On-demand music services MOG and Rdio made headlines this week for launching limited free versions to users, much like Spotify. These new free offerings include radio-like features that -- thanks to the on-demand nature of MOG and Rdio
-- give users somewhat more control over the music than they would find from webcasters.
Both Rdio and MOG -- like Spotify and other on-demand services -- allow users to find and listen to whatever songs they want (for example, OK Computer by Radiohead in its entirety).
But users can also create instant, radio-like artist-based playlists with Rdio and MOG -- much like Pandora or other webcasters. But unlike Pandora, MOG and Rdio let users decide if they want similar artists in the radio playlist at all (as in, I could create a MOG radio station with just Radiohead's music).
That said, the free services are limited. MOG's service includes ads and limits how much music users can play in a month (though they can earn more in game-like ways, as Wired explains here). Rdio's free offering may simply be an extended free trial, as MediaBeat writes here.
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