Rdio, Spotify, and Mog may be the hot new subscription based services, but old timer Rhapsody just purchased all of Napster's subscribers.

Facebook wants to be the "connective tissue" desperately needed by music fans and the music industry alike, so that, at long last, people would be able to share music with each other without friction - and without breaking the law.

According to a source close to Techcrunch, three new names appear to have been confirmed for Facebook's upcoming music launch: Rhapsody, Deezer, and SoundCloud. All the evidence was floating around in each of the service's HTML.

Bells, whistles, and brushed aluminum on your home stereo are great—if you're into that sort of thing. But if you want something a bit more Mad Men and less Mad Max, check out the Victoria Nostalgic Internet Radio.

Not bad for one month's work and 1.4 million invites activated. They only need 625,000 more paying subscribers to catch up with Rhapsody. More number-crunching at All Things D via Techmeme.

Maybe all the Spotify talk made you consider subscribing to a streaming music service. Or you're just ready to switch from one service to another. Either way, let this infographic from Mashable help you decide.

Google Music is here, promising the magic of the cloud. Is it the perfect way to consume music digitally? Well, that's what they want us to believe.

Digital subscriptions for the iPad are here. Huzzah! Sounds pretty good! You can subscribe to the New Yorker or PopSci with one click, and it's automagically delivered. No in-app purchases; no muss, no fuss. I've been holding out on renewing my paper mag subscriptions, waiting for this very moment.

The Apple internet revolution we needed didn't happen. We wanted a unified service that would let us store all our media and personal information in the ether. But we didn't get it. So forget the fruit stand; we're going rogue.