Pandora Radio: Neat Solution for Online Entertainment

Sometimes you can learn a thing or two from your kids. For a few years my kids have been talking about and listening to Pandora.com. I just heard loud banging music coming from their computer and think that is the last site I want to visit. This week I decided to check it out for myself. Pandora is internet radio...but better. First of all its FREE. You very quickly register then start designing your own radio station. Yes.. I said design your own radio station. My station is called Laurie Radio. Very original, I know. I enter some of my favorite artists and songs. Based on this information Pandora chooses songs it thinks I will like. As I listen I rate each song with a thumbs up or thumbs down. The more songs I rate, the more Pandora learns about me. Sometimes artists come up that I never heard of...and I love it! That is the best reward. As someone who spends a lot of time on the computer working, communicating and "playing" it is a neat solution that I will use everyday.