 RAIN 10/6: Last.fm updates iPhone app; Hanson to speak on online panel today at 12N ET ·Oct 6, 09:22 AM LAST.FM FOR iPHONE UPDATE HAS “BIG IMPROVEMENTS”Last.fm recently updated its application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch devices, with changes CNET finds “makes the user experience more intuitive and attractive.” Certainly, the first version of Last.fm’s application was nothing special, especially when compared to Pandora’s sleek interface. Now it’s at least as slick as Pandora’s, with Last.fm adding sleek menus, intuitive controls and an overall theme that packs a lot of options into one screen while still keeping in line with Apple’s motif. To read CNET’s review of Last.fm 2.0, click here.
UPDATE: HANSON, WEBCASTER ALL-STARS DISCUSS FUTURE OF NET RADIO IN ONLINE PANELAccuRadio founder and RAIN publisher Kurt Hanson joined Pandora founder Tim Westergren, Alan Levy of BlogTalkRadio and industry attorney David Oxenford to discuss the future of webcasting in an online panel today. Listen to the archived discussion online here.NPR LAUNCHES NEWS AGGREGATION/SOCIAL NETWORK APPArs Technica reports on NPR’s new social application, calling it “one part Facebook and one part Digg with… a focus on fostering positive conversation.” The “Digg” part collects the most-viewed and most recommended NPR stories which can be “voted up” by readers. Ars Technica says the social aspect (or “Facebook” element) is not quite as powerful as it could be, as “there are no tools for automatically finding other people you may already know.” Nonetheless, the reviewer (as well as NPR listeners) calls “NPR’s first attempt at infusing its content with social networking goodness is an overall success.” Read the Ars Technica review here.
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