I have been using lala.com for the last 2 month and I love it. I use to use Pandora, but now all I use is lala. I even stopped using my ipod at work and at home. I still need my ipod for road trips and working out though.
Lala is great to check out new bands, listen to whole albums before you add them to your collection, buy mp3's, and see what your friends in lala have been listening to.
I also like having my music stored on their servers. I can access all of my music from any computer that has a internet connection. There is always the possibility that lala won't make it. If that happens you can just buy and download the mp3's that you don't own. Because lala lets you upload all of the music that you already own to their servers you don't have to buy that music again to listen to it on their site.
Since lala only charges you 10 cents to add a song to your collection on their server and 79 cents to download an mp3 after you add a song to your collection you are still saving money by using lala rather than purchasing music from amazon, itunes and wallmart. If you just want to download a track without adding it to your collection then it's 89 cents.
Lala isn't for everyone though. It's great for people who like to download music and it's even better for people who listen to music on their computer. I hook up my laptop to my stereo at home and listen music on lala.com all the time. That way I don't have to buy and download any mp3's. I only buy mp3's that I want to put on my ipod for my road trips or working out.
I think lala is going to do well in the online music industry. As more devices are coming with features such as wifi and browsers more of these devices will be able to access your entire music library with out having to haul all your music around with you.
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I have been using lala.com for the last 2 month and I love it. I use to use Pandora, but now all I use is lala. I even stopped using my ipod at work and at home. I still need my ipod for road trips and working out though.
Lala is great to check out new bands, listen to whole albums before you add them to your collection, buy mp3's, and see what your friends in lala have been listening to.
I also like having my music stored on their servers. I can access all of my music from any computer that has a internet connection. There is always the possibility that lala won't make it. If that happens you can just buy and download the mp3's that you don't own. Because lala lets you upload all of the music that you already own to their servers you don't have to buy that music again to listen to it on their site.
Since lala only charges you 10 cents to add a song to your collection on their server and 79 cents to download an mp3 after you add a song to your collection you are still saving money by using lala rather than purchasing music from amazon, itunes and wallmart. If you just want to download a track without adding it to your collection then it's 89 cents.
Lala isn't for everyone though. It's great for people who like to download music and it's even better for people who listen to music on their computer. I hook up my laptop to my stereo at home and listen music on lala.com all the time. That way I don't have to buy and download any mp3's. I only buy mp3's that I want to put on my ipod for my road trips or working out.
I think lala is going to do well in the online music industry. As more devices are coming with features such as wifi and browsers more of these devices will be able to access your entire music library with out having to haul all your music around with you.
Jon