"Build.last.fm" showcases five years of developer innovation using social
music network's open Web services
Activity around external applications and widgets adds estimated 19 million
music fans to Last.fm community
NEW YORK and LONDON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Last.fm today
launched a new section called Build.last.fm (http://build.last.fm), a
gallery promoting the ever-growing number of Last.fm third-party
applications that extend the Last.fm experience across the Web.
Built by fans and partners of the social music discovery network,
Build.last.fm organizes and showcases the many Last.fm applications and
widgets that have been developed using the site's open platform
architecture and free Web service tools, which have been available since
2003.
Last.fm estimates that activity around third-party applications on
other Web sites added 19 million music fans to its user base in January, in
addition to the 21 million active users engaging with the Last.fm site
itself.
Richard Jones, Last.fm co-founder, said: "We opened up Last.fm to
developers right from the start, allowing anyone to create and distribute
their own unique slice of the Last.fm experience on their own Web sites and
platforms. We'll be moving into mobile, games consoles and partnering with
other great media platforms to guarantee that Last.fm continues to drive
the best music discovery and listening on the Web. We're excited by the
idea that, as these apps spread across other platforms, you'll be able to
use your Last.fm profile anywhere to make new music discoveries."
In addition to all the applications already available, the gallery will
showcase a growing number of new third-party developments, including an
application from Realtime World's new massively-multiplayer online game
APB, that will allow players to sync their game music from their computer
through Last.fm, among others.
Martin Stiksel, Last.fm co-founder, said: "Our Web services will be
massively expanded in 2008, and Build.last.fm is the cornerstone of that
strategy. The developer community is an integral part of the Last.fm
experience and is really what makes the Last.fm platform so strong. We are
pleased to provide it -- and all our fans -- with more opportunities to
build the best music applications out there. We invite anyone who wants to
bring some exposure to their apps to http://build.last.fm to let us all
know what you're doing."
Other examples of Last.fm applications include:
-- The BBC, which uses Last.fm's Web services to allow music fans
listening to its radio stations to grab widgets, enabling them to add
desired tracks to their own Last.fm profiles.
-- Skype, which enables users to listen to personalized radio and share
their music taste with their Skype friends.
-- FriendFeed, a start-up that helps friends share all their online
discoveries, and includes the ability to share Last.fm Loved Tracks.
Said Bret Taylor, CEO and Founder, "We have been continually impressed
with the degree of openness and technical innovation in the
Audioscrobbler Web Services APIs. Last.fm's developer products set a
high standard for other social Web sites."
About Last.fm
Founded in 2002, Last.fm is the largest global free music platform on
the Web. Last.fm can offer music fans millions of tracks in every genre for
free-on-demand streaming thanks to partnerships with Universal, EMI, Warner
Music Group, Sony BMG, CD Baby, independent aggregators The Orchard and
IODA, and more than 150,000 independent artists and labels -- without the
need to sign up or download any software. As well as being able to access
tracks for free -- a service which has seen Last.fm become the
fastest-growing free online music network in the U.S. -- music fans can
also share their music preferences by linking their media player to the
Last.fm database. As a result, Last.fm can intelligently recommend songs,
artists, local concerts and even other members based on their musical
tastes. Last.fm also supports unsigned artists by offering them an
unprecedented Artist Royalty program through which they can earn revenue
directly from Last.fm every time their music is streamed. Learn more about
Last.fm at http://www.last.fm.
SOURCE CBS Corporation
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CONTACT:
In New York, Shannon Jacobs, +1-212-975-3161,
sljacobs@cbs.com; In London, Christian Ward, +44 (0) 20 7780
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