DiSTANTunes is a social music streaming service that allows users to access their home music library from any Internet-connected device. It runs a small server on the user's desktop to scan and stream their music collection through a web-based player without uploading files. Users can promote the service by sharing playlists, doing "Tune-roulette" random song exchanges, and tweeting about songs. The service aims to solve issues with uploading music to clouds and regional restrictions by keeping music on the user's PC and providing worldwide access.

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DiSTANTunes
Stream you home music collection
www.distanttunes.com

2. What’s DiSTANTunes?
DiSTANTunes is a social music player with remote access
to home computer.
It’s a “Slingbox for music sans the hardware box.”
Vision:
Help people bring their music into private clouds and socialize as the device, time
and place-agnostic ubiquitous Internet connection is becoming reality.
Spice your music experience up by adding a SOCIAL flavor:
Plain vanilla Choose your topping: Rich Experience
Integrating music into user’s favorite
online services and platforms

3. How DiSTANTunes works
DiSTANTunes runs a small server on your desktop that scans any music folders you
specify and makes all of that music available through the web-based music player.
The streaming traffic is encrypted and protected from unauthorized access
There are no copies of audio files to be made – all music stays at user’s computer
Users promote service virally by tweeting, sharing playlists and doing Tune-roulette*
Bob’s home PC with
DiSTANTunes running
1 Streaming music from home PC
Sending song updates to Bob on remote device
2 FB/twitter or Tune-roulette launching browser-based
DiSTANTunes player
3 Listening to a song from Bob’s PC*
4 Sending Tune-roulette to Bob*
“Tune-roulette” is a Chatroulette-like random
exchange of one-to-one song streams among
Bill using DiSTANTunes player DiSTANTunes users. It will also allow to exchange
streams with user’s friends from FB/twitter.**
*This feature is not implemented
**License services (e.g. streaming) are subject to territorial agreements.

4. Problems DiSTANTunes solves
Identifying End-User Problems
Hassle of uploading/downloading vast music collections to the cloud
Chaos in synchronizing music across multiple devices
Regional restrictions: cutting off a huge international audience
Missing of region-specific tracks in popular streaming services
User fatigue of multiple services trying to lock them up
DiSTANTunes Solution
A device, time and place-agnostic ubiquitous music service
No need to upload songs – music safely stays on PC
Private cloud – home computer becomes a streaming server
Adding multimedia dimension to user’s online communications
World-centric – no regional access limitations
It's FREE, fan and viral!

5. How DiSTANTunes positions itself
Social features
(acquired by MySpace, 9/09)
(acquired by MySpace, 11/09)
(founded by Janus Friis &
Niklas Zennström )
DiSTANTunes
(acquired by Google, 5/10)
(acquired by CBS, 5/07)
(acquired by HP, 6/10)
(acquired by Apple, 12/09)
(EU-centric)
on-demand streaming internet radio service music locker service home PC streaming
NB: Last updated mid-2010

6. Revenue Model (initial phase*)
End-users
AdSense for Context-based Super distribution
album art ads
Upselling
Search-based Gifting Recommendations
Ad banners ads
Cross-selling
Ad Revenue Affiliate sales
DiSTANTunes
* Additional revenue models may evolve overtime, including but no limited to freemium, lead generation, analytics and music online store options

7. Feature Roadmap
Phase 1 (Now) Phase 2 () Phase 3 ()
Proof of Concept Private Beta Public Beta
Develop a software with basic Core feature build up: intuitive UI, Add multi-platform support, incl.
functionality of remote music Tune-roulette, monetization. mobiles. Smart Tune-roulette
streaming Polishing remote streaming feature. functionality. Full-scale launch.
Beta client-server prototype for PCs Professionally looking UI Platform-agnostic (smartphones, etc.)
Remote access functionality Album art display feature “Nexting” algorithm for Tune-roulette
Search (track, artist, album, genre) Tune-roulette, a Chatroulette like Song gifting, super distribution
Bug report function (tracking) feature to exchange song streams Mashups with Google Maps & Calendar
iTunes integration Facebook integration AdSense integration for album art
Twitter, Google, Amazon integration Context-based ads, banners Add Internet radio channels
Japanese, Russian localization ‘Buy this song‘ link
Legend:
Accomplished
Planned

8. DiSTANTunes installation flow
Download & install DiSTANTunes
on your PC
It only takes a few minutes…

9. DiSTANTunes installation flow
Follow installation instructions
Your home Always on Internet DiSTANTunes
music library connection running
= GO!
READY, SET,

10. DiSTANTunes installation flow
Stream you home music collection
INTERNET
HOME
ON THE GO
to any Internet-connected device with browser

11. DiSTANTunes installation flow
Share and tweet with friends

12. DiSTANTunes
Your social music player in the cloud
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