Soundcloud finally launches $9.99 subscription service
Music streaming firm SoundCloud is launching its long-planned subscription service, but for now the $9.99-a-month service will only be available in the US.
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Japanese agency hires AI bot as creative director
McCann Erickson Japan has become the first agency to appoint a robot as its creative director… but is it an early April Fool’s Day prank or a genuine sign of things to come?
No keywords needed: Shutterstock debuts ‘reverse image search’
Image and music content provider Shutterstock has launched a new visual search tool that doesn’t need keywords to find relevant images for clients.
Shazam expands into Poland
Shazam is to extend its business in the growing Polish market via an exclusive agreement with mobile ad company YOC.
Streaming wars: Pandora vs. Spotify
Online radio service Pandora has been a pioneer in music streaming- but how is it doing compared to upstart Spotify in the US? New data from Global Web Index looks at how both platforms fare across age groups.
SoundCloud in trouble after $70m losses in two years
Soundcloud is facing financial turmoil after a news report revealed that the music streaming service lost of $70m over two years.
Is Crowdfunding the new Seed-Funding?
A new series of reports, published this week, reveals that Kickstarter-style rewards crowdfunding is now a global phenomenon providing seed-funding to entrepreneurs across 222 countries and creating an unprecedented ongoing wave of innovation.
Children ‘spend more time online than watching TV’
Children are spending more time online than they are watching TV, according to a new report.
PewDiePie assembles YouTube stars for content talent network
YouTube’s biggest star Felix Kjellberg, more famously known as PewDiePie, has launched his own talent network for online video creators.
Mark Zuckerberg to build robot butler to help him at work
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work, similar to the butler Jarvis from the film Iron Man.