I believe Pandora is the only one of the two with an app because it is more popular. It is mosty because alot of teachers use Pandora on school computers. Jango however is for somereason not accesable through the many filters computers at schools have.

I perfer Jango over Pandora, but Pandora is okay.

Juliet Johnson, 14, Chicago, Illinois

]]> By: Ben http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Ben Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:43:14 +0000 http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/#comment-437 I would like to know the difference between Jango and Pandora. I'm a huge pandora fan and also pandora has an app on the iphone which jango does not. I would like to know the difference between Jango and Pandora. I’m a huge pandora fan and also pandora has an app on the iphone which jango does not.

]]> By: Jango gives the gift of a Jukebox « Demo Girl http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Jango gives the gift of a Jukebox « Demo Girl Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:16:14 +0000 http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/#comment-436 [...] It’s as simple as that. I’ve been using Jango religiously the past few weeks since I reviewed it (although I do still use previously mentioned BoomShuffle when I want to listen to a more specific [...] [...] It’s as simple as that. I’ve been using Jango religiously the past few weeks since I reviewed it (although I do still use previously mentioned BoomShuffle when I want to listen to a more specific [...]

]]> By: R to the L to the C http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/comment-page-1/#comment-435 R to the L to the C Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:06:21 +0000 http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/#comment-435 Is there much of a difference between Jango and Pandora? Is there much of a difference between Jango and Pandora?

]]> By: Demo Girl’s Got The Jango Hookup « Matt’s Cuppa http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Demo Girl’s Got The Jango Hookup « Matt’s Cuppa Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:15:59 +0000 http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/#comment-434 [...] by telecommatt on October 29th, 2007 Jango is Internet radio done right…almost « Demo Girl The folks at Jango are hooking DemoGirl readers up with access to the private [...] [...] by telecommatt on October 29th, 2007 Jango is Internet radio done right…almost « Demo Girl The folks at Jango are hooking DemoGirl readers up with access to the private [...]

]]> By: The Foo http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/comment-page-1/#comment-433 The Foo Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:25:54 +0000 http://demogirl.com/2007/10/25/jango-is-internet-radio-done-rightalmost/#comment-433 I agree... jango is pretty sweet. However, it still has a ways to beat last.fm. Especially with the amount of apps out there available for last.fm. I agree… jango is pretty sweet. However, it still has a ways to beat last.fm. Especially with the amount of apps out there available for last.fm.

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