Layoffs at Internet companies continue to be announced, with the latest coming from Internet radio site Pandora. Pandora’s fate itself was in question not too long ago, but has recently found new hope and expects to survive after all.
Pandora Never Says Die
Pandora’s obituary was all but written last month as SoundExchange called for higher royalty payments from the Internet Radio site, and others like it. But there is a little life in the site and in the industry yet.
The Internet Radio Problem Bigger Than Pandora
The other day I posted an article about Pandora’s probably upcoming demise as a result of a royalty rate hike put in place by SoundExchange, which represents record labels and the artists signed to them. If popular opinion around the ‘net is any indication, the issue is a lot larger than Pandora shutting down. An Industry in Peril
Pandora Reaching Its Epilogue?
Pandora.com, an Internet radio site that I am personally quite fond of is hitting a rocky patch (if you’re not familiar with Pandora, Murdok recently chatted its CEO Tim Westergren, so check that out).
Pandora Gives Music Fans Hope
With all the bad news for music lovers being generated by Sony rootkits, RIAA file-sharing lawsuits, payola practices, and music industry pressure on iTunes pricing, Pandora.com stands out like a Little Walter harp solo in the dark.
Google, Yahoo!, Pandora’s Box And The Lottery
In the fall of 1990, the musical group Snap had a monster number one hit record called, “I’ve Got The Power.”