Social Radio Newcomer Jango To Accelerate Growth With
Groundbreaking Widget For MySpace and Personal Blogs
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--Jango (www.jango.com), the fast-growing new social music site,
today announced that more than 1 million listeners have created over 3
million custom Internet radio stations - within just two months of its
public launch. This rapid growth separates Jango from the crowded
field of emerging social music companies - putting it on a clear path
towards the first tier market leaders. According to Compete.com, Jango
already had 423,000 unique US visitors in December, compared to
990,000 for Last.fm and 1,596,000 for Pandora.
Jango combines music and social networking by enabling listeners
to not only create their own custom stations - but also tune in to
each other's stations in a fun and easy way. Its unique "social music
player" lets you actually see who's listening to the same artists at
the same time as you, who's tuning in to your stations, and what music
your friends are playing. At any time, you can tune in and listen to
any station.
"We're thrilled at how popular the site has become - and how
quickly," said Jango CEO Dan Kaufman. "People love that it's so easy
to get the music they want - and how natural Jango makes it to
socialize through music. Our users tune in to each other all the time
and it's incredible how much social interaction goes on."
To accelerate this momentum, the company just released the Jango
Jukebox, an innovative music widget that can be embedded on any
MySpace profile, personal blog, or website. The viral spread of
widgets on MySpace and Facebook has been a key driver of growth for
music sites such as iMeem, iLike and Last.fm. The Jango Jukebox - with
its elaborate design and playful animation - seeks to appeal even more
to users wanting to decorate their profile pages with eye-catching,
self-expressive content. Designed around a captivating, interactive
filmstrip of scrolling artist images, the Jango Jukebox continuously
streams free, full-length songs from any artists you choose. You can
also dress up your Jango Jukebox in a variety of fun skins, like
leopard fur, blue jeans, camouflage, tie-dye, basketball rubber,
snakeskin, and more.
"Until now, music widgets have been surprisingly drab and boring.
The Jango Jukebox is the first music widget that's really cool looking
and fun to use - perfect for anyone who wants to spice up their
MySpace page," continued Kaufman.
Now you can get your own Jukebox at http://jukebox.jango.com. A
Facebook version of the Jango Jukebox is coming soon.
About Jango
Jango is a social music service that lets people create and share
custom radio stations. It's the easy way to play the songs you want
online, legally and free. With the ability to tune in to other users'
stations at anytime, no other site combines music and social
interaction better. Founded in 2006 and based in New York City, Jango
is licensed by ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and SoundExchange. To experience
truly personalized Internet radio that is simple, free, and social,
tune in today at www.jango.com.
Resound Marketing
Kevin McLaughlin, 609-279-0050 x102
Principal
kevin@resoundmarketing.com
or
Jango
Johan Sandstrom, 646-442-1225
Chief Marketing Officer
johan@jango.com
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