Pandora bulls are stampeding. Goldman Sachs issued an investor report which projected a potential doubling of stock value. P stock vaulted well into uncharted territory, and into a new valuation realm with a $7-billion market capitalization. Continue Reading
There’s a lot going on with streaming audio talk platforms that’s intriguing. Jennifer Lane listens to spoken audio in her car, and in a quest to find good sources she looks at Swell, Stitcher, and Spoken Layer. Also: A glance at the new Inside.com. Continue Reading
Yesterday we wondered whether SoundCloud could live up to its investors’ aspiration to be the “YouTube of Audio.” The new visual player is an excellent first step in that direction. Click through to see it in action. Continue Reading
An innovative new retail model was introduced into the world of department stores — almost simultaneously, in the year 1962, by Walmart, Target, Kmart, and Kohl’s — and over the ensuing years consumers have proven they like the new model better. Something similar is happening with Internet radio. Continue Reading
Nothing whatsoever at stake, in reputation or credibility. It is sheer fun. Comparing predictions from Spotify and Shazam is interesting because those two apps are used differently. Spotify streams music from a server catalog; Shazam identifies music playing anywhere. Continue Reading
The quick and concise summary of the past week. Refresh your neurons, and prepare for the coming week. It’s going to be an eventful one! Continue Reading
When an old-media celebrity makes a “Gee Whiz!” recommendation of an online service that’s been around for nearly six years, you know that the service is inching into the mainstream. That’s what makes Bill O’Reilly’s video endorsement of Pandora more than just amusing, but also significant. Continue Reading
Radio plays a strategic advantage over digital: non-variety. An interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal emphasizes the divide between the music-discovery advantage of music services compared to radio, but also spotlights what might be an odd competitive advantage of radio’s increasingly narrow playlists. Continue Reading
Korean tech giant Samsung is talking to Paris-based music service Deezer about a partnership or investment stake. Samsung is best known to U.S. consumers as a device maker (smartphones, TVS), but is also a network LTE provider and infrastructure partner to phone companies. Continue Reading