Man i love last.fm even though it's been technically superseded (for most people) by Spotify's recommendation features. It just fit so well in the zeitgeist of 2000's indie scene, microblogs, early social media.
ale
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用户在使用音乐流媒体服务时，依赖Last.fm来追踪和回顾自己的听歌历史，但现有平台（如Spotify）的推荐功能虽然强大，却无法提供同样深度的个性化数据洞察和长期回顾体验。用户需要手动借助第三方工具（如lastfmviz、lastfmstats）来生成可视化图表和统计，才能满足对听歌习惯的细致分析需求，这增加了操作步骤和认知负担。同时，Spotify等平台对API的突然限制（如用户dateutli提到的项目被迫转向Last.fm API）导致开发者无法稳定构建依赖音乐数据的应用，造成项目中断和重复开发。用户还怀念过去Last.fm更开放的API和自定义个人主页的能力，说明当前平台在数据开放性和用户控制权上的不足，限制了音乐爱好者和开发者的创造性使用。
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Today, Last.fm begins a new chapter as an independent company. Ownership has changed, but the product you use every day has not. Your account, your listening history, and your data remain exactly where they are. The team building Last.fm is the same. The service continues as normal. What stays the same Your account and scrobbles Your data and privacy settings Your Pro subscription and billing (if you're a member) The people behind the product We'll share more about what comes next in the w...
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quirino
Happy to see they mentioned their API usage won't change. Last year I was working on a small project ( https://listeningfacts.com ) around spotify's API but they decided to suddenly restrict access to it. I was able to make it work with last.fm's API with no issue and they're more generous with the information they provide.
dateutli
I've used last.fm since the beginning and I still use it to scrobble. I hope it goes back to the more open api and the ability to more freely customize the profile pages like was possible back before last.fm 2.0 or whatever it was when they massively overhauled everything.
ryanmcbride
the previous owner doesnt appear to be mentioned in the post (or, at least, not easily found). CBS Coporation (owned by Paramount) bought last.fm in 2007
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