President Obama’s 2012 Campaign Spotify Playlist Has a Hint of Soul
President Obama and his 2012 Campaign are making sure they cover all social media avenues, even digital music. The president and his campaign released a Spotify playlist called the 2012 Campaign Playlist, but what’s on it? The playlist consist of 28 songs from a variety of different artists. There are about five R&B tracks incorporated [...]
Read MoreHow Online Music Streaming Has Everyone Thinking Things in Life Are Free
The problem artist and record labels had with the initial emergence of digital music is that people were not paying for it, essentially getting it for free. The consumers on the other hand, have loved it since the first time they heard a full length song online without paying a lick. But companies like Pandora, [...]
Read MoreHow Turntable.fm Replicates Music Scenes Online
There are two things that avid music listeners appreciate: variety and sharing. On the internet, listening to music has become a more social experience with sites like Last.fm, Spotify, and even YouTube engaging users in recommending music and commenting on it. And Pandora provides variety, auto-generating playlists based on listener preferences. Each of these sites [...]
Read MoreDetails of Spotify’s Virgin Media Partnership Emerge, Offers Free Mobile Streaming
The long-rumored partnership between UK Internet Service Provider (ISP) Virgin Media and Spotify was finally announced back in July, although full details of the link-up were decidedly sketchy at the time. Now full details of how Virgin Media customers can access Spotify, and how much it will cost them, have been revealed. It seems those who sign-up [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 9-30-2011
Dreamworks Dumps HBO for Netflix Need a sign that television as we know it is crumbling? In a deal estimated to be worth $30 million per picture over an unspecified number of years, Dreamworks has decided to dump HBO and pump their films and television specials through Netflix. Dreamworks Animation, the company behind movies like [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 9-2-2011
Square Blowing Up Worldwide No matter what line of business you’re in, being able to accept payments via credit card is a major convenience. What’s inconvenient is the costs and hassles associated with accepting credit cards. There’s bulky equipment to buy and pipers to pay for each transaction. This is where Square comes in. We [...]
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