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Last.fm Moves to Paid Content Model, Largely Abandons Free Mobile Service

The songs remain the same? Yes, but the way you can hear them is different. The champion of free streaming music is cutting the chord to mobile service on smartphones and tablets.READ»

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Top 10 Trends of 2010 Roundup: iTunes, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Amazon

We've gathered all these end-of-year lists--from Apple to Facebook to Last.fm--all in one convenient location. Here's how the year in memes has shaped up. READ»

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Lady Gaga Is Last.fm's Most Unwanted Artist

Lady Gaga has topped Last.fm's latest "Most Unwanted Scrobbles" list, meaning her tracks were most frequently deleted from user playlists last month. Is this the beginning of the end for Fast Company's Most Creative Person in Business?READ»

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Brilliant Idea: Kindle Can Do for Books What Last.fm Did for Music

Digital reading platforms can collect previously unheralded data about how we read books--and that could change the way we buy them.READ»

Infographic of the Day: LastHistory Graphs All Your Last.fm Listening

LastHistory summarizes all your listening preferences in an interactive map.READ»

Last.fm's Year in Music: New York, London, and the World

The differences are a lot more pronounced than you'd guess.READ»

Facebook and Twitter Come to Xbox Live This Tuesday

The next update to the Xbox Live network will bring social networking support and new media opportunities to users.READ»

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Three Mobile Music Apps That Rule

iTunes 9 is the most bloated version yet: The app alone is 160MB, even bigger than iMovie. And while the it is pretty slick, and Genius can now make you the personal mixtape you always wanted, iTunes 9 also tries hard to woo you into ...READ»

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The Most Innovative Companies in Music

Apple may be the top music retailer in the U.S., but the company isn't alone when it comes to keeping the industry afloat. Here are the top 10 companies--and a band--innovating the business of music.READ»