Rdio, from Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, launched in the US and Canada in August 2010 as a subscription streaming service with a social feed of what friends were playing. It beat Spotify to America by almost a year.
- Domain in 2010
- rdio.com
- Launched
- 3 August 2010
- Founders
- Janus Friis, Niklas Zennström
- Owner in 2010
- Rdio, Inc.
- Status today
- Shut down
What people used it for
- Subscription streaming on the web and phones
- Following friends' listening
Interface characteristics
- Clean blue-and-white design praised over its rivals
- Album-art-led browsing
Notable features
- Social listening feed
- Collection you could stream anywhere
What happened later
Rdio filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and its assets went to Pandora.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
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