Spotify

Spotify . It is an online music streaming service. It has a catalog of 20 million songs from major record labels such as Universal Music Group , Sony Music , EMI and Warner Music .

Available for: iOS , Android , Windows Phone , BlackBerry , Mac OS X and Windows .

Summary

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• 1 History
  • 1 Some features of Spotify
  • 2 Spotify and social networks
  • 3 Benefits of Spotify
• 2 Features of Spotify
• 3 Advantages of Spotify
  • 1 Disadvantages
• 4 Sources
• 5 External Links

History

Spotify

Accessing its service is as simple as downloading the application from its website and registering after that. By accessing with the username and password, all preferences can be saved when using the platform. There are different types of versions, which provide more or less benefits.

Some Spotify features

• Free version: is free and by invitation, adding radio to listen addition to the databases of artists .
• Unlimited version: Paying a figure close to $ 6.00 , allows you to listen to unlimited music abroad and enjoy this art without advertising (something common in the free option). It also allows you to listen to music without being connected to the Internet , that is, save the music on your computer or mobile devices.
• Premium version: Music without restrictions, and also on mobile .
• Add any album or song to your music library . With the “My Music” function you can simply open an album window and then click Save to add it to Your Music. In this section the disks are organized as if they were stored locally.
• Make collaborative playlists. If you have a playlist that you want to share with friends , and also allow them to add songs to the list, you can do it by right clicking on the playlist and marking the collaborative playlist option.
• Drag songs directly to an email or message . An easy way to send a song is to simply drag it with the mouse pointer from the Spotify application window to the window of any instant messaging application .
• Integrate Last.fm with Spotify, it has always supported Last.fm scrobbling , something that many music and Internet fans can’t live without. You just have to click on the Edit menu and then Preferences. The first section on sharing activity includes a drawer to enter your Last.fm data and activate scrobbling.
• Listen successes Billboard Billboard allowing the day to be with music mainstream of the time, and charts of albums best sellers.
• See song lyrics as they play with the TuneWiki app.
• Find out about new releases, you can see both the new albums of all the artists that are on Spotify, and new releases of old albums that are added to the service’s catalog.
• Create a playlist based on your tastes in a couple of seconds, with the Lazify application you can quickly create a playlist just by dragging a song of your choice. Lazify uses Last.fm to associate similar songs and offer you a perfect list for your tastes.
• Get the most out of apps, Spotify’s app browser gives you access to tons of great third-party apps that have a lot to offer. Get recommendations from specialized music sites like The Hype Machina , Pitchfork , Digster , and even the subreddit of Music .

Spotify and social media

It can be integrated with social networks like Facebook . In this way, what is being listened to is shown on the user’s wall, but it is also possible to see what the user’s contacts are listening to. Thus, you can interact with them, comment on their listens and get new tracks to enjoy thanks to what your Facebook friends are playing, all with a single click .

For greater privacy of the music, Spotify and Facebook accounts can be separated, leaving “exclusive” songs for the user who does not want to share.

Benefits of Spotify

• Unlimited access to millions of songs.
• Streaming songs from cell phone , tablet or computer .
• Download music and listen offline in high quality.
• No ads and no obligation.

Spotify Features

• You can share what you are listening to with other users of the platform or with your friends on the social network Facebook, Twitter , in a blog or email . It is also possible to “follow” other users, see what they listen to in real time , their favorite songs and their playlists.
• Unlike other streaming services , Spotify transmits the information through the P2P protocol . In this way, users not only receive the information they request, but also send information about their computers.

Advantages of Spotify

• The user can listen to both his favorite artists and discover new talents in music through the recommendations of the network.
• Integrates the option Listen privately, from the first tab called Spotify. In this way, the user can use this streaming service without being accountable to any of the user’s contacts.

Disadvantages

The operation of Spotify does not exist in all countries, since it is only available in those in which it has reached agreements with record companies , taking into account that the reproduction of the music of the artists that exist on the platforms respects the corresponding rights of copyright