obrhoffMay 27
Last.fm is now independent 🎉🥳
https://support.last.fm/t/last-fm-is-now-independent/118591
Last.fm is now independent

What’s happening? Last.fm is now operating as an independent company following a change in ownership. Is Last.fm shutting down? No. The service continues as normal. Is Last.fm being acquired by another company? No. Last.fm is now operating independently. Is the team changing? The team building and operating Last.fm remains in place. What does independence mean for users? It means we can focus fully on building listening insights and community features for music fans. You’ll see continued, s...

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Show threadLuke Dorny May 27
@obrhoff @jonhicks no. Way.
Show threadobrhoffMay 27
@Luke @jonhicks Unfortunately, 19 years too late. CBS ruined it.
Show threadJon HicksMay 27
@obrhoff @Luke how so?
Show threadobrhoffMay 27

@jonhicks @Luke It was pretty cool before their acquisition by CBS in 2007.

I met so many people on the platform and went with them to concerts. The custom radio stations were mind-blowing.

Then CBS happened, and basically nothing happened anymore, and stuff went to competitors like Spotify or Songkick.

Show threadJack SaturnMay 28

@obrhoff @jonhicks @Luke My scrobbles date back to 2005, and I've continued to scrobble concurrently to #LastFM and #ListenBrainz . I feel much more invested in the open-source nature of the latter and had actually thought about leaving the former before this news.

Their public-facing site has seemed abandoned for awhile now, so I'm curious and cautiously optimistic about the potential. (Maybe there's been activity inside the paywall, though I wouldn't know.)

Show threadLuke Dorny 
@jacksaturn @obrhoff @jonhicks plugging in the Ethernet https://www.last.fm/user/lukedorny
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