Digital music service Rdio introduced free, on-demand streaming music and no registration, no credit, no download and best of all no ads. For non-subscribers, Rdio now places a green bar at the top of the screen that indicates how much free music you have available for the rest of the month and as you listen to tracks, the bar decreases. Access to this music is provided online and via Rdio’s native apps for Mac and Windows PCs, but not on mobile and no credit card information is required to sign up for the free plan. And also songs can also be shared to Facebook via the new integration with Facebook’s Open Graph platform, where they are posted to your News Feed, Ticker or Timeline…………………
Rdio, the digital music service created by the founders of Skype announced the launch of the first ever free, on-demand music offering with no ads. In a move that will redefine the digital music space, US users who sign up to Rdio on the web will now have access to full song streams for free while discovering and sharing music from a growing catalog of over 12 million songs. Only an email address or Facebook account is required to sign up and no software downloads or credit card information is needed to start instantly listening to music. With Rdio’s free access, now anyone can share free, on-demand music with their friends. And with Rdio‘s full integration into Facebook’s Open Graph platform, anyone on Facebook can instantly share and play any song in the News Feed, Ticker, or Timeline. “We’re proud to be the only service in the US to offer everyone the opportunity to listen to millions of songs for free, without the distraction of a single ad,” said Drew Larner, CEO of Rdio. “With free access to Rdio, now everyone has the freedom to discover what our fans already know – we’re the best service for listening to and discovering music.” New users can sign-up for free access immediately at www.rdio.com and through Rdio’s mobile apps. Free access users can experience Rdio ad-free through their web browser, Rdio‘s native desktop apps for Mac & Windows and take full advantage of popular Rdio features including:
- Stream full songs on-demand
- See and hear what your friends and other influencers are listening to in real-time
- Share on Twitter and Facebook
- Create custom and collaborative playlists
- Build a personalized profile and digital music collection
- Get music recommendations based on your tastes
- Listen to artist and label radio stations
Free access users will see a customized meter at the top of their profile page indicating how much free music they have each month. At any time, they can choose to upgrade to one of Rdio‘s flexible subscription plans for unlimited music streams and Rdio‘s mobile apps. Plan options include:
- Rdio Web, $4.99 per month: unlimited access to millions of songs from a browser or desktop
- Rdio Unlimited, $9.99 per month: unlimited web streaming and unlimited mobile streaming on smartphones, iPad, Sonos and Roku, as well as wireless synching to listen offline
- Unlimited Family: 2 Unlimited subscriptions for $17.99 per month or 3 Unlimited subscriptions for $22.99 per month
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