Pandora Radio

What would a 'tween be without music? Pandora.com is a free website where 'tweens can listen to music for free! As part of the Music Genome Project, which began in 2002, this service allows users to type in their favorite artist and provide listeners with radio stations containing the music by those artists as well other musicians with similar styles. Users can create a free account and make as many stations as they way. Unfortunately, with any free application, there are occasional advertisements and users can only skip a maximum of three tracks an hour, but nothing long enough to kill the mood for music. There is plenty of variety for users to listen to; however, if this is the only station that is being listened to then there is a higher chance of predicting the soundtrack.

What began as a project is now a full fledged service where individuals can upgrade their accounts, which allows users hours upon hours of music, no commercials, and more opportunities to skip tracks. 'Tweens do need their parents to upgrade their account (since it requires a credit card number), but, with any website, parents need to be aware that the music is uncensored so if they do not want their child listening to certain music, then they should make an account for themselves and grant their child provisional access. Pandora is not a mobile app for smartphones so any 'tween with an iPhone or Droid can download this application for 24/7 music with no additional uploading.