Last.fm recorded ("scrobbled") every track you played in iTunes, Winamp or your iPod and turned it into charts, recommendations and neighbours with similar taste. In 2010 it was owned by CBS and was the era's best record of what people actually listened to.
- Domain in 2010
- last.fm
- Launched
- 2002
- Founders
- Felix Miller, Martin Stiksel, Richard Jones
- Owner in 2010
- CBS Interactive
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Tracking listening history
- Weekly and all-time charts
- Personalised radio in some countries
Interface characteristics
- Red logo, dark red accents and tag clouds
- Charts of most-played artists on profiles
- Shoutboxes on artist pages
Notable features
- Scrobbling plugins for every media player
- Neighbours with similar taste
What happened later
Last.fm's radio was reduced, then closed in most countries; the scrobbling service continues.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
