The worldwide mobile ad market has become a two-horse race between the dominant Google and the upstart Facebook. But Twitter is quietly laying the groundwork to make big strides over the… Read more »
A court ruled that Pandora should pay songwriters about the same amount as AM/FM stations. The ruling may seem fair, but it disguises the much deeper problems of an outdated system… Read more »
Are digital services like Pandora paying their fair share to support musicians? A new ruling will add fuel to the debate: here’s all the details. Read more »
Media businesses have long operated from the premise of inherent value — that each media property has some fixed and immutable appeal based on its particular inputs. 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 »
Streaming music service Spotify has acquired The Echo Nest and its graph of musical data spanning more than 35 million songs and 2 million artists. It’s an easy way for Spotify… Read more »
If Silicon Valley is too far away, and San Francisco is too expensive, there’s only one alternative. Oakland, which is both attractive in its own right and in need of financial… Read more »
Gigaom got a look at the newly revamped MyLink infotainment system and LTE connectivity in new Chevy models. It’s still a work in progress, and needs a heck of lot more… Read more »