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May 15, 2013
Catchy Name: Google Debuts 'Play Music All Access' Service
As tipped in ALL ACCESS (NET NEWS, 5/14), GOOGLE announced during its I/O convention that it's launching an on-demand subscription music service called -- and pardon us for smiling here -- "GOOGLE PLAY MUSIC ALL ACCESS." TECH CRUNCH reports … more »
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April 16, 2013
Songza Raises More Money
Streaming music service SONGZA disclosed in a SEC filing that it raised $3.8 million, TECHCRUNCH reports. A hybrid of SPOTIFY and PANDORA, SONGZA allows users to set up playlists based on day and time, with filters for whatever fits your mood. … more »
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January 29, 2013
Tech Entrepreneur, Former Comedy World CEO Jody Sherman Dies
Condolences to family and friends of tech and new media entrepreneur JODY SHERMAN, whose passing at 47 is being reported by TECHCRUNCH. SHERMAN was best known as founder of the ECOMOM children's products site, but served as CEO of COMEDY WORLD RADIO … more »
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December 14, 2012
Last.fm To Exit Many Countries, Create Paywall For U.S.
On JANUARY 15th, LAST-FM, the CBS-owned streaming radio companyplans to be put its desktop radio service in the U.S., U.K. and Germany behind a subscription paywall, matching the move it already had done in CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, IRELAND and … more »
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July 5, 2012
Nielsen Acquires Vizu
NIELSEN is acquiring ad tech company VIZU.TECHCRUNCH notes, "this isn't the kind of deal where you have to wait months for something to happen. EVP/Ad Effectiveness SCOTT MCKINLEY says it's a 'plug and play acquisition,' and in fact, VIZU's Ad … more »
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June 1, 2012
Report: Facebook To Integrate In Apple's Next iOS
Two of the world's greatest digital-era powers are on the verge of working together. TECHCRUNCH.COM reports that FACEBOOK will be integrated into APPLE's latest version of iOS. At the same time, TWITTER will continue to be part of what likely will be … more »
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January 20, 2012
Harry Reid Postpones PIPA Vote
Legislation that would give the government the power to shut down any website that was alleged to have links to illegally-posted copywritten content continues to lose support. TECHCRUNCH reports, "After a day of widespread online protests against a … more »
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October 6, 2011
Univision Asks DAR.fm To Not Record Its Stations
MICHAEL ROBERTSON, the founder of MP3.COM, who recently launched DAR.FM (NET NEWS 2/25), has received a cease and desist letter from UNIVISION, stopping DAR.FM's ability to record 26 of its radio stations. Contacted for comment by TECHCRUNCH, ROBERTSON … more »
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September 28, 2011
Facebook’s New Timeline, Open Graph Raises Privacy Concerns, Fears
Uneasy lies the crown of being the King Of Social Media. Less than a week after MARK ZUCKERBERG introduced the new FACEBOOK look (NET NEWS, 9/22), media and blog world reactions have ranged from legitimate concern for a lack of privacy to near-paranoia. … more »
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June 20, 2011
Triton's Mike Agovino: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
TRITON MEDIA GROUP COO MIKE AGOVINO discusses the relationship between radio and records in a column for TECHCRUNCH. In it, he writes, "Not long ago the music Industry was raking in $40 billion a year in sales. Today it sits at around $15 billion. … more »