Lala is Realizing the IdioBeat Dream.
We like music. Lots of music. Of all different genres. But with the sheer volume of music released there is no way can’t afford to own all of it. How do we choose what to purchase? We sample music wherever we can get it: blogs, torrents, and friends. Oh yeah. If we can’t find it anywhere else, we jump on to a free streaming music service like iMeem, Myspace Music, or Last.fm. There problem with this last option: the free sites suck.
I use the word “suck” because there is not another adjective that provides a succinct description. Flashy ads? Check. Terrible UI? Yup. User Experience? Epic Failure. And the worst part is that it doesn’t have to be that way.
Enter Lala. A CD trading post turned free streaming music, Lala is now offering users the ability to stream a song for free exactly one time. This sounds like it might fall into the “suck” category, but you can buy the right to stream the song an infinite number of times for $0.10. Which is great. But what if you want to buy? Well you can do that too… and if you already purchased the streaming version for $0.10, it will be applied towards the purchase. Thank you Lala.
Now let us all hold hands and pray that the artists actually see some of this money.
Note: Apparently Lala also added the ability to listen to your entire music library from any computer (or connect device?) by simply scaning the music you have on your computer. If you don’t understand how awesome this is, we need to talk.
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