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
Social seating Ticketmaster. In 2011 the company expanded its service to allow users to tag where they are sitting at events and to share that information with their Facebook friends so that they can pick seats close to where they are sitting. In 2012 Ticketmaster took this a step further by adding a new app which can recommend nearby concerts based on what artists a user listens to based on what they are listening to on services such as Spotify and Rdio. Despite the added social benefits that social seating can provide, such as networking, meeting new people, etc., there have been