Great news! Facebook and music-listening service Spotify will create a group listening feature for Facebook users. This will allow friends to set up “listening rooms” in which they can enjoy to the same music together, similar to what Turntable.fm and Listening Room (in Beta) now offer, says Wired’s Eliot Van Buskirk.
But there’s a catch: This will be available only to users in countries that already get Spotify. (Yayy for Norway!) U.S. Facebookers will have to wait. So why is it big news that folks in some Euro-zone countries can do with Spotify what U.S. Facebook customers can’t? Good question. For one, this solidifies Facebook’s relationship with Spotify and gives U.S. customers hope that the service will be offered soon. And what’s not to like about hope?
Read more at Wired.
