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there is nothin in me that see’s your soul anymore there is nothin in me that loves  anymore

you just a big horror in my dream all i wanna do is shout & scream ,i cant see you anymore

there is nothin in me that see’s your soul anymore there is nothin in me that loves  anymore

what is happening to me i can’t stand it any more

there is nothin in me that see’s your soul anymore there is nothin in me that loves  anymore

Online music service Spotify is halving the amount of free music that users can listen to.

Users of its free service will be limited to 10 hours per month, half the time currently offered and will only be able to listen to tracks five times, from May.

New users will get six months of free content before the changes kick in.

The news has angered fans who accuse the firm of seeking to change its model from free to paid.

This is something denied by Spotify.

Ken Parks, Spotify’s chief content officer told the BBC: “Our chief priority is to keep the free service, which is what has made Spotify so popular.

“We’re a company whose ambition is to offer all the world’s music to everyone which means growing the business and our user base to many times its current size.”

“Everything we do is designed to ensure our users continue to have access to an amazing free experience,” he added.

Last month, the online music service announced that it had one million paying subscribers across Europe.

But the majority of its 6.67m listeners use the free service, which is subsidised by adverts.
So long

Announcing the new plans in its blog the firm said that the changes – which begin on May 1 – would mainly affect heavier users.
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Spotify and the record labels are locked in a marriage that neither seems to be enjoying”

Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent

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“Most of you use Spotify to discover music – on average over 50 new tracks per month, even after a year,” it said.

“For anyone who thinks they might reach these limits, we hope you’ll consider checking out our Unlimited and Premium services.”

Experts have said that Spotify’s long-term profitability depends on users switching to the premium services that remove adverts and allow listeners to use smartphones.

“The economics of ad-supported music services just don’t add up and Spotify can’t survive long-term while it haemorrhages money from its free service,” said Mark Mulligan, an analyst with Forrester Research.

One of the big issues for services such as Spotify is the fees demanded by the music industry – which work out at around 1p per play, according to Mr Mulligan.

“The record labels don’t like having a permanent free service around, it is like sleeping with the enemy.

“But too many people expect music to be free now and if there are no legitimate free services it will drive them back to the illegal sector,” he warned.

The first response on Spotify’s blog read: “So long Spotify. It was nice knowing you. Guess I’ll go back to pirating music again then.”

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13078302

Looks like Spotify will loose many users over this, and many of them threatening to go back to pirating! There are plenty of comments on the Spotify blog along the lines of this: “Well, that’s it. Too bad that a service who got all their users on being free now tries to force their users to pay.”

However, it seems there may be ulterior forces at work. According to an article in the Independent, pressure from record labels has forced the streaming music service to make the move. Looks like Spotify has ditched the loyal users who have been with them from the start to be able to launch in the USA. Maybe it will back fire on them?

-Ellie

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then I got excited so i wanted to see how there I could go so when i go back to  Brighton we have the George the 3rd statue so iwas im gonna go on that that day we were dancing as well so it was amazing 

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Sorry about the delay in continuing my blog, things have just been really hectic. My life seems to be manic at the minute and I just haven’t been able to find the time. Before I can continue, I would like too once again thank you all for your lovely comments. HOWEVER, I am not appreciative of the ‘spamming’ and advertisements being left on my blog. I find this rude and highly inconsiderate- especially advertising ‘weight loss products’ on a blog dedicated to eating disorders. I tell you, what is with people these days? Is anybody else having this problem and/ or know how to slove this?

Anyhow, back to the real reason I am writing… to continue my story.

I am so sorry I have not continued my blog in a while- i apologise to you all! I have been very busy these last couple of months, coping with a new councillor, the transition into college and keeping healthy. And i would like to inform you all- that I am doing great. Before I continue my story I would like to thank you all for the overwhelming response of views and comments on the first section of my story ”still standing”, i the response and views has been phenominal. I value all your support.

So anyway in my last blog i promised you I would carry on my story so here we go.

So now, i had collapsed in my house and all of my friends were beginning to find out that all was not as it seemed, I had an eating disorder. I was a very very sick little girl. But still, until you have felt this way you cannot possibly understand the emotions that were going through my mind. The deal was this: you do this because it feels good, it punishes you, it’s the only way you can deal with things and take back control into a life which feels like it’s over-taking you and yet it makes you beautiful right? You’ll be thin and people will love you right? Not what happens. I became so thin that it took me every ounce of energy I had left to get up in the morning, my hair began to fall out and still to this day, comes away when I brush my hair. I was angry all the time and stopped living life. My life revolved around three things- avoiding food, hiding my eating disorder and excersise. So much excersise.

It was a haunting spiral, that meant my life was now ruined no matter what. You see, once you get to a certain point and an eating disorder takes hold of you- you can’t just come up. You have to go all the way down to the lowest point possible before you can come back up-and the lowest point is an extrememly dangerous place to be, and many of those who reach it, never return. I urge anybody with the first symtpoms of an eating disorder not to let it take hold of them because it is so important that you deal with it before you get to the serious stages. The stages that kill many, the stages that nearly killed me.

I’m rushing off now, but I will right again tomorow- i promise.
keep healthy, keep well, love yourself. Every one of you is special. We are all beautiful in our own way it just takes time to realise it.

Little Gem. xo