Hi, I just started using pandora and love it. I'm obviously never using one of those internet radio things again, this is great!

Had a question, the quality of the music sounds great, whats the bitrate coming through?
Just wondering,
Mike

We stream 128Kbps

Tom
CTO @ Pandora

Thanks for the update and good luck. (Moving, of any sort, ick.)
I hope Pandora enjoys her new digs!

the title page could be change to the name of the music is playing..

So far I really enjoy the concept of Pandora and have begun to build stations of interest. But I find the system slow to respond to my requests. Sometimes 3 - 5 minutes will go by with nothing playing. I would also like to see the album detail while the track is playing.

Thank you!

I gotta say I admire the work of the creator of Pandora. The user interface is easy to use, and brilliant! I started using it a few weeks ago, and I just love it! It looks great, sounds great and works great! Congratulations for making such a GREAT product!=)=)

I'm in love...honestly this is the greatest! It's exactly what I needed!
I was getting so bored of my music but I found it too hard to find more
stuff like it! Perfect!! I keep bringing it up in conversations...it's wonderful!
so keep up the good work I guess!!

I have been listening to internet radio for quite a while and after by accident I discovered Pandora and that was it...

I'M HOOKED!!!

Congratulations, you are the best

no me importa si os vais al infierno con tal de que me sigais proporcionando toda esta maravillosa música

just love the stations i get

Is there a URL we can load into a standalone player such as Winamp? I know we won't be able to "vote" on the songs this way, but when I'm listening, some links will open up in the window that Pandora is in which will stop the stream.

All in all, I love the concept. Took a few songs to refine my playlist, but I'm loving it now.

Bendiciones

Can listeners add music not available or listed on the site (i.e local up and coming artists who haven't made the cut)? What are the criteria for being listenable? Thanks, Allen

Exquisite site.

Am unable to access iTunes to purchase songs.

Is this because of the move today?

Good luck in the new situation and...thanks!

Ive been around since the beginning and Pandora is a brilliant idea and my favorite place for music.
Thanks

This is the best music site ever. Now if I only could I get this in my car...

Kudos and keep up the good work.

So I'd been using Launchcast on Yahoo, but I passed a certain bandwith so it gave me a limited version of my station w/ no skipping allowed and the same ad every two or three songs. I got tired of listening to crap songs and ads, so I set off in search of something else. I found Pandora and it totally rocks my socks off. I love the fact that if you give a song a thumbs down it automatically stops playing. The only suggestion I have is to have a third option on the songs. One in the middle for songs you just kind of like.

Thanks for providing such a fantastic site and player!! Several of my friends have also joined!!
Dani

A B S O L U T E L Y F A N T A S T I C!
I can't believe this all came from a brinstorming session. Seems to me it was channeled from heaven. Needless to say, I love it!

Discovered by accident, and love it.
cannot always listen, not enough time.
Try allthough,
Thanks

I had no idea there was so much out there I never knew existed!! What a turn on.... I have been so limited and didn't even know it. Ya'll are GREAT. If only I could get you in the car.

i think it is so sweet and make you
feel happy and think about so much
i have to say i love it

I really love this service. By the way, will moving to a larger server lengthen the unattended listening time?

pandora is the best thing that's happened to music, next to jimi picking up a guitar. music is my soul and it's taken a beating over the past few years.

i hate the radio and can't stand the abominations that pass as 'music' nowadays. hence, i've been in dire need of some fresh music. with pandora, i love listening to new music again!

i love you guys! if you need any PR done, i'm your woman.

hey you guys actually knew who Manu Chao was! I learned of Manu chao about 5 years ago and was hooked. I have searched High and Low for their music and have finally found them with you!

Now, here's a thought. How about getting some pow wow jams on this service. Pow wows are Native American gatherings for those not informed on the topic. Drumgroups from across the states and up into canada could benefit from this experience.

At any rate, diggin' it.

need any sales reps in the midwest hit me up!

w.

Hey well I've been using Pandora for awhile and I love it. It plays all the songs I want it to. Then other times it doesn't do or play the songs I want it to. But thanks and continue to do whta you guys have been doing.

This is great!!! Top of the line!!!I love it!!!You guys have just reinveted the wheel. Good job.

the best. its great to hear all of my old school hits, to bad we can`t download. but its great

I've been recommending Pandora to all my close friends... they all love it :) when we exchanged new found bands or old love and adding it in eachother radio stations, my music experience gained another dimension.
Also I must say that it rocks you guys really read the emails you get and check out the music people do suggest. I found Devin Townsend in the database a couple of weeks after I sent the mail to you, tops!

About pandora in the car: I know it's not as cool as Pandora, but XM Satellite radio (at least in CA, dunno in other states) gives pretty kickass radio with barely any adds (like once an hour a 5 second announcement that you're listening to XM blabla channel) for 13 bucks a month. It's got pretty much any kind of channel you can imagine, but it's of course not modificable like pandora and also doesn't give so much music you never heard of.

Pandora, Pandora, Pandora.

Good luck with the move, though I'm sorry I'll not be able to make some kickin' new stations, as I picked this up yesterday.

Amazing service. Thanks for it.

If you need any chemical engineering done, I'm your man.

i happened to discover pandora by accident,and its been love at first site. keep up the good work guys. i really love this service and i will be spreading the word.

just found the best online station now moving ?

I have used pandora for a month or more and I really enjoy what I'm hearing. (I build my own stations, duh!) But when it comes to religious programming you really have a long way to go. (as a pastor to say your choices in religious music suck, just wouldn't be right, so I won't say it, lol) All you seem to have is Gospel choirs and so-on. There is great music in Christian blues, jazz, world, etc. I am not a CCM fan but would like to hear a variety of good rock too. My tastes in music run all over the place, listening to Little Feat radio now, and so far YOUR GREAT!

I love your service, am now using it as a great alterntive to Yahoo!'s restricted LC service (aka does not work on Linux/Firefox). Thanks!

I hope all goes well and you don't end up opening up the box (Pandora's, that is) in the process! :P

Great station - target the music that I want to listen to.

My first choice internet stream - once again stumbled on it by accident.

Stick with it guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a problem... I'm not a US resident, I'm living in the Uk, but I'm really impressed by Pandora, and I would like to register... How is it possible for a UK resident?

Pandora is perfect for the days I want to branch out from my normal sphere of music. It hasn't let me down yet and I've been exposed to so many different types of music I would never dream of giving a try!

Well, what can i say?
I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!

There is stille work to be done, but you are doing af great piece of work here and the concept by it self is simply briliant.

Just signed up last night - what a great concept-this is way KOOL!!

Good luck with the move

This is a GREAT idea and a primo service.
I find that I learn of artists that are new and/or unfamiliar to me while listening to my favorites. (This would tend to tempt me to buy their recordings).
Now if only I could get it on my XM . . . . . . .
THANKS.

read about the service in popsci. i only wish i knew about it sooner, i'm hooked. hope you get a lot of users as a result of being in a publication.

Pandora is not i repeat not linear. You don't put in an artist or song and recieve just songs on that channel. Why? because you tell your friends about Pandora. After you tell your friends about Pandora, You find music on Pandora, They find music on Pandora, their friends, whom' they can't help but tell, find music on Pandora. If anything the way you find music with Pandora is an every growing web of interwoven musical tastes. I and a few million of my closest friends.... Love Pandora. THANK YOU!

Good luck with your move.
Love listening to your site.
My husband and friends have also become fans.

this is probably the most usfull thing the web has ever thrown out. give me more........
THANKS

One of the best ideas on the internet. Thank you.

What a great concept! Pandora is a perfect name. "Pandora's Box" would be even better because that is what you have opened! I do believe this is the beginning of a new online music venue. Keep doing it!!!

Sup Pandora,

I'm so glad you opened your box for me.
Anyways, I'm just chillin' in rainy ol' Seattle and came up with an idea were you could select to censor songs if you wanted. It would be great for people with kids, like me! The radio does it, so I thought it would be cool if you could have that option. When you are in Seattle check out "Ghetto Prez" for the best in Seattle Hip-Hop.

Peace, MartyMar.

I've been using launch from yahoo for several years now, and I heard of pandora about 3 months ago, and i REGRET not taking the time to play with it until today because IT ROCKS!!!!! bye bye Yahoo, welcome Pandora!!!!!

Good luck with your new datacenter.
Poncho

Tonight I found you!!!!!!!!!!!! How wonderful it is to have the kind of music I love and the variety you provide! BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!

You ROCK! Pandora rocks my world. Thank you for such a simple, yet innovative service!

I think you exemplify all that is viscerally evil and despicable in mammal existence. I hope squishy things with feelers fill your lungs and use your uvula for a pinata....Actually, I like the station quite a bit. I was just getting tired of all the fawning notes that were posted. Keep up the good work.

Pandora reminds me of what all request radio (for one) used to be in 'ye olde FM days'. Thanks Pandora for bringing a 20th C idea into the 21C! YES.

This site is GREAT, I'm attached to it:D
Nice work and good luck with ur moving thing!

New to this , but am terribly impressed at quality of service. You have introduced me to a host of great musicians I would have not otherwise experienced. Thanks for helping expand my musical horizons.

Quality of service is the best I've ever got...

The Music Genome rocks dude!!!

Wishing u all the best for the move!

I found this site at one point after a party, in a very altered state of mind, back in January. In 4 months, I've not had a bad experience with the site, and the concept is absoutely awesome. I just wish that you guys would add soem J-Pop/J-Rock, some more European artists (Mylene Farmer, Despina Vandi etc), and expand the techno section a bit.)

KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!

Best internet radio created!!! Ever!!!

I found this site by accident,it is true GENUIS...takes all the hassle out of music choice for parties etc, all my friends love it and a great medium for new bands to get some decent exposure.
Thanks for making life so much better........

Shouts form Mexico City. You rock guys!!! Pandora is the best option for music lovers just like me, thanx for letting us know tons of new bands and artists.
Congrats for the fabulous interface, it is so simple and smart.

As someone said before, it would also be nice to see the Album info. Just as a suggestion.

Keep up the terrific work. You are the best!!!!!

If Pandora were a subdermal processor, I would have it implanted just below the surface of my skull, so that I could walk around in a perpetual state of bliss.

FOUND PANDORA'S BOX BY ACCIDENT AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE YA'!!!!!!!!

Being from Chicago and now living in a small town in Michigan my diverse music background had diminished due to fcc regulations and all that other good stuff.....in short, after not having access to many good stations anymore i spent hundreds of dollars in music stores.....PANDORA ROCKS...KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK!!!!!!!!!

The whole project is absolutely fantastic. it would be even better if we could search music by genre. i think that its a very interesting proposal. keep it up and thanks

Hi, i just want to let you know, that this site is really great. Brilliant idea!
Now I can listen to now music which still is my style in stead of listening to the same old evergreens. ;)
Launch this programme in the whole world. It is so great.
"Thumbs up!"
Keep up the good work.
Best site I've seen in years.

just found you guys! can't believe what i hear! blows me away. THANKS!

continuem mudando but not so fast...

Well done I hope I am at the official site and not the old one , this is really cool because i listen to diffrent kinds of music all the time and any other station its one or the other.

Whoa, I finally found it. The perfect online music player. No more downloading mp3 files that fill my comp. I get much more variety with u guys. This is to good to be true, is it legal? If there is anything better I have not been able to find it. I can hear everything from Junior Brown to Rob Zombie. Such variety, qaulity, and so user friendly. The greatest thing since single wrap cheese!

Finding Pandora has really been a blessing. Keep up the good work!

I love this! great work, people, you're the OST of my life right now :D

It was worth inventing the world wide web for just this one site! Discovered it last night and since then have been addicted to it.
You seem to stream @ 128 kbps. Could you offer an alternative stream @ 64 kbps for the not so fortunate ones?

I play in my store and brag about Pandora to the customer - get free music of your choice!!! Reaction has been good so far. Keep it up.
Chuck

goooooood
4 or 5 new listeners by a day
i'm good good pub agency for you:-)
just a problem... why i dont find the group colosseum with john hiseman, chris farlow and dick hecktal smith? great mens they are!
just about to die.

Not only have you reinvented the wheel,you have awakened my passion for music.It has been a long time since I have felt this excited about music. Thank You. P.S. I am telling every one I know And I hope every one out there is doing the same. Good luck with the move.

Hi People.
I'm Writing from Bogota D.C., COLOMBIA!!!

I'm just knowing Pandora sistem and it's cool!, I found it easy to 'program' and I like the View.

A question: Is there a Spanish Version in the factory for 'only-Spanish-Language' People?

pandora is amazing, just when everyone was sick to death of the manufactured rubbish that is being foisted on us constantly by the music industry you come along and it's wonderful!! I've discovered more new music & artists to my taste through pandora in a couple of months than through years of radio & tv...

A couple of suggestions for improvement though, sometimes i get a track that i like but am not in the mood for, could we have an option to add it to a different station than the one that is playing currently?

Also when we add a specific track, I know you can not play it straight away, but could we have a promise that it is played in the next 10 tracks? It seems that if I add a load of tracks instead of artists it guarentees that those tracks never get played :(

keep up the good work!

and you really need to add roni size - it's a jazz thing, it's an amazing track.. :)

I hope you've got plenty of bandwidth, 'cause this thing is amazing and soon everyone will be on it! I'm certainly recommending it to everyone I know and see that others are doing the same. Great work!

I have to say Pandora beats anything on the internet. I have completely stopped listening to regular radio while at home. If only I had Pandora in my car. I don't even listen to my extensive CD collection anymore.
To whom ever I owe my thanks to for Pandora,
THANKS!!!!

Hiya! Just like to say this is a FANTASTIC site!
I joined not too long ago, and it is INCREDIBLE.
I love the fact it is radio that plays things similar to what you already like! Makes my knowledge of music more widespread!
Two suggestions though, have a MIDDLE option to the thumb up thumb down choice, so you can say you KIND of like it, and two, have a rewind button so you can play a song AGAIN that you really like!
Laura xxx

Great job. I've had Pandora two days now. I've recommended it to several friends. And I've already purchased several of the featured songs with your link to iTunes. Keep it up.

I would like to see a new option on pandora, a way to say "I'm tired of this type of music, don't play it for a week" I took a lot of time to get my station playing close to the sort of stuff I like, but sometimes, if unwatched, it plays the same sort of music (blues) forever.

Greatist site on the net though, thanks, and congrats on you move.

I had been looking for a way to find more new music that I like. You have done a great job. How can I support Pandora? Does is help if I go through your site when I am buying from iTunes, for example?

Thanks.

An "Old Blues Buddy" turned me onto Pandora a week ago--I subscribed W/in 4 hrs. and have been more pleased every day since. Easy to input--good response by the "learning" program--YOU'RE GOOD. I'll be talking you up to all my OBB's.
Thank you,
Chuck

I just found Pandora and I think it's EXCELLENT.

Thanks for discovering such great music for me!

It's been several years since I ran across a totally gobsmacking web site like Pandora. The last one was a small startup called "Google". Can I get in on your IPO?
FYI, if you track this info, I read about Pandora for the first time in PC Magazine. (Same is true for Google).
I'm spreading the word....Pandora is in a class of its own.

the best station i have ever listen to in my life.

We seem to have lost track of exactly what music is truly meant to be...A true way to communicate
our honest feelings about any subject...Music is
a true form of expression...With the universal
understanding of music, we understand all other
languages...Maybe soon, Madison Ave. and Hollywood
can be tried in for crimes against mankind for
polluting the air streams with the crap they deal
for as music & art on the streets of whats left
of our planet...

Just A BIG THANK YOU! Donot ever stop. You have opening a whole world for me.

By listening to music your product selects, then picking an artist from that list and listening to music selected by that artist, over time I build on a music genome that continues to get closer to whatever sound I believe is ideal.

The concept is amazing, using genetic algorithims to continually refine one's list till it marks on some ideal sound for the listener, brilliant!

Thank you, unfortunately its becoming a powerful drug, I spend my time refining my artists!

props for the brilliant idea and service- so simple and yet so great

keep up the fantastic music, i'd love to get a job listening to all the cds you guys get and sorting it by the rules you use. its such a brilliant idea to not limit yourself to genres and do it by the qualities the music possesses. that summed up my philosophy for music as i'll listen to pretty much anythin as long as its good. i think thats the singular reason why pandora is so successful and perfect.

GREAT stuff. Any chance for some classical music too????? Typing in "mozart" doesnt bring up any.
Thanks and keep rocking!

I love this Pandora web site!!!
I have found some great new artist, or not new, but never would have heard them if they didn't pop up on Pandora. If any of you like Ben Harper, Jack Johnson type music. Check out Tony Roberts!!! On of my great finds on this web site. I just got his "Grains of you" CD and I cant take it out of my CD player!!

I love u ...Pandora c'est parfait!

Incredible. I immediately decided to buy a Squeezebox, and now I can listen throughout my house.

I found you through an editorial in PCRag. Why isn't more stuff being written about you?!

Just want to say that i have been with pandora for several months now and i absolutely LOVE IT!!! Keep up the great work!! Pandora is THE BEST!!!!

Does skipping a song affect the music that plays subsequently? Ie, does it count as a vote (or thumb) of some sort?

I get very tired of repetetive radio. I am always looking for new music and happened upon you guys by accident a while back. I love the system, better than any other out there.

I would like to find some more indie, and local stuff. There are a lot of really good indie bands that you either havent added yet or never heard of. My favorite now is called Til December. www.tildecember.com

Well done on the server move, it's never easy doing a release. Have been spreading the word on Pandora for months, a super service. Wish iTunes would catch up with you on content, though.

Pandora is just about the best thing I have ever found on the internet. Keep up the good work. I will be listening!

I haven't been impressed by many websites, especially music oriented ones. I ask for Moody Blues they give me Herman's Hermits. Pandora is the best I've seen in matching music tastes. My compliments to the designer of the search engine.

I just found out about your "Pandora Box.Com". I am very impressed with the set up of the station,etc. I will be a long time listener from now on. Vic

I love Pandora so much! I listened to it as i worked late last night and had no idea you were moving. I am very impressed.

I love Pandora, I listen to it every day. I have a request.

Please remove Manuel Donayre from Clara Nunes Radio. He doesn't belong to samba style and he is not Brazilian. He sings in spanish, not portuguese the only language of Brazil , a different kind of music wich is not samba.

Thank you

J. Soares

I used to use winamp but then some coeworkers showed me this. Even though i have only been using this for a few hours im hooked. Ive always been looking for a steady stream of the same kind of music while i play my games. Thank you creaters of Panora for all your hard work.

Pandora is the greatest! I listen everyday. One request for you if possible. I get songs that I like but fit another station better. I would like for you to add an option to send the song to another station. Two thumbs up from me! Keep up the good work.

Sincerely,
Ruben

I love your service! I can listen to all the music I like...ThanX!

Pandora is truly great - BUT: I miss a few criterions such as "humour / spoof", periond (as in '60s, '70s etc.) and the Nationality of the Artist or Band.

Nevertheless - keep up the good work: We all love you!

Og så lige en hilsen til Danske Pandora-fans :-)

Thomas.

Ditto!!!!!!! What can I say that has not been said already. Thank You for all the hard work you have gone to. can we see some Dean evenson from the lable "Soundings Of The Planet" As well as some native american (maybe you already have it and I just haven't found it yet) any hoiw thanks again

Wow, guys, just wow. Pandora is getting so awesome. Easily the best music site on the net.

man i love this website.
i heard about it on the radio at the beginning of the year and haven't stopped using it since.
it's fabulous for giving me new music to listen to when i'm bored at work ;)

Bravo !!!

Hey Lucia, traslate this

Felicitaciones, Pandora es lo mejor que he escuchado en radio Internet, y creeme que llevo mucho tiempo escuchando musica por la web. Puedo decirte que es un servicio de altisima calidad.
Felicitaciones otra vez.

Congratulations!!!!!!! Long Live to Pandora!!!!!!

Luis

I happened to be so tired of listening to the radio one day in the shop. Every body always wanting to listen to something different. So I got the idea to hook up the computer to the radio in the bay. Then went to find a music station that we all could live with. I found your sight and It has been the only thing that all of use at Broken Acre Auto listen to any more. Thank you for this sight it has made my life in the shop a hole lot better. I've even turned my wife on to this sight and a hole lot of my customers also. Thank you again Deane owner of Broken Acre Auto Inc. .

WOW! Your site is GREAT!!!
This is a great way to find new and exciting music and artists. I often stand in the stores and have not a clue about what I want to buy. Songs on the radio these days sound just too much alike to me to figure out who the artist is. Your site solved that for me!
One request, if I may: Can you please get music from Taylor Hicks, either his finale song "Do I make you proud" or his albums "In your Time" and "Under the Radar" They are great music, and I would love to hear these on your site!
Thanks so much and keep it going!!

Still impressed

SINCE I FOUND PANDORA MY RELATIONSHIP HAS CHANGED CUZ NOW MY GIRL AND I CAN ENJOY ALL THE MUSIC WE LOVE TO GET BUSY TO WITH OUT THE INTERUPTIONS

LOVE IT! I live in a small town with very limited access to music via traditional radio stations. Thanks for giving me a great way to find out about new music.

Pandora,

I sit hear listening to Christina Aguilera's "Infatuation" It sends a shiver down my spine. I love that tune. I wish I could listen to that song or songs like it when ever I'm in the mood. Or when I'm into J.J. Cale or Floyd or Marty Robbins. I notice my wife added Avril Lavigne and Nelly Furtado to our account. That's cool cause I can handle them too. This is just such a refreshingly cool site amongst all the crap! Thank you!

Obviously it is not easy what you are doing. I like the "Stripped" disc but not much else from Christina Aguilera so far so I slam most all her other stuff. Just too boring for me. But, then I hear a tune "Guess What" by Syleena Johnson" and I am hooked again. ANd what other station is truly inter-active?

Ok... it's not perfect, yet. But damn, it comes real close.

Thanks so much!
Dean

Ok...
this may be a stupid question, but, is this a public company? can i buy shares?

Just started Pandora this afternoon and have already told 3 friends about it. You made my day. Thank You Karyn in Eugene

I love this service!

One tiny thing. Can you add the album info in the song info?

music skipping A LOT...why?

Wow! How fun. Do yo offer LIMO service?

Peace,<3,Rockets & L7

damn good sound quality... i say...

i just started using PANDORA.it's so great that i'm never going back to the net radio thing again.cheers for the tunes.from a fan(steveo)

My mom saw this site mentioned in some magazine and showed it to me because she knows how much I love music. I stopped listening to the radio a few years ago, but I like this. I was surprised that some of the lesser known bands that I love were recognized by the player. I am also really glad that it works in Firefox (otherwise I would not have bothered listening).

One suggestion: Make the player bigger. I would like to see the entire title of the indivdual radio stations. It would also be nice to view more radio stations at a time.

Pandora is the only internet "radio" I listen to. I've discovered so much new music through your service. All I can do is say thanks for adding so much color to my life.

you guys rock!

Awesome- very cool programming, very cool service. Don't sell out to those Google Humans, they are trying to rule the world! BTW, if you want to colo any servers in Los Angeles at 600 W. 7th Street- We have a number of streaming audio clients, and they love our Mzima Bandwidth-we are one of the largest re-sellers of Mzima in the U.S.- and even purchased Mzima Colo a few years back- We can sell you 1-10 Cabs ready now-
good rates in an excellent data center. Ask for victor at address above. What a great and useful project- I can see it will be running all the time at home.

I'm glad that the move was successful. I heard about your site on KTLA the other morning and I would just like to say thank you all in a mighty big way. Although, I can't afford to pay for the application that is advertisement free and one day I hope that I will be able to. Thank you all once again. I love the jazz generes that I get.

God Bless

guys, thanks a lot for your project, this have helped me discover a lot more bands in my genre (metal) and shared it to my friends. good luck and keep up the power.. rOckOn \m/

The excitement that I felt when I first used your service (1 week now) was equal to the excitement that I felt when I realized what email was so many years ago now! I am doing my part in spreading the word. This artificial intellegence that you have rolled out is the future. Thank you so much for a truly awesome and origional service!

Brian

I hope Google helps you guys out. What a great idea. What a great service. Keep up the good work!

Meus Amigos
Eu adoro rock e adoro demais Pandora. Esta foi uma idéia genial. Eu sou fã de vocês, do rock, do blues, do jazz. Enfim, sou Americano. Adoro ser ocidental e americano. I love my Brasil and the United States of the America.
Vai haver mudanças dia 27/05/200? Please don't forget me! Não se esqueçam de mim. Eu não quero nunca ficar desconectado de Pandora. Eu adoro Pandora.
I love Pandora!
Do amigo.
Frederico Lopes

How do you do it? Does someone listen to every song in the world and then rate it by "genomes"? I can't imagine that a computer could make these kind of judgments.

Love Pandora. Heard about it on an internet jazz list. Thanks.

Hey there!
Hooked on the Pandora for a long time now. Best thing for home parties, for nice evenings. My favourite DJ!

Are there any plans to launch a media player so that I don't have to keep browser open.

Keep it up guys,

Amazing work,

hi

First of all, Pandora is great! I am addicted now:)
But guys, what's your business model? I mean how do you generate money? I don't want such a great website to close down!!!
All the best of luck in your future!

David

Could the internet get any cooler? I think it just did.

I found this site by accident and I love it!
It is awesome, a really great idea. Congrats on the sucessful server move!

esatacion pandora es la mejor

I second the motion from Jeff - I'd love to be able to get pandora in the car!!

awesome site. You guys did a great job with the sound quality and the number of artists and songs is amazing.

FANTASTIC, go on and improve it !

hello from Spain!!! This idea is perfect and the natural way for the futures radio stations... also perfect for meet news artists who play your favourite music. I�m so satisface about your data base... plump djs, rogue element, prodigy... and really good electronic music.
Cuando har�n el Ipod pandora con conexi�n adsl para ponerlo en el cochecito??? jejeje

Hi David,

We make money through advertising, subscriptions, and the sale of CD's and digital downloads generated by Pandora. Don't worry, we're not going anywhere!

Tom
CTO @ Pandora

damn! that's great!

PANDORA is the sh..... I've heard songs on here that I haven't heard in years... kickin' tail :) Thanks guys and gals!

amazing.
streaming at 128kb is so beautiful.
and to think i used to use other websites for internet radio.

you guys keep doing your thing.
-tom

this is seriously the best website ever
i always like the music u play.
it's actually just what i needed to find more artists i like.

Glad to know that there is still some great music in the world since those rappers started taking over the music business. I sure am glad that my son found this web site for me...thanks:)

pandora is amazingggggggg. <3

pandora es la mejor estacion que yo he escuchado los felicito

los felicito

kike santiago y paola

Why do you folks use grey type on a white background? I suppose you could make this page less readable if you were to use grey on black. I'm constantly amazed at webmasters who try to be cute with shades and colors with readability suffering. Why? Why? Is not the imparting of information more important?

What a GREAT idea you had! Way to go.

This is my 3rd day using Pandora, it's great, I'm recommending it to my friends all the time.

I would think artists would want to support you. You've already given me 3 great new artists I probably would have never heard of. These artists will make money off me through you.

Just curious about the name though, everything that came out of Pandora's box, save one, was negative and harmful. What's the explanation?

From rainy London, England.This is absolutely the dog's bollocks as we say in England.It is so clear and just like playing my cds. Well done guys.I shall spread the good news

I have the most diverse music tastes, and there is not a single radio station out there that I am completely satisfied with, but once I started using Pandora, I found everything that I liked in music on my very own station! Its awesome, I hope you keep up the good work, I don't listen to anything but Pandora anymore!!!

I saw a comment on an unrelated forum sayin she'd just discovered Pandora so I thought I'd take a look thinking it would be similar to Launchcast. How wrong I was! This is great!! Being able to tailor almost exactly the type of music I want to listen to is fantastic. I realise that you have to get your funding from somewhere and that ads will eventually be introduced but I hope this will be kept to a minimum. I'm aware that there are packages to eliminate this nuisance, but for those of us liks eme who are living very much hand to mouth at present, this isn't an option.
Well done on the trouble free move. And thanks for coming up with this great concept.
Nick

First off, let me add my praises to the long list of kudos (well deserved) you have received. I don't think my quality of life would be the same without Pandora! A heartfelt thanks.

Here's a request: Could you add a function for music "genres"? For example, Flamenco, Bluegrass, Country, R&B, Blues, Acoustic Guitar, and so on. I know it's possible to construct a station along those general lines (and I have already done so). But a "genre selection" feature would be real nice.

You guys are awsome, I am so glad I found you, I listen to you guys while I am at work! I dont know how I survived without you before, I have gotten into other bands that I didnt know exsisted and I am so happy I heard of them. Keep up the good work and I will be sure to tell many more people about your website! Thanks Chrissy!!!

Congrats!
I was pleased to find that I can use Firefox for Pandora now, because it is my standard browser.
I have been a Pandora listener for half year now and like a lot of the music. But I sometimes find that a station will meander off in an unwanted direction despite all the thumbs down I provide. So additional tips on giving effective feedback would be great!

The product's just great, it works fine, satisfies my everyday music needs, cheers! :D

Between Pandora and LastFM (now together with PandoraFM), I am ecstatically happy. Thank you!

Please, add some Grey Eye Glances and some Angélique Kidjo too!

I love pandora

I was wondering if you're going to make an MSN "Music that i'm listening to" plugin?

>>>Is there a URL we can load into a standalone player such as Winamp? I know we won't be able to "vote" on the songs this way, but when I'm listening, some links will open up in the window that Pandora is in which will stop the stream.<<<

In response to this question may I suggest that your run Pandora in an alternate non-default browser. If you do so, you will never have to deal with a popup or some other internet request taking the focus from Pandora and closing it down. I have also found that if you minimize Pandora with IE7 (possibly 6 as well) it creates it's own small separate browser window that I have yet to be able to crash by opening something else.

cool

Hi there
Well I must admit I listen a lot to Pandora but it seems it only recognises names of things that has been issued or re-issued on cd and that leaves a whole lot of holes. I listen a lot to funk bands and soul from mid '70's to mid '80's and believe me only like 10% has been re-issued on cd and that's a doggone shame.

I dont knwo where else to put this, but a few user interface things. it would be sweet to be able to cahnge the order of your radio stations in thier sidebar. Like i am trying to make two different dance stations but i would like them to be next to each other so i can compare faster, but there is 8 stations between them.

also, thumbs up and thumbs down options should available outside a drop menue, maybe as perminant options on the lowest gray part of the UI

also, note, this site is absolutly amazing in every way, keep it up.

I ll say this is the best music stream service I have played. After teaching the player to skip the songs that I dont want, it plays all the good songs.. yai!

Hopefully you will not get too big and get chewed up, but keep expanding your libraries and functionality:) I have absolutely told everyone I know about this site, and I keep insisting until they try it. hehe

Starting using the site a few months ago ,and I love it, I can get away with playing it at work too. One suggestion though, maybe expand the collection of music and add smaller bands, and maybe indepentant bands.

i love ur station the problem is i would love 2 b able 2 download or replay the songs i like over and over again

ok, as there are so many comments that are not at all related to the move (I wan't online then so I can't say anything how smooth it went, but apparently you guys made it very well) -
I'll use the occasion to spill some praise on the whole thing... :-)
I love Pandora and the music genom project - it's probably the most ingenious thing done about music on the internet so far! I've discovered a lot of music unknown to me, but much to my likings, thanks to you - and what better you could ask for? Go on with your great work, it's appreciated!!

I discovered Pandora on accident while trying to find radio stations and I LOVE it. I work in a call center so it gets kind of slow so I listen to it everyday. I like that it has many different varieties and all the music is up to date. I hear alot of new songs that I have never heard before. I now have many new cd's because of the music I hear on Pandora. I hope you continue to add more music. Plus it's free to listen and that is very convenient to just be able to listen whenever you want. Keep up the work!

Hey i just started using pandora last week and i must say, ive found so many new artists i enjoy, which is sometimes hard becuase of the music i enjoy.

hey, i just wanted to say that i LOVE pandora!!! it's the best thing ever!

Hey! I love to listen to music, and when I heard about pandora.com, I love to listen to music even more! So far i've had maybe a dozen or more "stations" and every band or song i've typed in, i've got the correct results back. I've heard alot of music that I haven't heard in a long time. For example, I have an alien ant farm station, and I heard 12 stones. I haven't heard that band in such a long time I nearly forgot about them! I use to be an avid live365 listener, but I can only get 56Kbps streaming, and the difference between 56Kbps and 128Kbps is easily heard!! You guys are just awesome, I hope that you're around for a long time. I also hope to submit my CD to you sometime, from my band that you see in my URL i've submitted along with this post. Have a great day.. and once again.. THANKS ALOT PANDORA TEAM!

So glad you guys switched servers, now I can enjoy Pandora all night! Thanks a bunch guys, the service is the best out there by far!

I love Pandora, no questions asked! But I'd love it even more if it was integrated into my Windows Media Center! I know there are hacks to allow it to run inside MCE, but that's not what I really want.. A true integrated solution would be perfect!
Are there any plans for something like that? Would it be possible for the 'Pandora Community' to develop such a solution for you?

Regards,
Jarle Nygård

i would simply like to say THANX!:)

this site is te pwnage. it found bands which outher sites can never find!!! tyvm

thank you very much!!

I'd really like to speak to someone abut this project for a show I host on Radio NZ, the public broadcaster here in NZ. What a great resource!!! Please email me...

Cheers

Simon

best program ever period pro usage pro music pro quality good job people keep it up!

when can we get the full service in GB welove it here

Love the site to bits, has supported me through some tough assignements and late nights. Long may it run.

B R A V O O O O O O

GOOD QUALITY SENIORS
THE EXPANCION IS COOL FORM THE PROYECT IF YOU WANT OPINION AND REPORTS OF ARGENTINA JUST WRITE MI Y WORK IN SUDAMERICA PROYECT NOW!

yo!

i was reading some problems, a couple said that u'd click links inside the pandora window and it would stop streaming, well i use mozilla and tabbed browsing, works perfectly...might help some of you...

anyway, pandora is awesome, its a great legal way to find new bands to listen to, i've got all my friends doing it now :D

keep it up!!!

thanks!

Thank God, And thank you, YOU, are the best, Sounds better than ever. Your success is imminent!

This is one of the best things I have ever found on the net...hats off to you guys!...great job!...more people put this kind of effort into there products what a wonderfull world the net would be. I am telling everyone I know.

ABLOLUTELY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HEART CARING MUSIC COMPOSITION I HAVE EVER HEARD IN ALL OF MY 69 YEARS. AT LAST ONE STATION WE CAN LISTEN AND CHOOSE OUR TYPE OF MUSIC, UNLIKE WHAT WE ARE SUBJECTED TO IN ALL THE STORES AND OTHER PLACES. CONGRADULATIONS TO GIVING US A MIRACLE IN MUSIC. KEEP IT GOING! BARBARA

simply the bast

One of the simplest programs i've ever used. Very inoffensive and respectful in its tenor. Whoever put this together is brilliant! This may just drag me from my final clingings to CDs! Ipods for the whole fam damily!

I love pandora! I tell everyone I know about it, and now everyone in my office listens to it all the time. Thanks for a fantastic service, and keep up the awesome work!

wicked tunes pandora found site by accident new account... Thanks

the absolute best radio i have heard yet, if you guys keep this service free it will be one of the most successful websites on the web

Nice idea but keeps dropping out. I am on adsl 800/400 so bandwidth my end shouldn't be a problem. Are you a victim of your own success? Too many users to serve?

Super,super,sssssuper great! Good luck!

Hi John,

Audio droppouts are a frustrating one -- we're way below our total potential capacity at the moment so the problem sits somehwere in the Internet between our servers and your computer. This could happen if your Internet connection is congested or is at capacity (anywhere in the link not just in the "last mile" to your home). Pandora requires connection speed of at least 500 Kbps to stream our high quality audio content. While listening, you may need to avoid bandwidth consuming activities like large file downloads and online gaming to ensure smooth playback.

Geography can also play a role in audio playback quality. Due to licensing restrictions, Pandora is currently only offered to users in the United States. As a result, all of our audio servers are in the US. If you are attempting to access Pandora from outside the US, the distance that the audio must travel (and the number of network "hops" from our servers to your machine) can be a very real issue. We'll be rolling out local servers when we launch our international services.

Audio problems can also occur when you use an older versions of the Flash player. You can download the latest version here:

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

Finally your computer's speed could be an issue. If you are using an older machine, there may not be enough memory or CPU resources to properly buffer and play back streaming audio while running a Flash applet. If you are using an older machine, you may need to keep other resource-intensive applications to a minimum when using Pandora.

Tom
CTO @ Pandora

I hear about this station from Kurt, the Cyberguy on TV. When I found, I loved it!

I'd like you to put little balloons with information in them so when my mouse hovers over the Play, Pause, buttons, I know which one is which & what they do.

I love this because there are no commercials, like on the DogCat Radio station or on WNUA. This is great! I can't wait to tell my friends about another great way to get the music they want when they want it.

Keep up the good work & good luck on your new move!!

I wish I could adjust equalizer settings when listening. Is there a way to?

hello pandora,
i really love this music certain, i hope you guys can get us african starts to, such as 2FACE from Nigeria and others stars 2 from other african countries, but wat i really need, are stars from Nigeria.

I´ve been listening internet radio for a long time a while and after by accident a discoverid
pandora.
I loved it

you are the best in at music
wilton acevedo from Domincan Republic

Great. I just love Pandora. Too bad about limited skipping though. I really fell that I get songs that I like only. I even get the artists I asked for. With other adjustive radios like Yahoo! Launch, it just plays anything and says you should like it...

Having a slight identity crisis, as Allen seems to have been credited with my post of May 27 .....

I just want to thank you people for the awesome work you guys are doing here. Thank you so much for making me appreciate a broader variety of music.

Are you guys planning on keeping Pandora free or is this just a temporary thing?

Oh nevermind, I found the answer to my question. thanks anyway.

I have to second, third, and fourth what others have already said: you are fulfilling a mission that Hollywood and the "professionals" have not only ignored but corrupted through their own greed. I live in Los Angeles and have been a beneficiary, both personally and financially, of that now-outmoded and increasingly pathetic System...may it Rest in Peace. I have chosen to move on to more honest and creative pastures. You guys are setting the map for people like me and all the others on here that have expressed similar sentiments and for that I Thank You...Michael Lacoe.

Just found out about this site today- its great- i love it already!

Just wondered if Im missing something- Ive been so excited about all the new music that ive been flicking through loads without listening to the whole song. Is there any way to go back and play a song again?

Keep up the good work- we need more 'brainstormers' like you in the world :)

So my roommate just bought Cradle of Filth, bec. he liked "Gilded C***" on my Ministry station. LOL. I knew once he heard some of the stuff I was listening to, he'd be hooked. (He's a metal fan, but didn't know Ministry, etc.)

Love sharing this site. Thanks again!!

Mary Anne Tom

I just starting using Pandora, & I love it! Keep up the good work!

I just want to comment how fast Pandora is buzzing around college campuses everywhere!

Congrats. you all should think about sponsoring events etc. at universities!

Thanks for starting the trend and keep it up!

HOLY SHIT!!! Pandora rocks!!! I've never heard any online radio station that sounds as good as this one. I've told all my friends about this. I've gotten about 3 to use it. I love how it responds to my requests. I love EVERYTHING about Pandora. I've bought about 30 CDs because i love their music so much, and i heard THEM all here!!!! Keep it coming!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!
Keith

P.S.
a little bit of heavy music should be a little better

yee haaaa, you have thousands of adoring fans in Australia, what a great product, no irratating banal repititve commercials, like all the other radio and online music channels. We bow down before you. Pandora is a brilliant light in a swamp of pretenders. You soo need to sell yourselves and let more people know about what a great easy to use service this is. A good idea might be to include like at least 5 preset stations like; dance, latest pop, jazz, music for making love to, alternative, rap, hip hop, etc. The first page should tell people they need to add at least 5 artists or songs they like, and they should continue to add more. The sound is always perfect here in Australia, no buffering and I'm on 1.5 Mb ADSL.

Keep up the great work, I will give Pandora staff free accomodation in our penthouse if you ever decide to come to Melbourne, Australia.

Awsome!

I love this site. You even knew "Hot Dog" by Led Zeppelin and played it within 5 songs of making the station. And the songs you played along with it are great. I will be subscribing when the commercials get annoying.

Thanks for a GREAT site and keep up the good work.

Don

love the station, the endless variety and the link to buy the albums...sorry CDs that appeal

A Big Thanks

You have lite this 3D animators day.

oh my cd collection has grown thanks too your service. Keep those new sounds coming.

Good job on the move... I was online the entire time and barely noticed a thing. Keep up the great work and thanks for the awesome service you are supplying to the community.

Love.

Pandora is ACE - being a dance music lover this just keeps me completely amused all day long with pumping tunes old and new. LOVE IT!!!!!

when can i down load your music because i love it

Really impressed by all the work put in this webpage. Good music and of all varieties, good sound, good presentation (easy to follow)...what else can you ask for?! I would definitely recomend Pandora. Please keep updating your music database...

I absolutely love you guys...I've discovered some many artists that I probably would never have known about without Pandora...So Cooool Thanks

Hi
I am a music addict who searches for new flavors , I am surprised when a friend of mine talked me about this site , reality in fact shocked!! This is awesome , it's like a dream come true, thank you for this site pls tell how can ı help from Turkey ?:)

I didn't notice so much as a flutter in the service. Congratulations again.

jay

Guys,

I'd just like to let you know that this site is fantastic, it was the most intelligent thing that someone could have done.

Carlos Borges
Brazil
May 30, 2006

IS there any kind of sound leveling being used with the music? I have found that the volume is different on each song. It would be fantastic to have them leveled so there are not big ups and downs in volume when listening.

Keep up the good work, it is a fantastic concept and equally spectacular delivery!

Muy buena musica y muy buena idea la de elegir cada uno lo que nos gusta, seria bueno tambien que tubieran opciones en espanol las indicaciones y uso del programa para un mejor manejo.
Los felicito y les agradezco, ya que en mi oficina funciona todo el dia.

Great Job! Recently stumbled across the service. Was so impressed that we talked about it on our local radio show. Keep up the great work. It's very much appreciated.

Jeff Durbin
Talk Tech with CTI

Would love to be able to minimize the 'overly-large' window without stopping the music...a la iTunes.

Excellent idea to come up with this music listening alternative. Keep on going, we will keep on supporting you. This is fantastic!

Juan Jose Mora
San Jose Costa Rica
Central America

I just want to join all the good words about this site. There is so much different music all around, so it is really great to have something that helps you to digest it and find your favorite!
Thanks and best wishes for the future too! :)

I thank God for Pandora. We are not able to access the radio stations at work. Many days I have been lifted by the spiritual music that I hear. Pandora thanks for having a vision.
Many Blessings,
Sharon B.
Dallas, TX

You are a the top, next to Coke, Itunes, Mac and Nike.

One of the most AMAZING services ever! I'm a photographer... I just leave pandora on all the time while I'm shooting. The girls love it!!!

Pandora needs to setup an official forum. The number of types of comments on your blog are simply reflecting a strong need.

This is the greatest thing I have found on the internet since Al Gore invented it.

I have been listening to your web site for the last 6 months or so. I appreciate your artist venue. I am findng new groups that I had never heard before.
Previously, I was listening to a station out of Australia that was pretty good, but after I found your site, I am a solid listener!
Keep up the good work and am grateful your move went smoothly. Friday was tough!

I just wanted to let you know that I have listened to you for a while now. you are all I listent to at work. I even have this site on my desktop. I am glad to see that everything is going well for you.

I couldnt make it through work without Pandora...It captures my every vibe and serves all the little thoughts floating around in my crazy mind...YEY!

hey, I don't know where to ask questions so i'm gonna post it here, srry if this is the wrong place.

on my station I say I want music values similar to the artist Tenatious D, but I only get one song by them. my sister can put in songs similar to nelly or what-not and get ten songs by him, whats up?

OK, so now you've got blues, rock, jazz, R&B, folk, country (AND western), house, garage, electronica, dance and every other form of popular and unpopular modern music classified, tagged & databased, when are you going to start in on classical?

Listen to you all day. Got you on my site. Tell all my friends about you. Keep it coming. :)

Very Cool Site, I have found bands here I have NEVER been able to find anywhere els.

Since the move I'm only getting the audio in mono
(at least since the 30th of May anyhow :)).Is this going to be the norm from now on i.e. no stereo sound ?

AstorZombie,

The audio streams we deliver are stereo. Those servers didn't actually move or change. Sounds like it's something else. Has any of the config changed on your machine?

Tom
CTO @ Pandora

@Dean -

There is an unofficial forum here:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/musicyoulove/

I took the liberty of setting it up because I noticed a lot of blog comments are either questions users can answer for one another or people just want to talk about how the service is the best thing since dill pickles.
(To be perfectly honest, I asked first, then I worried about all of the things that could wrong, THEN I set it up).

Every one is invited to drop by.

I've listened to multiple genres of music all of my life. A game myself and a few buddies have played, especially on the long way out West to go on a wilderness trek, involved listening to new music and trying to ID qualities, tones, riffs etc that showed the influence of an older musical artist or group. You've made the game into a science! Brilliant! Like the earlier poster, I eagerly await your public offering of shares.-js

Thanks for the quick reply.The cause of the mono audio was indeed a faulty connection on my computer.You are back in my good graces :)Pandora is excellent !

is the website down? I feel like a bit of a luddite here.......but I haven't noticed any comments. I go to www.pandora.com, and it just isn't working anymore.....sniff sniff....

Hi Christiana,

Everything is fine here -- lots of happy listeners at the moment. I'll drop you an email to see if we can't figure out what's up with your situation.

Tom
CTO @ Pandora

Yer, ummmm hi it seems that pandora isnt working for me either? It says that you have unexpected technical difficulties? I use firefox instead of IE so maybe thats got something to do with it?
I appriciate any help I can get.

Still loving this! One question though, is there anyway to increase the buffer size locally?

I really appreciated the level of detail in your post as things were updated. Keep up the good work!

-- Doug

my friends and I all love pandora so dearly. it's the best. keep up the good work.
Would be nice if there were more classical music, where one can have a beethoven station or a stravinsky station.

Pandora is the best. I'm one of their biggest fans :)

Cheers,
Daniel

Pandora is the best thing going on the net that I've found (Wikipedia is now second best). I just want to say THANKS to the team at Genome for the hard work and giving music lovers something to cheer about.

Besides the obligatory "I really like Pandora," I was thinking of a (probably pretty obvious) feature request. I'd like to be able to see a list of recently-played songs in a given station... I know that you get the little CD covers as context, but that's not always reliable and it only goes so far.

(Is there a better way to send feature requests?)

Thanks!

Pandora ABSOLUTELY rocks. Brilliant, I say.

I've finally found a station that plays all the music I love. Thanks a million! I haven't had a bad song yet.

simply.....genius!!!

thanks guys.

I just found Pandora as an online "Boom box" because it is one awesome station!

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC I GET TO HEAR! I am very happy to have found an internet station that is now my new home!

Like an early Christmas present!

It,s the GOOOOD,chanel.
I,m can from SWEDEN, I like the god old rock around-musik.