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Answer: When it forces you to make decisions about buying and owning music. When it's about ownership, not access.
29 May 2006
The eMusic message boards are buzzing over the addition of 4,000 recordings from the classical Naxos label.
13 November 2005
Users of the Firefox Web browser now have another reason to be happy. A flock of free plug-ins make it easy to search a growing collection of search engines direct from the Firefox search box.
6 November 2005
Too often, music services leave their users hanging. Poor technical support is the culprit.
28 August 2005
Opera buffs now have a treasure trove of facts, figures, and trivia to peruse online, thanks to the efforts of the Metropolitan Opera archivist Robert Tuggle.
21 August 2005
A reader is planning to buy a Dell DJ portable music player, and wanted to know what the difference is between these services, both owned by Yahoo.
21 August 2005
Rhapsody subscribers now have a new place to go to find and share playlists. The FIQL.com site, recently launched to facilitate playlist sharing, now offers playlists in Rhapsody format.
15 June 2005
Thanks to a helpful eMusic fan for cataloguing all the Jazz albums on eMusic that rate four stars in the Penguin Guide to Jazz (7th edition) and posting the list to the eMusic message boards.
31 May 2005
Yahoo's acquisition of Musicmatch has led to an unexpected benefit for Musicmatch On-Demand users: a price cut.
31 May 2005
Since Rhapsody and Yahoo's LAUNCHcast are two of my favorite services, it was with much anticipation that I tried the latest offerings from these key digital music franchises.
23 May 2005
Existing eMusic users and bargain-hunting independent music lovers will be interested to know that eMusic is running a "special offer" on annual subscriptions until June 30th.
15 May 2005
Read about online music services which cater to the classical music afficianado. See how the mainstream services stack up.
10 May 2005
A quick search by genre on Live365 today reveals 529 radio stations categorized as "classical" on the service. An impressive number, to be sure. But what does this mean to the classical music lover?
10 May 2005
Changes have been made which force me to drop MSN Radio from my list of recommended Internet music services.
10 May 2005
Though not yet officially announced, the toolbar lets you search the eMusic catalog, play radio streams provided by Live365, and download the free "download of the day."
3 April 2005
Radio365 provides "Internet radio without the Web." Station recommendations, Windows Media Player access, and new payment options have been added.
15 March 2005
Now, we turn our attention to online radio archives, which let us tap into programs past and play them on-demand.
04 March 2005
Find out about a new, legal way to share music online. Mercora lets you exchange "streams" with music fans worldwide.
18 Feb 2005
Personalized radio provides a compelling answer to the question, "what shall I listen to today?" Find out why in this look at the intricacies of LAUNCHcast.
14 Feb 2005
Ever tune in to your local public radio or talk radio station, only to find you weren't interested in what they were talking about? Well now there's a solution: PublicRadioFan.com.
11 February 2005
A rising tide of spyware threatens the musical enjoyment of Windows users everywhere. Here's how to fight back.
28 Jan 2005
Following Musicmatch's lead, Rhapsody has introduced a quarterly billing option for its "All-Access" online jukebox and RadioPlus Internet radio services.
24 January 2005
MSN Music has begun to sell downloads from the Smithsonian Folkways music collection, an archive of 30,000 songs of recorded Americana: folk, blues, field recordings, children's music, and poetry.
21 January 2005
Rhapsody subscribers are sharing their discoveries with blogs and proving how fun it can be for a group of strangers to share a 72,000 album music collection.
18 January 2005
The arrival of the year-end "best music" lists is more fun when you can play the music. Upon reviewing the Metacritic Best of 2004 list, I ran to Rhapsody to see which albums (as a subscriber) I could play for free.
7 Jan 2005
For the music explorer, the New Year is a good time. The latest crop of year-in-review "best of" lists is in. Here's where to find them.
5 January 2005
Increasingly, the gift of online music is an option for holiday shoppers. Is little Suzie getting an iPod for Christmas?
16 December 2004
Online music services bring a wealth of music to your computer, but they don't deliver it to your stereo. Find out what the options are.
11 Dec 2004
A year ago, Steve Jobs told Rolling Stone magazine that "the subscription model of buying music is bankrupt."
2 December 2004
Yes it's that time of year. Thanks to the volunteers at the LAUNCH information project, we can now access a radio station with 343 Christmas albums behind it.
24 November 2004
Internet users switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox have access to many new features and plug-ins. One plug-in, FoxyTunes, lets you add music functionality to Firefox.
23 November 2004
A tour of Live365's station directory reveals much about the vitality of Internet radio. Travel through this world and beyond, using Internet radio as your transport.
13 Nov 2004
Shortly after the election results came in, my friend sent me an e-mail containing an "Election Blues" playlist. She is a Kerry supporter.
3 Nov 2004
The All Music Guide has launched a new version of the Allmusic site (http://www.allmusic.com), which adds expanded artist information, new browsing options, and powerful search and sorting features.
18 October 2004
Long a haven for independent music lovers, eMusic has made it easier for subscribers to discover music in its large catalog of independent label music.
29 September 2004
Customers at Buy.com's download store now have the option of downloading higher fidelity tracks.
29 September 2004
Fellow Yahoo instant messenger users can now see what's playing on your personal radio station—thanks to the newest version of Yahoo Messenger.
16 September 2004
Though it carries fewer songs than other download stores, Walmart's Music Downloads store does lead in one area: Karoake.
16 September 2004
