In November we reported that Turntable.FM, the venerable group-listening service, shifted course, closing its group-listening virtual rooms and starting a concert-streaming service. Now, founder Billy Chasen announces that Turntable Live shut down in January, her has moved on to another startup, and Turntable.FM is officially closed. Continue Reading
After about two years and over 400-million songs, Turntable.fm is surrendering to high costs and the challenges of monetizing streaming music. As noted in RAIN, Turntable.fm launched a live-concert listening feature earlier this year. In a note to users, the service… Continue Reading
Turntable.fm is an interactive music service, but could more aptly be described as a social network focused on music. Started in 2011, the site formerly allowed users to upload shareable music on the site. Using the DMCA as a licensing… Continue Reading
Online social music service Turntable.fm announced in its blog that it is shutting down its Piki service soon. Piki is the “more laid-back” (as the founders describe it) version of the Turntable service; “a Pandora-like, human-powered radio app combined with… Continue Reading