GigaomSocial music startup Serendip is shutting down
Social music may be a great idea, but getting it to pay the bills is challenging, as Serendip had to find out the hard way. Read more »
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Social music may be a great idea, but getting it to pay the bills is challenging, as Serendip had to find out the hard way. Read more »
Online music service Rdio is finally living up to its name with a free, ad-supported radio tier as well as new apps that are meant to simplify the experience and boost… Read more »
Digital download revenues are continuing to decline, and in five years, more than two-thirds of all digital music revenue will come from streaming services, according to a new report. Read more »
Pandora now has a dedicated Glassware app, which lets you listen to your personalized stations and give your favorite tunes the thumbs-up straight from the Google headset. Read more »
Spotify competitor Rhapsody is growing its subscription numbers in part due to a new service that’s more like Pandora. So what does that mean for the future of Rhapsody? Read more »
Streaming music startup Earbits wanted to compete with Pandora without any ads or subscription fees. In the end, this didnt work out. Read more »
One day, Pandora wants to serve billions of people worldwide. To make that happen, it has started to hire people who know a thing or two about international expansion. Read more »
Longtime Pandora (S P) CTO and SVP of Product Tom Conrad is leaving: Conrad announced with a blog post Tuesday that he will be “transitioning to an adviser role” in three… Read more »
Samsung’s new Milk app wants to beat Pandora with a novel UI and without any annoying ads. But what does that mean for Samsung’s online music strategy? Read more »
Beep’s new connected speaker adapter isn’t just geeky on the outside: It renders HTML5 web apps, doing away with the need for proprietary home audio standards. Read more »