Go On... Open the Box!

While I know plenty of you are likely acquainted with Pandora Radio, I feel I would be remiss if I didn't pass it on to the one reader who's still in the dark. So, for you, lone ignorant reader, here's the long and short of it (courtesy of wikipedia)....

Pandora is an automated music recommendation and internet radio service created by The Music Genome Project. Users enter a song or artist that they enjoy, and the service responds by playing selections that are musically similar. Users provide feedback on the individual song choices — approval or disapproval — which Pandora takes into account for future selections.

Starting an account is free and very simple. While you create only one account, you can make up to something like fifty(!) different channels. I have never received any spam from them - or even a single email for that matter. There's nothing to download. Your station exists online, so you can listen anywhere that you have access to broadband.

You want an example? I'm listening to my "The Police" channel right now. The last few songs have included R.E.M., the Beatles, Queen, the Who, and - duh - the Police.

Now, get to it!