I’ve really enjoyed listening to music on Pandora.com over the past few days. It’s a much improved form of Internet radio. There are no delays for buffering that I’ve gotten with other services. You start off by entering a song or artist’s name in the search box and Pandora will create a personalized radio station that plays music similar to the song or artist you entered. I’m impressed by how similar the music is to the original entry. Plus, I can tell it whether I like a particular song or never want it to play again. I can also skip a song if I’m just not in the mood to hear it at the moment, but I don’t want to delete it from the station. All of the different features are really quite impressive. See what you think.

I’ve created several different radio stations for different types of music depending on what else I’m doing. So far, I’ve got stations that are similar to Jim Brickman (great piano without vocals for working), Faith Hill & Tim McGraw (country), and Dar Williams (folk). I tried to find Christine Kane‘s music in the collection, but no luck.

Then, I think it’s a good way to be introduced to different groups and hear more than just the 30 second clip that is in iTunes or at Amazon.

Pandora is supported right now with ads that are visible on the radio station web page, and according to the FAQ page, will eventually be incorporated into the free version. However, you can also purchase a membership for $36 a year if the ads get obnoxious. This is really a fantastic service. I’d pay the $36 and consider it a good investment. There’s more info on the website or Pandora‘s blog.