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| Industry | Music Downloads |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
| Parent | none |
| Website | formerly SpiralFrog.com |
SpiralFrog was a very early music streaming service based in New York City that launched in the United States and Canada on September 17, 2007. SpiralFrog offered free and legal music downloads, all supported by advertising, and was the largest site of its kind in North America. On March 19, 2009, SpiralFrog terminated operations due to loan recalls.[1] While SpiralFrog was not successful in the end, it nonetheless helped shaped the digital music industry shift from the purchase to streaming models, and its ultimate revenue recovery