Posts tagged with 'Music'
iTunes is perhaps the best friend of countless music fans. It's easy to forget about the days in which you had to purchase an entire CD just to get one song, now thanks to Apple's service, millions of consumers today buy their music à la carte.
That's not to say that Apple and its record label partners don't want consumers to purchase albums.
To that end, Apple has for some time offered a 'Complete My Album' option that allows iTunes users that have purchased an individual track from an album to purchase the entirealbum at a discounted price.
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by Patricio Robles
21 December 2011 14:45pm
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One of Facebook's biggest assets is the open platform it has built which
enables developers to build apps that Facebook users can install and
use while logged in to the social network.
Today, that platform not only
helps Facebook generate billions in revenue, it has served as the
foundation for other billion-dollar businesses, like social gaming giant
Zynga.
So it's no surprise that another prominent consumer internet upstart,
Spotify, is looking to Facebook and launching its own platform.
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by Patricio Robles
01 December 2011 10:19am
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After what seems like years of rumors and speculation, Google finally launched a digital music service yesterday.
Dubbed Google Music, the service can be accessed through a mobile app and the Android Market website. Through deals with EMI, Universal, Sony and a multitude of indie labels, Google says that it's today offering upwards of 8m songs, with millions more coming soon.
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by Patricio Robles
17 November 2011 09:27am
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The internet has popularized the freemium model like no other channel,
but building a successful business on this model can be quite a
challenge.
One company that has succeeded: Spotify, the Swedish company that has become Europe's most popular music streaming service.
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by Patricio Robles
15 April 2011 10:09am
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MySpace may not have as many users as Facebook, but the company is trying to reposition itself (again) as a place where brands can find traction online.
The trouble is, brands usually follow users. Can MySpace flip that equation on its head and use great brand partnerships to attract users?
MySpace executives hope so.
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by Meghan Keane
30 August 2010 21:17pm
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Spotify has resources, a huge (and growing) entrenched audience and
some great opportunities to create long lasting, effective brand
positioning and positive sentiment, making it a great marketing
platform.
Here’s a few quick tips to get your marketing push started on the
music streaming service.
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by Matt Owen
05 July 2010 10:01am
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Google pretty much has its bases covered. Looking for an image? There's Google Images. Looking for a video? Video results appear in search. As do products.
But one thing has been noticeably absent: music. Which is not an insignificant fact given that two of the top 10 search queries in the United States are music-related. But Google being Google, it has a plan for music.
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by Patricio Robles
29 October 2009 11:18am
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Spotify, the joyous music app, has launched an updated download service, seemingly in a bid to generate additional revenue.
The move comes a month or so after Spotify enabled offline access for both the deskptop and iPhone app. It makes it much easier to purchase songs, by promoting the download service via highly visible icons. Previously you had to jump through hoops if you wanted to buy music via Spotify.
Songs cost 79p and full albums are available for £7.99, though not every song or album can currently be purchased. Downloads can be added to Spotify playlists in the usual way.
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by Chris Lake
15 October 2009 12:06pm
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The eagerly awaited Spotify app is now available for download for UK and European mobile users to download, for both Android and iPhone users.
The app allows you to sync playlists, stream music to your phone through a wi-fi connection, and best of all, to access playlists when you are offline.
I've been trying the new Spotify iPhone app out...
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by Graham Charlton
07 September 2009 10:20am
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London-based startup Songkick has just launched its social network for gig-goers, which lists a million gigs, new and old.
The Songkick site is a database of concerts and tour histories crawled from around the web, so users can not only see upcoming gigs, but add pictures, ticket stubs, and review and reminisce about their favourite concerts.
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by Graham Charlton
09 June 2009 11:43am
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