we7 launches ‘tag cloud’ to aid music discovery
UK music streaming service we7 has added a new ‘tag cloud’ functionality to its site., in a bid to encourage users to discover new music.
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Myspace revamps mobile site, preps iPhone music app
Myspace has launched a new mobile site and iPhone application, as the social network looks to gain lost ground on market leader Facebook and promote its music-sharing tools.
No more bootleg Beatles: iTunes finally seals Beatles deal with EMI
Apple and music group EMI have agreed to sell The Beatles’ back catalogue on iTunes, after a decade of legal wrangling.
Top 10 Beatles tracks on Shazam
Yesterday saw the historic announcement that The Beatles’ back catalogue is finally available to purchase digitally through the world’s largest music download store, iTunes. To commemorate Shazam have picked out the most tagged Beatles tracks on their mobile discovery app.
Guest comment: The technology that will shape shopping in 2011 and beyond
Shopping through social media channels will take off in 2011, after a slow start characterised by cynicism from UK retailers, Ovum predicts.
Assassin’s Creed gets augmented reality campaign
Mens magazing Nuts is hosting an Augmented Reality campaign through a partnership with Ubisoft to mark the launch of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood console game.
Best Buy launches online shop in UK
US electricals retail giant Best Buy has launched its UK transactional website, including customer recommendations from a partnership with Reevoo.
Right to reply: Limewire’s demise a victory for music streaming
Following the closure of file-sharing site Limewire, what does this mean for the music industry? Steve Purdham we7’s CEO, argues that now is a prime time to educate consumers and stamp out piracy.
MP3 killed the cassette star: Sony retiring cassette Walkman
Sony has ceased sales of its iconic cassette tape Walkman in Japan, as digital music and MP3 players have finally killed off demand for the bulky portable device.
UK website connects unsigned artists to music fans and record labels
Roostie, a new music website to help unsigned bands promote their material, has launched in the UK this week.