This document compares and contrasts two popular internet radio services: GrooveShark and Pandora. It discusses how each service works, including browsing music libraries, radio features, and limitations. GrooveShark allows unlimited song skipping but may have incomplete songs, while Pandora's radio recommendations are based on its "Music Genome Project" but it limits song skips. In conclusion, the document recommends using both - Pandora for music discovery based on what you like, and GrooveShark to play specific songs, as it may have more obscure music.

1. Internet RadioWeb ProgrammingDustin J. Fleury12/5/2009

2. What is Internet Radio?Allows you to listen to streaming music in a lossy codec.i.e. WMA, MP3, OGG Vorbis etc..Often better then traditional radio qualityDiffers from traditional radioOffer recommendationsSome better then othersDifferent Methods of DeliveryDirect Web Delivery, URL into a Media Player

3. How does it work?Browse to the Internet Radio Providers websitei.e. http://www.grooveshark.comType in the specific artist or song titleDepending on the service similar music is played or that specific song or artist is played.Random or Popular music as an immediate option

4. Comparing two giants:Two Major Sites to Compare:GrooveShark™Pandora™Different strengths and weaknessesDirect web delivery approach Through interactive web applets

5. Comparing services: Grooveshark™The GrooveShark™ Interface

6. Comparing Services (Cont’d)Pros Of GrooveShark:Easy to useWell Laid out Takes up entire screenSearch field right in the middleNo limit to skipping songsOften lots of hard to find contentAppears to be user addedNo audible adsSmall sidebar of adsCan be removedRadio feature is nice to play (nearly entirely) random musicCons Of GrooveShark:

7. Radio feature intends to imitate music Genome Project.

8. Music is not necessarily similar.

9. Not as advanced as Music Genome Project

10. Some songs incomplete or poor qualityComparing Services: pandora™The Pandora™ InterfaceComparing Services (Cont’d)ConsOf Pandora :