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 * by Derek Lewinski**

//Pandora is a free internet radio that allows users to pick an artist or song and have a random play list created based on the style of their particular choice.//

Pandora began back in 2000 with the Music Genome Project. This project involved listening to songs one by one and picking out all the little details about it. The Music Genome Project consisted of 50 music analysts and each one spends anywhere from 20-30 minutes on each individual song. In 2004 the President and Chief Operating Officer from E-LOAN joined Pandora as their Chief Executive Officer and President.

Pandora provides allows their users with many features
 * Search by artist or song and have a play list generated based on similar music.
 * Save different radio stations (play lists) to make use faster and easier
 * Access to favorite radio stations from mobile devices
 * The chance to discover new artists through their immense randomized play lists

This site is great for its incredible music library. While standard radio is limited to a limited number of songs, Pandora allows access to thousands of songs from one source. They also do not over use commercial advertising; throwing in one 15 second commercial every 5-10 songs. Pandora is free to register for and haves more than enough perks to make it worth visiting.