Launched in August 2010 by the founders of Skype, Rdio (pronounced ar-DEE-oh) is one of the most popular streaming music applications available today. RDIO enables its user to play their own music collection, which can be duplicated from your own existing iTunes or Windows Media Player libraries. As a streaming music service, which means users do not need to download files to listen to the music, RDIO maintains a collection of over 18 million songs. RDIO allows users to share their musical tastes through a variety of social networks, but unlike other popular streaming music players like Spotify, they do not require their users to link their accounts with Facebook. Users are encouraged to follow each other to broaden their musical horizons, including access to listening histories and profiles.
To get started with Rdio, simply open up the app. You are first presented with a heavy rotation selection. These are albums that Rdio thinks you will like based on how often they are played, and on your likes and follows. A search bar in the top left allows users to search for music by anything: song title, artist, album, genre, etc. Categories to browse through include recent activity, top charts, and new releases. You can view your own music, a queue of what music is up next, and any playlists you may have created. The entire right-hand column is devoted to the social experience, showing your music network with people you have followed and a place to find others to follow. There are options to search Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, invite other users or to select from a variety of suggestions.
Rdio has several different subscription options, a free plan which allow you to listen to a limited amount of music per month, a $4.99 per month plan for unlimited web streaming and a $9.99 per month unlimited plan for web and mobile streaming options. Rdio also has family plans to reduce costs for multiple users under the same roof. Rdio Apps are available for iPhone and iPod, Android, Windows Phone 7, and Blackberry from their respective app stores or www.Rdio.com. Several options, including offline playback, a continuous music queue, and support for streaming music while vacationing abroad, make it a great option for listening. Rdio and Spotify are often compared, but Rdio lets users break free from the playlists required on SPptify and listen to anything. In addition, Rdio never has interruptions or advertisements, so you can always…
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