Tim,
I'm sure it doesn't come as a surprise how much of a fan I am. I have a great deal of advertising background and would love to know about other opportunities to hear compelling debate regarding the digital space, specifically relating to Pandora.
Thanks
Josh

I couldn't figure out how or if I could e-mail you so I will say it here. I wanted to listen to "Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits" but you didn't have anything except Spiderman by the Ramones. This would be awesome to have this music available. Hope it helps and that others also want to hear it too. Its fun music.

Thank You
delliup

Yes many business people are looking to advertise on music and artists,feeling good to hear that you had a wonderful night at nyc

with best regards

Samuel jones
Health Insurance

You should definitely make it accesible for listeners to access their favorite radio stations if that can be done.

I just downloaded Pandora onto my iPod Touch yesterday, and I've been listening to it all day today. Very cool application. The music sounds wonderful. I think the playlists that your program creates - music genome project? - are better than Apple's Genius program. I'm a fan. Thanks so much.

Hi Tim,

Don't know if there has already been a THM Los Angeles but figured I could add some ideas here...

I've not yet made the switch to Pandora One Desktop but I believe it could become both a wildly popular and socially interactive platform - essentially taking on a life of it's own. (ie Facebook, Wikipedia)

These are my thoughts for the Pandora One Desktop:

Community Live Tab:

WikiTab - Link(s) to a Wikimedia page(s) where the Pandora community could contribute lyrics, community glossary of terms, reviews, artist info, and events. I believe this will generate an incredible surge in community ownership/involvement, and by tying into Wiki's existing public repository, where much of the above information currently exists, it would save Pandora outside vendor costs (eg lyric providers) and simple data storage/replication.

Member Assigned Attributes - This would be a tab that would show a community weighted top-down list of linked attributes and would be housed/updated in the WikiMedia data repository. The contributor would add their attributes to individual songs from the WikiMedia page and would become a useful search tool for like attributed songs. For the Pandora music experts it could act as a living document to aid in their back-end categorization process.

Granular Controls:

Length of Time - Allowing the individual to set a station with Max-Song-Length would provide the capability to use Pandora for social dances where they may have the correct genre but can't stay on the floor for 9-10 minutes in the case of some swing/jazz songs.

Randomization Mixer Controls:

- Randomize giving control to the community member's station of a greater/lesser mix between new tunes they've never heard and those they've already rated.

- Randomize giving control to the community member of a greater/lesser mix between songs they've rated and a friend(s) ratings with respect to the same songs within that station/genre.

Sorry this was intended to be a quick note but turned into another night of OCD outta control... ;)

BTW I love Pandora... Thanks for the music!

Maybe you could incorporate advertising based on things that are more relevant to the users current station. That way I don't have to hear John Mayer ads every 6 songs when I would obviously never (ever) go to a concert of his.

I don’t usually comment or write in threads. I am this time because I have signed up for Pandora today and after making 5 personal radio stations from blues to jazz to classical to Jeff beck I am totally impressed. What you have done is what I have wanted to do for years. That is play music of a certain type that I want to listen to at the time I want to listen to it. I can’t even do this to the level you do with my own music collection. Your approach to music and how it sounds and feels is not new. Each music owner has taken long hours to setup playlists for parties, private listening, or long drives. What a pain that has been at times. Then there is always the, “I wish I had such and such a song because it would be perfect for my collection.” Now if I hear a song I want I can buy it or the album. Thank you for your work and bringing a team together that has actually created something that really is worth using.
John Walker

My apologies! I stand corrected. I checked FourPlay's website, and Lee Ritenour is indeed also a member! I should have known this, as it's an awesome force with which to be reckoned!
Again, thanks for your contributions to featuring musical genius.
r

Your great creation of pandora is so awesome, an everlasting untiring listening, great rock combination, better than apple's itune or the safari

This is fantastic. Now I can enjoy more listening to my classical music. It is so convenient no more hassle looking on my CD collection. It's just here on line and I can listen wherever I get connection. Thank you very much for creating this. Pandora is awesome.

To Whom It May Concern:
I have never seen a station that isa geared totally ro and by the listener. This is great, I will use it often to hear the music I want to at that time.
Which brings me ot the heart of this comment, I have enjoyed "The Righteous Bros." since the '60's and have them asa a station, what diappoints though, is that this mornin' I needed to hear some Blue Eyed Soul, so I came to Pandora, and put their station on. And for way over an hour....I heard everthing but "The Righteous Bros., I feel that if someone picks a certain artist as their channel, then they want to hear more of the chosen artist, than anyone else.
This isa the first time for me, doing something like this, so I just might be in the wrong place, who knowsa maybe this will get to the right people, I hope!!

Questions for Pandora

You advertise 192kbps for the premium subscription. What is the kbps rate for the free service? In other words, I would like to compare the difference between the two.

Second question: Are these kbps sound quality streams the same or different for web based computer streaming, and Blackberry streaming?

Thanks.

Jack

Pandora, you guys have one of the most incredible things going that has changed music listening in such a great way. I'm not surprised at all the great feedback you've received in NYC, it's very much deserved and necessary. Keep up the good work.
true listener

Please locate "Drivin" or "Shut Up and Dance" by Pearl Harbor & the Explosions.

Thank you.

Looking for Irish Flute and not finding any ie, Matt Molloy, Chris Norman. Help please.

I've been a user of Pandora for some time now, but the whole time I have had one major problem. That is the select few Windows Mobile phones that you allow your software to work on. I used to have the AT&T Tilt, and now I have the Tilt2, both of which have plenty of speed and power to handle the program. Especially based on the WinMo phones you have listed. I've tried to download the program but it always says my phones aren't recognized. The programs should run on other WinMo phones, or so I assume.
Is there anyway I can get a copy of the WinMo software to see if it will run on my Tilt2?

Thanks

just wanted to say thank you I asked for an artist you didn't have, and within a couple of months you have him playing. awesome job researching team!

I just downloaded Pandora onto my iPod Touch yesterday, and I've been listening to it all day today. Very cool application. The music sounds wonderful

Diyet

Hello,
I have been a fan of Pandora for some time and I have wanted to upgrade. It seems to me when I try to pay that it is going to a nonsecure site and no paypal. Will we see this change any time soon?

Hello Pandora Team,
First of all, thank you for an AMAZING service! Is there any posibility of bringing it to Xbox!? this would be a MAJOR hit!
hope best for you guys.
-JP

I'm frustrated and saddened. I listen to Pandora for hours a day. Today I needed/wanted to just listen to the Andrew Lloyd Webber Medley Radio I found posted by you guys. I knew family would appreciate it to so posted to Facebook.

After and hour and a half, I have just NOW heard two songs of his. Usually, all that plays is Les Miseralbe (sp?) and Phantom. He has done so much more.

Anyway to make this truly HIS station, (same is true with other artists) without hours of songs NOT theirs? Would really appreciate that!

OMG This is GREAT! I just personally downloaded Pandora today on my home computer, we've had it at work for some time now. We love it, you can Please everyone at any time and that makes for a easier day with co-workers. (LOL) Great music choices, can find almost anything you want! It's AWESOME!! Keep it up we love it. Total support from myself personally, and all the employees at Creek Country Real Estate, in Sneedville, Tennessee,

How much does it cost to listen to pandora

Maybe I am missing the point of your service. I select an artist and what I get is one or two songs not the album. Along with that I get other artist playing his tunes and lastly artist that have nothing to do with his tunes. Case in point, Miles Davis' album of "Kind of Blue" which you played one cut on the day I signed up. Yesterday I clicked on my preset and got 3 albums of which did not contain anything played by Miles. Is your service a place where I can select what I want to hear or a place where you push albums you want me to buy dispite what I choose? By the way, what's up with the captchas? this is the second time I have composed this letter. Your captcha was not correct and it kick me out and erased my letter. If you do not want our comments just say so.

Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions, everyone! There are some great ones here, and they've all been forwarded to our product team.
For those of you are looking for help in understanding how Pandora stations work, I suggest checking out this page on our FAQ: http://blog.pandora.com/faq/contents/1502.html

I loved Pandora and the selections I was getting. I really miss you, but have not been able to load my station for weeks. I keep trying, but am really dissapointed.

Sharon

Please HELP anyone! How is Pandora supposed to work? I am trying to use it on my bluray player. I created my stations on the computer. They showed up on tv. But, I'm not able to put songs in those stations & have them remain there- can't figure out if I'm doing something wrong or if I just don't understand how Pandora works. If it does do this - I'm very interested in Pandora One. Thank you!

I would like to request that you add "The Last Ride Out (album version)" by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, from the Album Hit and Run Holiday to the database. Thank you.

Hey guys: Great website. Great listening. Would you all consider adding some more options/variety of what type of music/stations we would like to have: Brass, Horn, Percussion, Woodwind, Strings, or Combination. Thanks for your consideration. Dave

by far, pandora is great and love hearing stuff never experienced! HOWEVER, there's one nagging problem that's plagued all formats (fm, satellite, etc) and that's repetition of artists/songs. i would like your code writers work on the selection logic that either limits play or have an app for the customer to control it. it's self defeating to have such a tremendous musical resource wasted on "the same old songs" dogma. oh, one more suggestion, have "don't show this again" tab when rating song. we get the picture, okay?

I love what you have but there is very little variety. Each day on all 30 channels I get the same songs that I have already checked that I like. Any chance of a little more variety?

please help my pandora keeps going in an out all day!

Thank you for your vision.
I love this name. What made you pick Pandora?
Sending you gratitude via the airwaves!
Cat

Blown-away, finally something i can enjoy my way, my search is at an end, 11days before my 60th birthday. thank you i can rock at ease!

Why do you call it free listening?...

I can't bring up the lyrics to any of the songs--why

Please provide me a telephone number ans I will be happy to up grade.

Thanks
JR

When and/or can someone create a device that allows you to listen to pandora in your car without going thru my cell phone.
I loved to get rid of XM.

This is sooo cool, love it!!! My newest obsession!!!

I have listened to Pandora on my computer speaker for several years and recently started getting your music on my TV via Roku. I now listen much more frequently because the music sounds even better over the large speakers connected to my TV.

I am loving the pandora radio...i do however wish that there were more christian artist on there...would love to hear johnny diaz, beautiful you.

If it is possible, I would really appreciate a volume control in the application available on the Android. In the near future I will be listening to a lot of very boring lectures on my Verizon Wireless Ally, and it would be nice to have Pandora in the background at a lower volume that will enable me to still hear the lecture.

Thank you for this service! I really enjoy it.

PLEASE GET THE REPETITION AND MIX SOME SERIOUS ATTENTION! I don't want to see Pandora go the easy way and become just another music station as did all the formats before you.
I'm a self-employed glassblower and listen 12-14 hour/day, so consider me your service barometer. The less you hear, the better you're doing on programming.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. DON'T TURN COMMERCIAL ON US AND START TWEEKING SOME GENES!

I think my daughter signed me up on my computer. Iwant to change my profile how do I perform this from the comfort of my living room?

You're doing great things. Pandora is wonderful. Keep up the great work.

best thing I`ve found on the internet...don`t change a thing

thank God I have been miserable since they took off the only good texas country music station
finally i can breathe again
i only wish i could get it in my car boo:(

Re: tom's New York comments:
Wow, don't know what y'all are smoking...Pandora was fine with the visual ads, but the audio ones are innane, vapid and insulting to us listeners...cut the number by 70% or you will contiue to annoy and ultimately lose us listeners.

I'd like to see Pandora use your Genome skills with advertising. I don't mind advertising - some is downright great - I just don't like advertising I don't like. :) So give us a thumbs up or down ability on ads. For instance, I like performance gear, travel, sustainability efforts, wellness, and health. I can't STAND ads for prescription medicine for depression or various physical symptoms. I will never buy products from these companies. They waste their money spending ads on me and I turn off/mute/walk away when such ads come on, thus a complete waste for all. Now, give me a Patagonia ad and I'll listen. Talk to me about solutions for water problems in Haiti, hybrid vehicles, wind energy, etc. In this way, you'd be bringing a great service, even a marketable one, to both your listeners and the companies buying advertising on your site. Win-win for all.

Tim,,Congratulations!! for join Iphone OS4,I love the seleccion of Music u guys have,Im latin Music Producer and I work Free lance for Diferent Companies,Have a Nice Day! and GOD Bless all workers in PANDORAAA!!!:)

Just a note to advise you that the bio for Ry Cooder gives info regarding Elmer Bernstein.

Tim...

Pandora is amazing...you have done a great service for modern day society

where is the widespread panic? heard one song that it. please don't tell me this is like slacker radio.

What can I say just a great app

tim,

very nice app, luv it in fact. but we need to the ability to make requests. all radio station take requests

take care
rich

I just tuned into Pandora (got an e-mail from a friend to try it), I LOVE IT! Keep up the fantastic work, this is a great site that I will probably use for the rest of my life...

Love the app. I bet I was the 50 millionth person since I seem to be one of the last people to actually catch up on the technology! lol

I just thought I'd mention this, New York State is Way More than just NYC... As you depart Manhattan look Northwest, you will find The Rest of the State...!

FYI

Hi. I couldn't figure out how to send you a message, so I wrote it here. Puerto Rico is not in your state list. Yeah, I know we are not a state actually, but a territory. Anyway, Pandora has a lot of fans in the island. It would be great to be able to listen to puertorrican spanish rock bands such as Fiel a la Vega, La Secta and others. Thanks for such a great work.

i am going to ny to see tiesto very soon. I would like to see him more on pandora. This dj has created a huge following and now seems to be the best dj around. If you haven't heard of him check him out asap