Comments on: Germany’s version of LastFM files for insolvency

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By: German Last.FM clone Simfy gets financing to become a Spotify, er, clone

German Last.FM clone Simfy gets financing to become a Spotify, er, clone — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:27:34 +0000

[...] the Last.FM model an interesting twist: Other than the original, or the recently deceased German Roccatune, you can’t just go to Simfy’s website and listen to as much music as you [...]

By: Roccatune se declarada insolvente

Roccatune se declarada insolvente — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:34:47 +0000

[...] Posted by admin on 8/27/09 • Categorized as Tecnología 0Digg meEl servicio de streaming de música alemán Roccatune (conocido como la versión alemana de Last.fm) se ha declarado insolvente. [...]

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links for 2009-08-27 « A little Jack with that? — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:32:30 +0000

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StevieB’s Shared Items – August 27, 2009 at Lost in Cyberspace — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:04:04 +0000

[...] Germany’s version of LastFM files for insolvencyAugust 26, 2009 [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:30:11 +0000

@jonathan: i agree that the headline of this article is quite misleading…i am also a dedicated last.fm user and could not believe the connection being made by putting words like last.fm-germany-bankruptcy together.

@all: here´s a great tool i discovered lately: it´s called “Friendticker” and somehow resembles services like playforsquare, glympse or google latitude..but way more stylish ;o)

check out their iPhone app:

http://www.appstorehq.com/friendticker-iphone-60440/app

greets
Sam

By: Que

Que — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:04:40 +0000

Maybe they should try pitching it to Jay-Z Roccatune fits in with Rocafella, Rocawear & Rocnation

By: tomlaut

tomlaut — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:14:26 +0000

Hmm Im from Germany and never heard of that site.

Probably went bankrupt because there are so many other sites that are more successful and already more popular, like lastfm.

Happily using lastfm

By: Chris Cutoff

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:10:05 +0000

yet another proof that ad-supported models don’t work; but more importantly, “whatever is backed by the music industry will fail”

These people don’t just get it. Free/streaming /ad-supported music models will and cannot succeed especially when it is backed by the Music industry.

I know how this problem will and should be solved, but it’s just a matter of time.

By: mohammad

mohammad — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:54:03 +0000

what about spotify! http://www.sizlocore.blogspot.com/

By: Jobs

Jobs — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:47:47 +0000

Spiralfrog, roccatune who´s next?

By: Twirrim

Twirrim — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:54:31 +0000

Ahh of course, blame a failed financing round, instead of the fact that the business has been unable to shape itself into a profitable state so as not to keep needing VC.
It’s always down to those darned evil VCers.

By: Roccatune se declarada insolvente

Roccatune se declarada insolvente — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:31:12 +0000

[...] El servicio de streaming de música alemán Roccatune (conocido como la versión alemana de Last.fm) se ha declarado insolvente. [...]

By: Music Ally | Blog Archive » Roccatune streaming site files for insolvency

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:26:07 +0000

[...] Another ad-funded music startup bites the dust: German streaming service Roccatune has filed for insolvency, with CEO Constantin Thyssen blaming a failed round of financing, according to TechCrunch Europe. [...]

By: Michael Altendorf

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:52:02 +0000

Check out http://www.simfy.de
Also a German music online community
The have already 1.4 millione users license contracts and major label deals
…and are growing very fast.
I think this is the real competitor for last.fm in Germany. Roccatunes never was a real alternative to last.fm in Germany.

By: Dd

Dd — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:58:28 +0000

Ad funded ,its just not working. Try charging a fee for the service. The internet created this ‘get everything free’ monster now it has to tame it somehow.
None of these companies can survive without funding their business models are fatally flawed.
ie- they don’t have paying customers.
Still if VCs are stupid enough to keep pouring money into these things then its not going to change anytime soon.

By: Will Phipps

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:53:23 +0000

Paul, do you think Last.fm is doomed because of Spotify?

I think they compliment each other – I may discover a new artist on Last.fm, now I can go and listen to their entire album on Spotify – how cool is that?

By: Jonathan Deamer

Jonathan Deamer — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:31:54 +0000

I think the title of this article’s a bit disingenuous. I’m sure I’m not the only one whose eyes popped out of their head while scanning through Google Reader – it makes it sound like Last.fm *itself* is ceasing German operations, or a branch of Last.fm is in trouble.

The Last.fm connection is only tenuous, so name-checking it in the headline seems link a bit of a cheap ploy for clickthroughs.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:09:47 +0000

Who needs it when we have Spotify.