iLike Launches Full-Song Playback on Facebook; Chosen by Facebook as a "Great App"

The summer has been hectic and hot here at iLike. From a whirlwind 72-hour weekend office remodel to a rapid-fire series of major launches, we’ve rejected the idea of a leisurely summer. Vacations are for wimps!

What have we been up to, you ask? Here are just a few of the highlights:

• Full Length Song Streams on Facebook and iLike.com: In collaboration with Rhapsody, we’re recently launched full-song playback on our Facebook® application and iLike.com. Music fans now have access to more than 5 million full-length songs from all the major labels and hundreds of independents. Once you exhaust a monthly threshold of 25 free plays, you can either sign up for a Rhapsody account (for unlimited full-song playback) or you can return to 30 second song samples (the experience you’ve enjoyed in the past on our application). And, we’re in the process of rolling this service out on our other leading applications and platforms across the Web. To check out full song playback, go to: www.iLike.com. Or, sign up for a Rhapsody to get unlimited full song playback on iLike.

• Facebook Rewards iLike with “Great App” Status: We’re also really excited to share with you that Facebook recently selected iLike as one of two inaugural “Great Apps,” a program designed to reward applications that deliver value to users by offering meaningful, trustworthy and well-designed user experiences. As a result, Facebook will also be granting iLike special integration and increased visibility while they simultaneously crack down on spammy apps. To read more, visit our press blog.

• New Third Party Developer Program: We recently announced a new program for developers that will enable any third-party to add full songs and playlists to his/her Website, blog or application. HTML and FTML formats. To learn more, go to: www.iLike.com/developer

• New Concert Advertising Service (think “adwords for concerts”): We launched an unbelievably simple and powerful new self-serve advertising tool. Concert promoters, indie bands, venue owners and more can now buy and instantly create targeted, multi-media ads with social hooks that will be delivered to local fans who are interested in discovering live music events on iLike.com, Facebook and our other leading applications across the Web. To learn more and get started for as little as $5, go to: www.iLike.com/advertise

• More than 30 Million Users: Last but not least, we now have more than 30 million registered users (and counting!).

This rate of growth and innovation wouldn’t be possible without the continued support of our users. Thank you so much, from everyone on the iLike team, for your ongoing enthusiasm and feedback about our new endeavors.

Summer isn’t over yet. Imagine what we might do once the rain starts to fall (and fall and fall . . . ) in Seattle.

Comments

[mohamed]

Great Job!

[Nico]

Bug: If, on one day, you post two concerts that you are going to, they appear as if it is the same artist.

For example, I list Ingrid Michaelson and James as two shows I am going to. The iLike feed lists me as going to an Ingrid Michaelson show, and an Ingrid Michaelson show. The locations are correct, but the artist is not.

[Ron Smith]

Speaking of iTunes 8, it can't be just me who thinks that the "Genius Side Bar" and the iLike Side Bar are damn near THE SAME THING! lol The only thing it doesn't do is go into my iLike account and tell me what other people are currently listening to.

[bcarter]

iTunes 8 is ripping off iLike major! The Genius Bar is nearly the exact same thing, and iLike should do something about that. Fighting a giant like Apple is no easy task. BTW, anyone having difficulty getting their iLike to show up now that the Genius Bar is in iTunes?

EDIT FROM iLIKE:
Hi, guys, this is Cassie, Support Manager here at iLike. Thanks for your comments, we always appreciate the feedback!

We've come out with a new version of the iLike Sidebar that works with iTunes 8. Please go to http://www.iLike.com/download to download and install this latest version of the Sidebar, and this should fix the problem you've been experiencing. If you have any trouble, just let us know - we're happy to help!

[Dino]

It would be very useful to have lyrics into song pages! Thanks, great job!!

[jazmine]

wat's up ya'lllllllllllllllllll

[Brody Dorland]

Another Facebook related question...I like the functionality that asks whether I would like to publish a song or video on my wall when "iLike" it. But, I accidentally clicked a "don't ask me again" checkbox one time and I've been trying to figure out how to reverse this setting ever since. Any help?

[Andrew McKnight]

for the past year I have been able to post my songs from my CDs that I have on iLike/GarageBand on my or others Facebook walls. This morning, when I go to do that, none of my songs are showing up anymore. Do I need to do something differently now to share songs with an individual friend? That was a handy feature.

Thanks for the help.

[Fred Smilek]

It is a great app!

Fred Smilek

Fred Smilek is the acting president of the Society to Save Endangered Species. It was founded two years ago. http://fredjsmilek.com