TuneIn Relaunches With a Big Focus On Social to Become the Twitter of Radio

By: Janko Roettgers | GigaOM

Streaming radio aggregator TuneIn relaunched its mobile apps and website Wednesday, introducing a Twitter-like follower model and adding new ways for podcasters, radio staions and brands to reach an audience.  

The new TuneIn allows users to follow individual shows like This American Live, radio stations like KCRW, broadcasters like the BBC and even musical genres like Alternative Rock.