Last.fm bought by CBS for £140m ($280m)

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  • Razasharp
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2005
    • 2789
    • 3.7.x

    Last.fm bought by CBS for £140m ($280m)

    Social music site Last.fm has been bought by US media giant CBS Corporation for $280m (£140m), the largest-ever UK Web 2.0 acquisition.

    The online network was founded in the UK five years ago and it now has more than 15 million active users.

    It allows users to connect with other listeners with similar music tastes, to custom-build their own radio stations and to watch music video-clips.

    Last.fm founding member Martin Stiksel said it was an "exciting opportunity".
    Full story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6701863.stm

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  • Floris
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    • Dec 2001
    • 37767

    #2
    I am using purevolume/virb for my online music

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    • WurkAnimal
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      • Aug 2005
      • 2538
      • 3.5.x

      #3
      Didn't know they was UK based.

      Thanks for sharing!

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      • V-Dub
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        • Nov 2005
        • 60

        #4
        Originally posted by NashTax
        Didn't know they was UK based.

        Thanks for sharing!
        The same here!

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        • daemon
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          • Jun 2003
          • 2351
          • 3.5.x

          #5
          In other good Last.FM news, they released their official Facebook application today: http://bu.facebook.com/apps/applicat...?id=2381079642
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