The landgrab for music streaming customers is on, and Rdio — the U.S.-based startup from Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis — is joining that race in earnest. The company today announced that it is now live in Spain and Portugal, just one month after it launched its first European service, in Germany. The total … read more here
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Grammy sales bump:Adele’s songs saw 68% jump – Rdio
February 13, 2012 by
The return of Adele and a tribute to Whitney Houston helped drive the Grammy Awards to its second-biggest audience ever, but it will still be a few days before the ultimate winners are revealed. With 40 million viewers tuning into CBS’ performance-heavy broadcast, the Grammys can still have a career-changing effect. An act can walk away from the … read more here
22+ Last-Minute Gifts You Can Send by Email
December 22, 2011 by
1. iTunes gift card A good ol’ standby, an iTunes gift card is always appreciated. Your recipient can download any music — from Justin Bieber to Michael Bublé — to her iTunes and subsequent mobile devices. 2. Music Subscriptions Send the gift of virtually unlimited streaming music with music subscriptions to Rdio or Spotify. Both … read more here
The Perfect Last-Minute (but Still Thoughtful) Gift for a Music Lover
December 14, 2011 by
The BBC has produced the radio show, Desert Island Discs, since 1942. The basic format is to interview a famous cultural figure and ask them, as it was originally phrased, “if you were to be cast away alone on a desert island, which eight gramophone records would you choose to have with you, assuming of course, … read more here
Greylock VC: Software Companies Eye the Huge Ad Market
November 7, 2011 by
Founded in 1982, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) saw the huge potential of multimedia software for the PC industry. And despite all the changes – such as the disruption of the Internet – the company has remained a leader. It is now generating over $4 billion in revenues and sports juicy margins. But over the past couple years, … read more here
Rdio Gets Competitive With Ad-Free, No-Cost Music Streaming But it comes with limitations
October 19, 2011 by
Rdio, the music streaming service owned by Skype, announced yesterday that users can now listen to its 12-million song library free of charge. And in hopes of getting a leg up on competitors like Spotify and MOG, Rdio is making its no-cost plan completely ad-free. Of course, as with any free service, there’s a catch: … read more here
