Rdio compete with services such as Deezer, MOG, Napster, Rhapsody, and Spotify. On September 27, 2013, Rdio added a music recommendations feature that delivered personalized albums, stations, and playlists. On January 16, 2014 Rdio introduced some free streaming options, supported by audio advertisements. On November 16, 2015, Rdio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and reached a deal to sell certain assets and intellectual property to a competitor, Pandora, for $75 million, pending approval by the bankruptcy court. As part of this transition, the Rdio service was discontinued effective December 22, 2015, and some employees were transferred to Pandora, which will introduce
Slacker in the use of "slacker" from its draft-related meaning to a more general sense of the avoidance of work is unclear. In April 1948, "The New Republic" referred to "resentment against taxes levied to aid slackers". An article tracking the evolution of the meaning of the term "Slacker" in defamation lawsuits between World War I and 2010, entitled "When Slacker Was a Dirty Word: Defamation and Draft Dodging During World War I," was written by Attorney David Kluft for the Trademark and Copyright Law Blog. The term achieved renewed popularity following its use in the 1985 film "Back to the