Google Labs has launched Google Music Trends, an opt-in service that allows Google to track what you listen to on your computer via a link in it's Google Talk application in conjunction with a chosen player like iTunes or WinAmp. The results combined with other users are displayed in a g
enre chart format on the Music Trends home page.
The new service has too few users yet to be useful to music marketers, but as it evolves it could provide instant insights into what early adopters are listening to. It's also another interesting piece on the Google puzzle (along with Music Search) which places value on the powerful connection that people have to music even while denying that a Google download service is in the works.
