Google to work with Lala and iLike on music search (report)
Google is planning to launch a music search service with music sites Lala and MySpace-owned iLike, according to multiple reports.
So far, all that’s official is the fact that Lala, iLike, and unspecified “others” are holding an event titled “Discover Music” next week in Los Angeles…. Continue Reading
MySpace will expand iLike beyond music
MySpace officially announced its acquisition of music recommendation service iLike today, but said the platform and popular Facebook application will be expanded beyond music to other areas of the site, such as videos and gaming.
“We believe what iLike has created isn’t limited to just music,… Continue Reading
MySpace’s iLike buy raises questions about Facebook
updated
The reported sale of popular online social music application iLike to to MySpace for the surprisingly low price of $13.5 million set off a flurry of rumors and fragmented reports across the web earlier today — some calling it a quickie fire sale, others claiming… Continue Reading
iLike, Sony launch new music trivia app to boost song sales
iLike, a platform for sharing music via social networks and other sites, took a step in a new direction today with the launch of its iLike Challenge application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Available starting now in the Apple App Store, iLike Challenge allows… Continue Reading
iLike now integrates with iPhone, social networks
Any rock star knows you’ve got to have an iPhone app, a Twitter account, a YouTube presence, MySpace, hi5, and Facebook pages, not to mention Bebo and Orkut. And to keep all your information across those sites in sync, apparently you now need music-discovery site… Continue Reading
Music startup iLike is “cash-flow positive” because it helps musicians reach more fans
A large number of the cool new online music companies are struggling, but there’s one that isn’t bleeding red ink, and it may even start making money: iLike.
One music startup SeeqPod has just filed for bankruptcy, Imeem is trying to stave off expensive licensing fees, and Project… Continue Reading
Roundup: The Jobs saga continues, Circuit City razed, Hulu apologizes and more
Here’s the latest action:
The Steve Jobs saga continues — Talk about the Apple chief executive and his health issues remain everywhere you look. Newsweek columnist Dan Lyons says the media’s coverage of Apple “bites.” As you might expect after their heated exchange the other day, Lyons… Continue Reading
Lala, Qloud may be leading contenders for Facebook music deal
Two online music companies, Lala and Qloud, are the leading contenders for a partnership with Facebook on its prospective streaming music initiative, I’m hearing. They’re not the most prominent companies Facebook has talked to about a potential deal, but from my understanding, that’s the point…. Continue Reading
Concert recommender Songkick takes $4.6M
Songkick, a site that recommends concerts in your local area based on your preferred artists, has snagged $4.65 million of an anticipated $7.17 million first round of funding, reports VentureWire. The company also aggregates ticket information from 16 sites like StubHub, Ticketweb and Ticketmaster, allowing… Continue Reading
Music service iLike may be for sale
iLike, the music startup that’s especially big on Facebook, is on the lookout for an acquirer, according to MediaMemo. “Nothing imminent, nor active discussions,” a source close to the company tells me in response. That’s not an outright no, so probably something is going on… Continue Reading
Roundup: Yahoo, Apple pre-earnings reports, Akamai’s new ads, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Earnings: Yahoo may shortly be cutting employee compensation – This may be instead of or in addition to planned job cuts.
Earnings: Apple lowballs projections, as usual — Fortune’s Apple 2.0 blog has a closer look at this historical trend.
Akamai launches ad targeting service —… Continue Reading
I read a new rumor about “Facebook Music” but all I got was this stupid picture
Facebook is perpetually rumored to have some sort of in-house music service in the works. The latest story is a vague piece today in the pseudo-tabloid New York Post. Apparently Facebook has been talking to people in the music industry about partnering with a bunch… Continue Reading
iLike turns its streaming music service into a platform
ILike, the music company with popular applications on social networks including Facebook, Orkut and hi5, is making itself a platform — a trend among Silicon Valley web companies these days. Today, it will let other developers access its library of streaming music, so iLike songs… Continue Reading
ILike launches music concert promotion ads, targeting social network users
ILike, the music fan site that has gained millions of new users through applications on Facebook and other social networks, is releasing a new form of ads that enable concert promoters to reach fans based on location and musical tastes.
The Seattle company has already offered… Continue Reading
ILike (and its apps) show results: It really is helping musicians reach fans across the web
Today, technological advances have made it easier than ever to create music and sell it, or give it away for free. But the big problem for aspiring musicians in this new world is finding fans who will pay for things like concerts, t-shirts, CDs, digital… Continue Reading
Widgets are great for musicians, and not so bad for businesses, either
Two announcements this week show how some of those silly MySpace widgets and annoying Facebook applications are becoming real businesses.
First, the rock band R.E.M. is going to release its latest album Accelerate through iLike, streaming the entire album across iLike’s Facebook, Hi5 and Bebo applications and… Continue Reading
Roundup: Facebook UK traffic drop, a solar plant in AZ, flash chips, and more
1. Facebook sees monthly dip in UK traffic, not a big deal
2. Abengoa Solar wins solar electricity plant contract with Arizona government
3. NAND flash memory chips getting cheaper
4. Facebook developer Blake Commagere has top Facebook games
5. ILike, the social networking music application, now has 22… Continue Reading
ILike and Qloud’s Hi5 applications, maybe the start of something bigger
OpenSocial, the Google-led platform to allow applications to be built across social networks, has been criticized as slow moving.
However, progress is being made. Today, social music services iLike and QLoud introduced the first OpenSocial applications for the popular social network Hi5.
ILike’s Hi5 application lets you… Continue Reading
ILike connects across OpenSocial, Facebook, iTunes — new music empire?
ILike, a music discovery service, has launched a news feed that connects people and their music libraries with their favorite musicians across its web applications and desktop music players.
It has also expanded its offerings to help musicians reach fans on all of its services. ILike is… Continue Reading
Roundup: Geezeo, online ads booming, FaceTunes?, Docstoc invites
Here’s a Friday afternoon roundup of the latest action:
1) Geezeo connects you to personal and financial online services
2) Online advertising worth almost $10 billion in the first half of ‘07
3) Rumor: Facebook has iTunes competitor in the works
4) DocStoc private beta invites
Geezeo, an online financial… Continue Reading