gdp's Comments

TechCrunch : MOG Launches All-You-Can-Eat Music Service For iPhone And Android

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:47:31 +0000

Yes, Rdio has been available in the US for at least a month. Here are a couple of links to invite-offering posts: http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/22/rdio-invites/ http://changingway.org/2010/06/16/rdio-on/ The first of them is at a site that may be familiar. The second includes one person's reasons for not persevering with Rdio beyond the free trial.

TechCrunch : 1,000 Trial Invites For Rdio

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:28:13 +0000

I tried it, decided that there are too many gaps, and let my trial expire at the end of three days: http://changingway.org/2010/06/16/rdio-on/ I don't mind the 3-day trial, especially since it doesn't require a credit card.

TechCrunch : NPR's iPad App Downloaded 350,000 Times, New Public Media API Announced

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:53:36 +0000

It's a pity, then, that the iPad app terms of service are hostile to NPR getting donations: http://changingway.org/2010/06/10/funnels-donatio...

TechCrunch : Music Startup Rdio Kicks Off US Launch: A Chat With Founders And Management

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:40:06 +0000

Sounds interesting,especially for us refugees from recently-closed lala. However, "apps for iPhone, and BlackBerry phones" sounds like weaselspeak for "no Android support."

TechCrunch : Why Does Jetsetter Stand Apart from the Group Buying Crowd? It Solves a Big Problem

Mon, 17 May 2010 14:11:40 +0000

How things have changed since the Web 2.0 days. Back then, it seemed that every other post had to include the phrase "long tail." Now the term is avoided -studiously or automatically, I don't know. It was good to see the pleasingly retro term Web 2.0 dusted off, though. "This is the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0—the market is big enough you don’t have to be all things to all people, you can serve a part of the population better than anyone else and win."

FISTFULAYEN : Why I'm Excited About Apple Buying Lala

Sat, 1 May 2010 17:02:34 +0000

Ian, I hope that you will post on the shutdown of Lala. I still see more reason for sadness than for excitement...