It wouldn't be my last blog of the semester if I didn't end it on a Facebook note. Our favorite online radio service and social network are teaming up together! Pandora and Facebook are collaborating to make music fans really, really happy.
"This joint announcement is twofold. One part involves “Like” buttons that Facebook and others will embed on its own site and partner sites around the web using the Open Graph API Facebook announced yesterday. Whenever you click one of these buttons, that information gets added to your Facebook Graph, which Pandora can then tap in order to present you with stations based on what you’ve liked on Facebook and around the web."
What makes this new service on Pandora so great is that those who use both Facebook and Pandora will be able to stream their music from their usernames from both sites and share music with their friends and others. This allows users to branch out on the current tunes they're listening to now and explore the wide variety of music out there. Their friends can link songs to each other via the email they use for both P and FB. This new exploration will let people socialize through these two media's to talk about their favorite songs or share music, or even recommend music they think fellow friends would like. Connecting these two sites will be a revolution for these extremely popular Internet services!
Here's How to Do It:
To activate Pandora’s optional Facebook integration, go to Pandora then click the Friends’ Music link at the lower right:
If you’ve already used Pandora’s own social networking features to add friends, they will show up here. Click Add Friends to proceed to the part where you integrate Pandora with Facebook (names truncated below to protect the innocent):
Then, click the Connect With Facebook button. Nothing appeared to happen, but when we reloaded Pandora, our Facebook friends appeared alongside their Facebook profile pictures, their most recently played station, and the songs they’ve liked most recently. I can now make my own stations from any of that music:
To activate Pandora’s optional Facebook integration, go to Pandora then click the Friends’ Music link at the lower right:
If you’ve already used Pandora’s own social networking features to add friends, they will show up here. Click Add Friends to proceed to the part where you integrate Pandora with Facebook (names truncated below to protect the innocent):
Then, click the Connect With Facebook button. Nothing appeared to happen, but when we reloaded Pandora, our Facebook friends appeared alongside their Facebook profile pictures, their most recently played station, and the songs they’ve liked most recently. I can now make my own stations from any of that music:
Enjoy my Friends and Have a wonderful summer!
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/04/pandora-and-facebook-so-happy-together/
I must say this is one of the more positive things Facebook has done. It seems like its changing everything for the worse, and tapping into our privacy more than ever before. But I absolutely love this idea! Pandora is something that I use on the daily basis, and although I still don't have my Facebook, this is perfect for those that do. By the visual aids you supplied for us, it seems like it is convenient and easy to use. I hope that people take full advantage of this especially if they like music as much as I do. This is a great way for Pandora to get more users, and for Facebook to keep its uniqueness.
ReplyDeleteYou go, Facebook!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had much experience with Pandora, but from what I've heard via other users, it's something that people find very helpful and entertaining. Combining it with the biggest social media outlet out there right now is a smart move.
Nice job on the step by step process, Courtney!