Alright, let’s talk about this Pandora thing, whatever it is. Folks keep jabberin’ about it, so I figured I’d try and make sense of it for ya. Don’t expect no fancy words, I’m just gonna tell it like it is.
So, first off, what is this Pandora? Sounds like some kinda fancy jewelry box, but it ain’t. It’s one of them music things, you know, like that radio thingy but on the internet. They say it’s one of the oldest ones too. Been around for a good while, I guess. Old as the hills, maybe not, but been around.
Now, how do you get started with this Pandora thing? Well, they say you gotta make an account. Sounds complicated, but it ain’t too bad. They ask you for a password, just like everything else these days. Then they want your birth year. Just the year, mind you, not the whole birthday thing. And your zip code, they want that too. Don’t ask me why, they just do. Oh, and you gotta say if you’re a man or a woman. After that, there’s some paper stuff, “Terms of Use” and “Privacy Policy” they call it. Just make sure everything’s right and hit that “Sign Up” button.
- Password
- Birth year (year only)
- Zip code
- Gender
They got different kinds of Pandora too. Like, Pandora Plus, that’s one. And Pandora Premium, that’s another. The Premium one costs money, like, ten dollars a month, they say. But it lets you do more stuff. You can make your own playlists, like making a mixtape back in the day, remember those? And you can listen to whatever song you want whenever you want. Plus, you can even download the music, so you can listen even if you ain’t got no internet. That’s kinda handy, I reckon.
Now, where do they get all this music? Well, they say they get it from all them big music companies. And lots of little ones too. Thousands of ’em, they say. So, if you’re one of them music-makin’ folks, and you want your tunes on Pandora, they can do that. Both the Plus and the Premium one, they say.
They also say this Pandora thing is special ’cause it knows what kinda music you like. They got all these fancy ways of figuring it out. Hundreds of ’em, they say. So, if you like that twangy country stuff, it’ll play you more of that. If you like that loud rock and roll, it’ll give you that. It’s like having a radio that knows your mind, kinda spooky if you think about it too hard. But convenient, I guess.
And get this, there’s even ads on Pandora, just like on that TV thing. Some folks, they help you put your ads on Pandora, so more people see ’em. It’s all a big business, this Pandora thing, I tell ya.
Oh, and there’s even something called “Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora” but that sounds like a whole different kettle of fish. It’s about some blue people or somethin’, on computers and them game boxes. Nothin’ to do with the music, far as I can tell. Just a name they share, I suppose.
So, that’s the long and short of it, this Pandora thing. It’s a music streamer, you sign up, pick what you like, and it plays you songs. You can pay more to get more, and they got ads to make money. Simple as that. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go feed the chickens.
Tags: [Pandora Music, Music Streaming, Pandora Plus, Pandora Premium, Online Radio, Digital Music, Music App]
