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It was too good to last. Yes, Pandora, the Internet streaming service that allowed people to rediscover music is gone. I was introduced to Pandora by my officemate. In not so many words, she just said, “Go to Pandora.com. You’ll love it.”

I replied, “Pandora what?”

“Just go!” she snapped back.

So I opened my browser, and for the next few hours I was hooked. Pandora became my dose of music everyday. What was so addicting about this service? Well, it is powered by an intelligent system that works like a DJ. Once you type in a song or a band in a search box, it goes through its database and starts playing it. It doesn’t stop there. It plays another song that sounds like the first but this time from a different artist. If music had its own genome, Pandora claims to have mapped it. And that makes this service unique. It plays the music based on common traits found in music. In fact, you might be surprised how you’re playlist will turnout as you listen to more songs.

This week Pandora has announced it was blocking listeners from other countries due to licensing issues. Sigh.