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.

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.