Google to Take on Apple with Open AirPlay Alternative
YouTube recently launched AirPlay-like video beaming for Google TV and Android devices, but Google plans to take the technology much further. The company is working on an alternative to AirPlay, which it wants to bring to third-party devices and services – a clear shot at Apple.
Lesson for Yahoo: Is a Clean Slate the Best Solution?
As you’ve probably heard, Yahoo just hired ex-Googler Marissa Mayer as its new CEO. She is the company’s fifth CEO in five years. But can yet another CEO change the fate of the struggling company? It got me thinking.
iOS, Albums, Google+: Three Digital Music Trends to Watch in 2012
There is hardly a shortage of trends to watch in digital music. From Internet radio to subscription services to a never-ending stream of services aimed at independent artists, 2012 will be filled with numerous developments that merit close attention.
Google to launch streaming audio service in coming weeks
Google could be set to introduce new streaming audio services with the launch of an online music store that would compete directly with the market’s leaders. The New York Times reports that numerous music executives believe the technology giant will be launching an MP3 store to rival iTunes and Amazon.com within the next few weeks.
Amazon, Dropbox, Google and You Win in Cloud-Music Copyright Decision
The disk drives powering Dropbox, Amazon’s Cloud Drive, and Google Music likely issued a small sigh of relief Monday, after a federal court judge found that the MP3tunes cloud music service didn’t violate copyright laws when it used only a single copy of a MP3 on its servers, rather than storing 50 copies for 50 users.
Former Google CIO: LimeWire Pirates Were iTunes’ Best Customers
Yesterday, during his keynote speech at the CA Expo in Sydney, former Google boss Douglas C Merrill said that companies stuck in the past risk becoming irrelevant. He also had some very interesting things to say about pirates.
What Google+ Means for Radio
By now your radio station probably has a Facebook “Like” page as well as a Twitter account. Learning how to be social as opposed to “doing” social remains a work in progress … and the last thing you may want to hear is that there’s a new social platform gearing up to compete with the likes of Facebook and Twitter.
Google to Unveil Online Music Service
Google Inc. is preparing as early as Tuesday to unveil a new online music service similar to a service recently launched by Amazon.com Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, a move that escalates the battle to create the next generation of Internet businesses for storing and listening to music.
