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Re:Facebook To Launch Music Service With Spotify by peterb on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @01:46PM (#2584830)
I think this is interesting from a DJ or live mix-tape perspective. I have several friends who's taste in music I like. I would love it if they set aside an hour of "dj'ing" live. It is also interesting during a "chat" session.
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Re:Facebook To Launch Music Service With Spotify by yid on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @02:13PM (#2584933)
Why not set up a Shoutcast server and stream through any respectable audio player?

A quick Goog brings up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHOUTcast http://www.serverroom.us/shoutcast

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Re:Facebook To Launch Music Service With Spotify by ugh on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @02:37PM (#2585014)
Ease of use, ease of use, ease of use.
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Re:Facebook To Launch Music Service With Spotify by JonnieCache on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @02:52PM (#2585057)
Also: the spontaneous, unplanned usage patterns that this ease of use enables.
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