Sean Parker Pitches Spotify On Jimmy Fallon
After Sean Parker co-founded Napster he moved on to Facebook, but he's always been clear that he wants to finish the disruption of the music industry that he started. His. Continue reading
Slacker Radio Favors Human DJs Over Algorithms
In the last few months, digital radio service Slacker has added a premium channel, partnered with AOL and helped launch the new Facebook. But they've also been a successful example. Continue reading
It Was A Rollercoaster Week For Spotify
Last week, being a Spotify public relations person must have felt like being on a rollercoaster. Another indie label pulled out. Artist Zoe Keating's essay "On Spotify, Fairness To Indie. Continue reading
Spotify Users Jump 3.4 Million to 5.3 Million In 1 Week Thanks To Facebook
This guest post comes from Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. What’s cooler than three million monthly active users? Five million monthly active users. Spotify, which launched in America after a few. Continue reading
Serendip.me’s Twitter Fueled Music Discovery Site Gets Its First Not So Good Review
Hypebot recently shared beta invites for Serendip.me, a music startup that uses Twitter as a music discovery engine. It's gotten great early reviews but I haven't been quite as enthused. Continue reading
Spotify Shifts Gears On Facebook Privacy
Responding quickly to user blowback over Spotify's new closer ties with Facebook that included auto-sharing of the users music habits, Spotify has updated its desktop app to include include a. Continue reading
Survey Tells Tale Of Two Spotifys: Piracy Killer vs. Flawed Service Losing Users
In addition to the growing debate over payments to artists from Spotify, a new survey points to two very different pictures of the streaming music service's future. On the one. Continue reading
Amazon’s New $199 Kindle Fire Tablet Is A Cloud Music Player Too
This morning Amazon introduced it's much anticipated Kindle Fire tablet. (click on image to enlarge.), Priced at just $199 and shipping on November 15th, Jeff Bezo's announcement also included some. Continue reading
Will Facebook Music Kill Last.fm?
This guest post comes from Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. About ten years ago, third-year computer science student Richard Jones wrote the code that would eventually earn him $38 million.. Continue reading
Spotify Updates Facebook Flap Response
(UPDATED) The flap over requiring new Spotify users to have an account on Facebook doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon. That seems to have prompted Spotify executives to. Continue reading
