Spotify - anyone heard of it?

It tried to roll out the new version to me after I already downloaded it myself, resulting in something fucking up and me having to do it all again. Really happy with it but I'm still a bit wary about it mining my libraries - I'm not a serial advance copy downlooter but I imagine if I was I'd be concerned about installing a product that allows major record labels to browse my computer for albums they haven't released yet.

Don't make those playlists public, then! Pretty sure it doesn't let them see details of your library otherwise.

How much information does Spotify store about my local files and what do you do with them?
We collect data on the files you import and play for top list purposes, statistics and to link tracks to our database for better sharing. As we state in our privacy policy, we won’t share an individuals information regarding imported files to 3rd parties.

From the blog, although obviously it depends how far you believe that's likely, and what exactly it means.

How did it fuck up onimo? I did the same, and it's crashed a couple of times, but nothing serious.

Other than that, it's great - always slightly wary of the social aspect of these (misanthropy/integration of everything fear) but the assimilation of itunes stuff is great, as the fact you can sync both local and spotify files to iphone playlists. Once the new iphone gets third party apps running the background - KABOOOM, I have leveled up.

Ooh, so does this mean I'll be able to use Spotify as my MP3 player, without having to open bloaty old iTunes?

How did it fuck up onimo?

As we state in our privacy policy, we won’t share an individuals information regarding imported files to 3rd parties.

Don't make those playlists public, then!

Ooh, so does this mean I'll be able to use Spotify as my MP3 player, without having to open bloaty old iTunes?

Yep, on computer it's great, because the whole search/linking thing is so much better than itunes, tho not sure about relative amount of space taken up per song on iPhone, and obviously that whole not being able to run spotify in the background is a drag, until the iPhone 4.

Point taken about third parties onimo.

The labels only have a 17% stake; they definitely count as third parties. Spotify giving them data on who has prereleases would just be suicide, too. I'd be relaxed about it.

I thought you were generally more twitchy than most about data mining, particularly when Facebook gets involved.

Sony, Universal and Warner have 8% each, according to

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080700891.html

oh wait I'm wrong - they're using commas and decimal points :/

Yeah I am, I guess trust matters a lot here: I trust Ek and a bunch of Swedes way more than Zuckerberg or CBS. Even at that last.fm has been packed with leaked stuff for years and nothing happens.

It's not actually illegal to listen to or possess this stuff, anyway: only to duplicate or distribute it. (Someone else can be the test case on how you get it on your machine without duplication tho ...)
Xp

commas *as* decimal points

Inbox needs a 'Thanks' button. Also 'Thanks. Thanks a bunch.'

don't think labels are really bothered about what files are on people's PCs only whether they've "uploaded" them

How long is it going to take before us plebs get the new version?

you can download the new version; the update doesn't mess with any existing playlists or settings

And if yours isn't updating to the latest version, download it from

http://download.cnet.com/Spotify/3000-2141_4-10912348.html

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Tho see onimo's posts about having to re-install.

Yeah - downloaded it for mac, no joy.

Bugger.

Yeah - downloaded it for mac, no joy

That's really odd: doing that worked for me (and Stet, I think). It's definitely version 0.4.3 you're getting?

On a more general Spotify/Mac note: is anyone else finding it more stuttery and troublesome of late, usually at evenings and weekends? I'm 99% sure this is related to my ISP (good ole BT) and their traffic-shaping: there's been a lengthy discussion of it on Spotify's forums and both them and BT have made promising noises about a fix -- but I'm pretty much having to rely on offline playlists most of the time now. Not a massive hardship, but still ...

Spotify + Mac + BT + stuttering - tell me about it.

Thank you grimly fiendish, now have latest version.

getting stuttering now. This latest track has just stopped completely. What a waste of money.

A few niggles:

- After the recent update, I'm not informed the number of songs in each playlist
- When I search for artists/albums, I often get "and xxx more". How can I find the xxx others?
- Is the only way to print playlists: CTRL C | CTRL V in MS Word ?
- Can I make a playlist of the (more amusing) ads?

- Is there another blog/forum for such questions?

Cheers

amusing ads o_O

http://spotify.com/blog

I paid 99p for a no-ads day on Saturday and it was fine - went through a 6 hour playlist without a single hiccup in the stream. Recommended for parties full of people who won't like most of what's on your local library.

- When I search for artists/albums, I often get "and xxx more". How can I find the xxx others?

if you scroll down through the list it adds new entries iirc

After the recent update, I'm not informed the number of songs in each playlist

And you no longer get the total playing time, either. Boo. Although oddly, both remain in place for the "Starred Items" playlist.

Is the only way to print playlists: CTRL C | CTRL V in MS Word ?

This never worked for me - I just get a series of messy looking URLs. Perhaps it's been fixed in the new version? Can't check right now.

I do like finding out who has subscribed to my playlists, though.

Anyone using this as srs itunes replacement for local files? Any good?

was excited to try this as my itunes collection is way too big to live on my laptop's hard drive. spotify seems to be missing loads of stuff tho.

I think it searches for playlist files rather than all local audio.

I asked:Is there another blog/forum for such questions?

amusing ads: recommended: http://spotify.com/blog

But can you ask stuff there?

Or where?

You can ask questions in the comments sections of the spotify blog and sometimes spotify staff answer them, if you're lucky.

There's also
http://www.spotify.com/int/help/support-forum/

Anyone managed this:

"You can further sort your playlists into your own compilations, collaborative efforts, playlists created by friends, and more. Just create a blank playlist for each sorting category. You can use symbols such as * and – to make your labels stand out, for example “- – -My Playlists- – -” or “***Party Playlists***”."

Is it just an extension of the manual alphabetization?

http://www.stuffbypaulbrown.com/how-to-organise-your-spotify-playlists/#comments

how do i uze this bitch in the USA (BABAY!!!!) USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

try this

1) go to http://www.daveproxy.co.uk/
2) enter the following URL: https://www.spotify.com/en/get-started/
3) Create your account, for UK postcode – check http://www.postcodesearch.org.uk/

comments on blog I got that from says it might not work as they check ip from the spotify application. You might need to do more ip shenanigans.

Anyone else heard the ads for this crazy German band?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URxzu8EFBVY

ugh, no, thankfully i upgraded to premium. The world doesnt need a german housemartins

guess i was asleep when the housemartins covered r&b hits in a rockabilly style.

Ruh-roh:

First up is Spotify Unlimited, which offers you round-the-clock, ad-free access to Spotify on your computer. Create playlists, build your own library, share music with friends - and all for only €5 a month.

Also available from today is Spotify Open. Open offers new Spotify users the chance to try out the service without the need for an invite, giving access to millions of tracks for up to 20 hours every month - that’s equivalent to listening to 25 albums or 300 tracks EVERY month!

users who are happy with their current plan won’t be affected by these updates.

...if you're already paying, surely?

Looks like the free service will now be restricted to "up to 20 hours per month".

Maybe not. If you haven't already signed up, looks like you lost out (unless you can get an invite): http://www.spotify.com/uk/get-spotify/overview/

No "available offline" or spotify mobile with Unlimited (doesn't that make it Limited?) and it's got the same bitrate as free but £5 to get rid of the ads is tempting.

im signed up but don't seem to have n.e. invites to give out :/

If you have Free now, you'll fallback to Free when your Premium or Unlimited expires.

^good news for anyone wanting to try out Unlimited.

Day pass is no longer available!
We recommend Spotify Premium or Spotify Unlimited instead.

:(

boo

the beginning of the end

Surprised it's taken them so long to do this.