Thursday, January 21, 2016

Thing 12: Video & Audio

By now, you all know I listen to Kpop as my main genre of music. When I'm at home, I typically listen to it on iTunes or YouTube (if I want to watch the music video or happen to not own the song). When I'm in the car, I'll typically listen to the CDs I've created, and when I'm elsewhere, I'll listen to the music I've put on my phone.

I have a Pandora account that I use when I'm using a computer that isn't my personal laptop. It's more mobile than Spotify because it's web-based as opposed to requiring a software download. Because I already have a Pandora account, I decided to download the Pandora app.

It's pretty easy to figure out. One difference between the app and the browser version is that the app pushes recommended stations and the browser lists similar artists. Maybe they both provide recommended artists and stations (which are essentially the same thing because the stations are given the names of the artists), but just push them in different ways. And one thing that grabbed my attention was the profile tab. It stood out in a way the browser version doesn't. I have not filled out any kind of information on it and don't plan to. I don't think of going to Pandora for social media, but I recall years ago people sharing on Facebook what they were listening to on Pandora. I can't say that I've seen it in the past few years. Maybe it's no longer available or maybe it's just no longer cool.

Hmm, I already know I like those first five groups...

While the Pandora app works just fine, it does require either wi-fi or a data plan, so if I'm going on a road trip, using this is probably going to take up a lot of data. And it can't be used while on airplane mode. I've added my favorite songs to my phone so I can listen to them anywhere and not have to be connected, but of course, the selection is finite. If I'm in the mood to try some other songs, Pandora is a good choice.

How I think I look dancing to Kpop
How I actually look dancing to Kpop

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