"And it’s this simple fact that gets Spotify around one of its main criticisms: Unlike, say, Last.fm, there is no Spotify community. But this criticism misunderstands Spotify and how creating a Spotify community would be a redundant exercise. When every track is a URL, the music community is simply whatever your existing community is. If your people are on Twitter, then that’s your Spotify community."

What does Spotify mean? | New Music Strategies