Pandora, Grooveshart and Slacker are three online music sites. Which one to use? Most of that is going to depend on your personal preferences and what you are looking for in your online radio. This article will outline the features of the three free music sites.
Pandora is part of the Music Genome Project which was founded to "capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level". The site is geared toward streaming music like an online radio. You can pick from pre-defined stations based on genre or create your own based on an artist or song. You have the option to give a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" to each song played.
Grooveshark is another free music site. It is not setup to download music, but you can find any song in the world. This site does not have "stations" where you tune in and listen. Rather it lets you find a song and play it. This adds it to your queue where you can save the songs you have picked as a playlist. You can do this type of playing using the online music player with songs, artists, and albums.
Slacker is another music site that is geared toward streaming music like an online radio. You select an existing genre station or create your own based on an artist or a song. If you come across a song you do not like, you can skip it. Like Pandora, you can tell the music player that you like or dislike the songs played. Disliked songs are never played again.
Pandora and Slacker are online radio stations. You get a variety of music based on an artist or a song. Grooveshark is geared toward playing individual songs or albums. It does stream, but does not create a station like Pandora and Slacker. While all three are free, they do have "premium" or "plus" options where you pay a fee to get rid of the ads among other things.
If you are looking for an online radio, check out Slacker and Pandora. Pick the one that is easiest for you to use or has features you like the best. If you would rather pick and choose your music, then Grooveshark is the one for you.