Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Norm Pattiz preaches podcasting in Cannes; Content is key in Apple Music strategy; “I hate the person my music algorithm thinks I am;” public radio leader lays out radio’s creative disruption. Continue Reading
SoundCloud has announced a new discovery feature called Suggested Tracks. This tool makes personalized recommendations based on your past listening activity, including likes and plays. It relies on an algorithm to refresh the recommendations. Continue Reading
Spotify has embarked on many efforts to provide music discovery to its audience, and the latest move in that direction is a playlist collection called Fresh Finds. The programming choices for these playlists will stem from both sides of the playlist creation coin: human curation and data-driven algorithms. Continue Reading
Vevo has updated its apps for multiple channels, furthering its efforts to become a standalone entity separate from YouTube. It updated its apps on Android and Apple TV with an eye toward increasing personalization, curation, and discovery. Continue Reading
Pandora has updated its iOS app with a new discovery tool called Browse. This feature, which appears at the top of the screen next to My Stations, brings pre-curated discovery into the company’s product suite. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Questioning music discovery options; when auto marketing meets media; is there a music tech bubble? Continue Reading
The annual Web Summit in Dublin usually yields some interesting insights for the digital and streaming music industries. This year’s event has been no exception, and several sessions have useful information. Continue Reading