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NASA indeed has launched an online radio station, but they’re not broadcasting from space though. It’s called Third Rock Radio and the slogan goes “America’s Space Station.”

The radio station runs on a rock and alternative format showcasing rocks from independent artists.

The said project is a collaboration between RFC Media and the NASA.

"NASA constantly is looking for new and innovative ways to engage the public and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers," said David Weaver, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Communications, in a statement.

“On THIRD ROCK, you’ll hear New Rock of all kinds, including a whole galaxy full of new music that seems to go largely unexplored by ordinary radio.” – RFC Media Website.

Third Rock Radio can be heard via the NASA website or at RFC’s website.

Click on the image below to listen.

Following the launch of the i0S Siri a few monthsearlier, a startup company based in Argentina has launched a speech-based programbuilt for Android phones this time, but focusing on Twitter.

It’s called The Social Radio App.

Note that this is different from the Myxer Social Radio (mixer.fm)

Myxer is a mobile-desktop radio platform that works like Pandora or spotify,only social-network based. You need a Facebook account and a US location to beable to sign up.

The Social Radio app is different. It turns your Tweetsinto spoken audio and streams them all like radio.

Led by CEO Roberto Gluck, the team, composed of iPhone, Android programmers anda sound engineer, launched a beta version earlier this month through their sitewww.thesocialradio.com.

Available from the Android Market, once installed, itwill read all your tweets in your timeline or choose to sort by topics or list.

It provides a number of benefits for Twitter users; itreads your updates while you’re driving or doing something else on the computer(since it also has a web version), a multi-tasking buddy it is.

It can even stream music from your own device’s library or through Google musicin between tweets.

It can speak different languages like English, French, Spanishand Portuguese. The app is still on a beta version so you can expect things tobe improved.

Among its limitations are:

Limited Language and Vocabulary/Dictionary– not all languages are available and it still has a hard time reading webslangs or terms. In fact, it reads GMAIL as g-m-a-i-l.

Abbreviated Words– it also has trouble reading abbreviated words like “srsly” which means “seriously”.

No Talk Backfeature – unlike Siri, Social Radio doesn’t let you talk back, so when itencounters tweets with links, you can’t check them out.

Intelligent streaming – if youchoose to stream your updates based on the timeline, you may get a streaming ofrandom content which is why streaming by topics or list is preferable.

Not Yet On iPhone – at least fornow, as mentioned earlier, their team is composed of an iOS developer, so wecan expect an iPhone version in the near future.

There is still a lot of room for improvements for thisapplication, but the ideas are promising. One day the team can even incorporatethis on Facebook, which is great because updates on Facebook are moreconversational and abbreviation-less.

The Social Radio App can be downloaded here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.thesocialradio

You can find a huge number of radio stations to listen to online covering every genre of music imaginable, and every topic under the sun. Being able to use the internet to listen to radio stations means that you are able to tune in to broadcasts from all over the world and access programming that you would not otherwise be able to hear. Antenna is a free Adobe AIR app that makes it easier than ever to find new radio stations.

If you already listen to a local or national radio station, the chances are that there is an online stream available for you to take advantage of on your computer. But the beauty of the internet is that you are able to access content from the other side of the world, and this is a great way to discover new music. However, it can be difficult to find new stations to listen to, and Antenna can help you in this department.

Rather than having to search for stations by name, you can use an interactive map and a series of icons driven options to home in on the type of station you are looking for. Being Adobe AIR based, the App can be used on a range of platforms but it is the ease with which stations can be found that is particularly pleasing. It is possible to search for stations by name, by the map and icon based search options are more appealing.

You can click on country flags to filter stations by language or country, and you also have the ability to filter by genre. Having filtered to this extend you can then order the search results by the bit rate at which they are broadcast and the reliability of the stream. As added bonuses, it is possible to rate and ‘favorite’ stations for easy access, and even record broadcasts without the need for additional software.

Verdict:

One of the most easy to use online radio tools available, with plenty of options to make this worthy of your attention.

Download here 

Remember when Blockbuster was THE video store? Remember how Borders was THE store to finally give Barnes and Noble some competition? So what happened? They did not adapt fast enough to changing times.

Next, I believe it will be Facebook giving way to Google Plus. And I think it's going to happen fast. Sure, it will take a while for it to catch on BUT, it took me every bit of 5 minutes to get sold on Google plus.

Here is why: What is Facebooks biggest downside? It puts all your contacts in one category- whether you like it or not. So you might want to share some programming tip with your radio buddies. But your Aunt Jennie, your kid at college and your buddy at church is going to see it to. And you might want to share that goofy photo of your eight year old making snow angels. Seriously, do your radio buddies care? Some do. Most don't. That has bugged me to no end since I joined Facebook. (and frankly- keeps me from sharing many times- since I can't control who it goes to.)

No more. Done. History! Over. Google Plus gets rid of all that. In their VERY easy to set up page, you drag people to various circles. So now, my radio contacts WILL only get info about some cool programming tips. And my son at college will not.

I still remember the FIRST day I signed up for Facebook. I said to my friends, "is there any way that I can just send radio info. to just radio people?" "Nope." was the answer. "Facebook can't do that." It goes to everybody. (Ok, somebody did tell me that it "could" be done. But I could never figure it out. )

AND another bonus: you don't have to look through EVERY post of all the groups at one time. By clicking which "stream" you want to see, you will see ONLY what your radio buddies are saying..or ONLY what your church friends are saying, or ONLY what your family is saying. ANOTHER win over Facebook! (no more wasting time looking at 50 goofy worthless posts- just to see the ones you REALLY want to see!

SO- what does this mean for you as a radio station? Well, when it catches on, (and it's happening fast) You as a radio station will put ALL your listeners in a listener catagory. And they will ONLY get info from you representing your station. NOTE: You can still share personal items: like your vacation photos etc. Your listeners will want to see things like that. BUT- it won't be going to everyone else.

NOW, how can this make a difference in the Christian radio industry? It is the FIRST time the ALL Christian radio folks can talk as a group together. Have a job opening? Post it- to you "radio station" circle contacts. (and your brother in Miami won't see it.) Need a job? well, you will be in contact with many radio folks across the country...and as they say, "it's not what you know, it's who you know.

Enough said. Sign up for Google Plus today (and no. I am not getting paid to say this.) I am just VERY excited about this new social media page. (After signing up, look for Rick McConnell and contact me so I can put you on my list of radio friends!

By: Rick McConnell

Originally posted on Monumental Studios,Denver Colorado

Sony Music announced the launching of a new feature to that will added onto the Music Unlimited service.

The service is called MyChannels. It's basically an internet radio feature that allows the user to stream music and create the station based on the artist they prefer.

The service works pretty much like that of Zune's or of Pandora's. Your choice of artist and the genre will dictate the system on what songs or artists to play.

Sony Music boasts of a 10 million track library and is available to every Sony hardware that has access to Music Unlimited.

Such gadgets are the PC, Blu-Ray Playres and home theater systems, Bravia TV 2010 and 2011, and PS3.

Fresh new Micromixes are ready for your station.

Hits from such artists like Jason Derulo - Don't Wanna Go Home, Adele - Rolling In The Deep, to Rihanna -  We Found Love, and Patrick Stump - This City.

Also check out Micromixes for One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful, Cobra Starship - You Make Me Feel, Katy Perry - Last Friday Night, Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger, Nicki Minaj - Super Bass, and Britney Spears - I Wanna Go.

Micromixes are unique radio imaging tools for your station, remixing your station's top hits and present them in 30 seconds. It's the perfect marriage of remix and jingle.

Check out all the latest Micromixes.

• Derulo Lopez Adele [Listen]
• LMFAO Britney Hot Chelle Rae [Listen]
• Nicki Minaj The Script Lady Gaga [Listen]
• Rihanna Maroon 5 Patrick Stump [Listen]
• One Direction Cobra Starship Katy Perry [Listen]

Lady Gaga, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Usher, Justin Bieber -- these are just few of the most popular names who are staple in today’s pop music scene.

But whether you’re a mainstream or a niche radio station, the idea of having these big shot artists to endorse your radio station is just awesome.

Ever heard of big market stations with stars like Kay Perry saying “Hey, it’s Katy and you’re listening to my station … KIIS FM!”?

Imagine the impact it does to listeners. Imagine the benefit it creates for your station.

Getting these artists to endorse your station does not have to expensive.

In fact, you don’t need to really get those artists and have them visit your station, of course it can be done, but requires time, money, unless they’re in town for a concert, and you could get them to drop by the station and record some lines.

There are production companies on the web that did the job of recording artists for you, so you don’t have to.

Just search for the name of the artist on their database or you can procure a CD with all the latest artist drops on it.

There is nothing more convincing to your listeners than the idea of getting real artists to sell your station.

To help you find an artist, list click on the link below.

Download 350 Artist Drops Here

Internet radio stations who are running their stations using the Live365 platform now have another way of earning revenue.

The pioneering internet radio service launches the Pro Points Broadcaster Rewards Program.

The aim is to give advertisers more value for their buck and for station owners to leverage their operation.

Pro Points is an incentive system where radio stations gets points by running an ad and convert those points to cash.

To avail of the program, one must simply be a member of Live365 Pro Broadcasters. More details is at http://www.live365.com/bcrewards/propoints.live

Despite the publicity and hype that it gets, Pandora, a web service that poses as an “internet radio” station, has a handful of incapability.

1. No On-Demand – despite its “customized radio” claim-to-fame, Pandora cannot really play a certain song by request, just like how you’d want a YouTube video to be played in a click.

2. Not More Than Four Songs By Same Artist – yep, your iPod is far better. Pandora cannot let you listen more than 4 songs from a certain artist within 3 hours.

3. No Playlist – you don’t dictate Pandora what to play based on your preferred playlist. They are the ones suggesting what you should hear.

4. No Replay – again, your mp3 gadget is way better. There is no replay, no rewind.

5. No Cache – if you plan on trying to hack and get the source file of their songs, Pandora won’t let you do that since it does not cache or save the streaming song unlike regular mp3 streaming on a browser. If you want to hear the music offline, you need to purchase.

6. No Unlimited Skips –yes, so if you don’t like a song, you just need to bear with it. They have no plans of ever implementing an unlimited number of skips.

So there you have it. Pandora is a great service though and I believe it’s a great thing for independent artists for their music to be discovered.

But if you are just probably looking for a real radio, you might just as well tune in to your favorite internet streaming radio.

Just this week, the Interactive Advertising Bureau released a report announcing the increase of ad revenue in internet radio. This year numbers are up at 21% higher than last year.

The report was based on data from Edison Research and Arbitron collected since January 2011.

It further revealed that thirty four percent of web users or 89 million internet surfers have been listening to internet radio.

The top 3 contents are music, talk and sports. 71% of the 89 million people were tuned into a music-based web radio station. 13% tune in to a talk-based format. While, 8% go for sports.

The 21% percent increase of ad revenues is the biggest feat the industry has had. Major advertisers include automakers, restaurants, and retailers.

The study also showed an interesting data. Internet radio listeners respond more to online advertisement than usual web users. 18% have clicked on an ad immediately after he hears it compared to only 11% of general web users who responded to online ads.

Mobile listening have further proven itself as the next direction for internet radio, with 45% of listeners tuning in via their smart phones, mostly tuned within one to three hours daily.