"After two years running Last.fm within CBS we feel the time is right to begin the process of handing over the reins. This is the latest stage in a long journey for us founders, which began in a living room in East London in 2002, and took us to the headquarters of one of the biggest media companies in the world." – Felix Martin on the Last.fm blog.
I’m sure the internet rumor mill will be hitting on all cylinders because of this. First the rumor that they handed over data to the RIAA now the two founders leave suddenly
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I’m sure the internet rumor mill will be hitting on all cylinders because of this. First the rumor that they handed over data to the RIAA now the two founders leave suddenly
Wow! This was out of nowhere!