For Q4 2010 in the U.S., online retail spending reached a record $43.4 billion for the quarter, up Read More
What you need to know – 02/04/11
Pandora founder Tim Westergren just delivered the first keynote speech of the night at Vator Splash at Cafe Read More
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Music service Rdio raises $17.5 million
Rdio, a music subscription service for the United States and Canada, announced Thursday that it has raised a Read More
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What you need to know – 01/21/11
Eric Schmidt, who has led Google as CEO since 2001, will be replaced on April 4 by co-founder Read More
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FanBridge raises $2M, acquires Damntheradio
FanBridge, a startup that helps everyone from rock groups to businesses manage their fan relationships, made two big Read More
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SoundCloud raises round from Wilson and Volpi
Online audio platform SoundCloud announced over the weekend that it has raised a new round of funding from Read More
Roughly two-thirds of American adults have paid to download online content, according to a new study published by Read More
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MySpace mashes up with Facebook Connect
Looks like Girl Talk isn’t the only mashup artist in town. MySpace, having long since surrendered the social Read More
After years of blockages caused by trademark litigation, piracy concerns, and a lot of generally inexplicable slowness, one Read More
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Twitter helps Ping be a little more social
Twitter is putting that new right-hand pane to more good use with Thursday morning’s launch of a feature Read More
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Smule charms again with Magic Fiddle for iPad
Musically minded app maker Smule launched late Tuesday its ninth creation for Apple’s iOS platform, Magic Fiddle (iTunes Read More
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SeatGeek raises $550,000 and secures WSJ deal
[This article has been updated with details about the latest round.] SeatGeek, a ticket search engine for music Read More
Can a machine appreciate art? Two doctoral students at MIT think so, which is why they created The Read More
Apple’s Ping has the potential to become the next big thing in social media, if it can convert Read More
Napster was released Monday for Apple iOS devices, expanding the music service from PC and Mac, to a Read More