Pandora

=Cori Bennett=


 * Web 2.0 Tool Name:** [|Pandora Radio]
 * URL:** @http://www.pandora.com



Overview of Pandora Radio:
Pandora.com is a very popular web 2.0 tool which serves as a kind of radio that only plays songs to your musical liking. It can be used to listen to music in the classroom, at work, or anywhere with an internet connection. This online radio, takes music from a favorite artist or preferred genre of music, scans the rhythmical, instrumental, vocal and the lyrical attributes which make up the song's or artist's "gene", and takes that specific "gene" to find music to play only music similar to the music that the listener likes. This tool can not be used to listen to a specific song by a specific artist, but rather allows the listener to hear a variety of artists, some more known than others, that fit into the specific genre that the listener likes. Want to learn more about the Music Genome Project from Pandora Radio? Click Here--> Music Genome Project EXAMPLE: J.P. is studying and wants to listen to classical music to help him through his strenuous study schedule. He goes to Pandora Radio and quickly makes a free Pandora account by clicking the Create an account link found on the page. Then J.P. types "Mozart" into the box that immediately pops up onto the screen. After a quick upload, he can listen to a variety of classical masterpieces from Mozart and other infamous composers such a s Bach, Beethoven, and Wolfgang.

**How to Use:**

 * First time visitors to the website are able to create temporary stations for that one time use, but creating a FREE account is necessary following the first time use.. Visitors can type in their preferred Artist or Song in the indicated box. Pandora's website is very user friendly and gives simple to follow instructions for the use of Pandora.


 * Making your FREE ACCOUNT: Click the //Create an Account// link on the Pandora front page. Enter in your email and a password (you will receive a confirmation email from Pandora). This information is important to remember because you will need to enter it in each time you enter Pandora in order to listen to your saved "Stations".


 * By typing in an //artist name//, //song//, or //genre// you can create a personalized "Station". Account holders can have as many Stations as they want.


 * If you are tired of the music playing on the station, or it does not appeal to you at the time, simply click the "Create a New Station" key above the "Your Stations" key. Then type in what you would like to listen to next.

**Want to hear the song again? :** simply click **thumbs-up**, **share** or **bookmark this song** icons


 * Menu Icon:** located between the **thumbs- up** and the
 * thumbs-down** icons. You can find lyrics to the song, bookmark the song or artist, click //I'm tired of this song// if you think a song is overplayed, or find out why a vertain song was played on the play list by clicking://Why was this song selected?//


 * Don't like the song?** click the **skip** //icon,// the **thumbs-down** //icon,// or the //I'm tired of this song// icon located under the **Menu Icon**.

PROS of Pandora Radio:
The number of stations and amount of music to listen to is endless. Great for finding new artists and new music.
 * The online radio can be listened to anywhere with the internet.
 * The play lists are specific to the type of music preferred by the listener.
 * Limited number of advertisements- unlike FM radio. However an account holder can choose to upgrade to Pandora One, which has a usage fee, but provides more music, more listening, and less advertisements.
 * Great in-classroom tool for listening to music while students are completing assignments.

CONS of Pandora Radio:

 * Listeners can only listen to 40 hours/ month of music on Pandora. (Unless upgraded to Pandora One).
 * Listeners can only hit the skip button 6 times per hour. If the maximum number of skips is met, the song will not change even if the listener hits the dislike button. Listeners can not skip advertisements.
 * You can not replay or rewind any song, and Pandora can not play over 4 songs of a specific artist in one hour of listening.
 * Listeners can not choose one song to listen to.
 * Pandora can only be used within the boundaries of the USA.

bubbleus || Carbonmade || edistorm || FunnelBrain || GoAnimate || home || Make Beliefs Comix || Members || Pandora || Quizlet || Speech Accent Archive || Twitter