2010 Search

20 reconstructed results for streaming in the 2010 exhibit.

1. Netflix - Red envelopes, and a streaming-only plan

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/netflix

   In 2010 Netflix was still mostly a DVD-by-mail company, but streaming was taking over: Watch Instantly worked on the Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, Roku and, from August, the...

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2. Spotify - The European streaming service Americans could not get

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/spotify

   In 2010 Spotify was available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France, Spain and the Netherlands, often by invitation, with a free ad-supported tier and a premium...

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3. Rdio - Skype's founders try music streaming in America

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/rdio

   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...

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4. Roku (2010 models) - The little box that made Netflix streaming a habit

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/roku-2010

   Roku's 2010 line, the HD, XD and XDS at $59.99 to $99.99, were the cheapest way to get Netflix Watch Instantly, Hulu Plus, Pandora and Amazon on a TV. With the Wii, Xbox...

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5. Grooveshark - Any song, on demand, free, and legally doomed

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/grooveshark

   Grooveshark let anyone stream almost any song on demand, free, from a slick Flash interface, because users uploaded the tracks themselves. It was hugely popular in 2010...

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6. Apple TV (2nd generation) - A $99 black puck for renting shows and streaming Netflix

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/apple-tv-2010

   The second-generation Apple TV, announced on 1 September 2010, shrank to a tiny black box with no storage, rented TV episodes for 99 cents and films from $3.99, streamed...

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7. MySpace - The fading giant with glitter graphics and a Top 8

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/myspace

   By 2010 MySpace had lost its crown to Facebook and was shedding users and staff under News Corp, which had bought it in 2005. In October it relaunched as a "social...

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8. VKontakte - Russia's Facebook, with a music library

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/vkontakte

   VKontakte (VK) was the dominant social network across Russia and the former Soviet states in 2010. Its interface closely resembled early Facebook, but it let users...

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9. Hulu - Free TV on the web, with ads, US only

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/hulu

   Hulu streamed current episodes of network TV shows for free with commercials, a revelation in 2010 when most television was still cable or DVD. Hulu Plus, a...

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10. Megaupload and Megavideo - File lockers, 72-minute limits and pirated TV

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/megavideo

    Megaupload and its video arm Megavideo were among the busiest sites on the internet in 2010, hosting everything from legitimate file transfers to full seasons of pirated...

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11. Pandora - Type a band, get a radio station

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/pandora

    Pandora's Music Genome Project turned any song or artist into a personalised radio station with thumbs-up and thumbs-down buttons. Free listening was capped at 40 hours...

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12. Hype Machine - The MP3 blog aggregator

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/hype-machine

    Hype Machine tracked hundreds of MP3 blogs and let you stream whatever they had just posted, with a Popular chart that could break a band. In 2010 it was the front page...

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13. SoundCloud - Waveforms and timed comments

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/soundcloud

    SoundCloud, founded in Berlin in 2007, was becoming the place for producers and DJs to share tracks in 2010. Its orange waveform player, with comments pinned to moments...

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14. Bandcamp - Name your price

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/bandcamp

    Bandcamp gave independent artists a simple page to stream and sell their music, including "name your price" downloads in any format from MP3 to FLAC. By 2010 it was...

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15. Logitech Revue with Google TV - Google puts Chrome on your television

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/logitech-revue-google-tv

    Google TV launched in October 2010 on the $299 Logitech Revue set-top box and Sony televisions, promising web search and Chrome on the big screen with a full keyboard...

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