We're Calling SpiralFrog Dead Before Launch

Any Given Tuesday has covered the announcement of SpiralFrog, an ad-supported free music download service, as well as its delay and supposed revival. But it is mid-March, and with the December 2006 and subsequent February and "early 2007" launch dates having come and gone, where is this Frog?

SpiralFrog's music files won't be transferable to a CD, nor will they be compatible with iPod. so does anyone really care now? So, even if SpiralFrog does launch, Any Given Tuesday is going to be a naysayer and call it dead before launch.

SpiralFrog Not Ready To Rest On Its Lily Pad Yet, Names New Board Member; Plans To Launch Early '07

SpiralFrog, in a move to silence all the reports about the ad-supported download service being dead in the water, has named Jordan Levin (formerly of the WB Network) to the board. Levin's purpose is to help develop the site to meet the young adult portion of the market.

The plan is for the service to launch in early 2007. Source: Reuters UK

SpiralFrog Dead In The Water? Ad-Supported Downloading, Too?

HypeBot this morning reminded me of an early post on this site about ad-supported download service SpiralFrog. Sources indicate that "a half dozen top executives and almost as many board members have exited SpiralFrog since Christmas." Which lends to the belief that everyone is jumping ship and SpiralFrog is doomed. A projected December launch has come and gone, with not a sound. However, a January launch is still being touted, though content will be more limited than previously expected.

This may be the death knell for ad-supported downloads, at least for now.