More details: Facebook, Lala turn music tracks into virtual gifts
Perhaps there’s hope for record labels yet. While album sales tumble, virtual goods are on track to become a $1 billion industry.
Then what better way to solve the ailing music industry’s problems than by turning songs into virtual goods?
Well, there’s one initial problem, virtual goods… Continue Reading
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
Warner Music writes off $33M in music startups Imeem, Lala
When it comes to music startups of my generation, they have yet to bring in serious revenue. And to make matters worse, the ones that stream music have to pay record labels a hefty licensing fee. Major record label Warner Music Group may be one… 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
Lala may lead bid for Facebook music service, but questions loom
Facebook wants to let its users freely listen to and share music — and it’s considering a partnership with music site Lala to help it do so, industry sources tell us. Lala’s model, though, doesn’t exactly fit what Facebook has had in mind. Facebook originally envisioned… Continue Reading
Lala convinces major record labels to be a little less dumb
Have you ever been sitting at your computer, wishing you could listen to your music collection without being forced to open a desktop application? If so, Lala is launching just the thing for you.
Since the beginning of the summer, Lala has offered a service that… Continue Reading
LaLa.com stalls its free music offering
Lala.com, the quirky Palo Alto, Calif. company which launched an ambitious free music service last month with great fanfare, has stalled on delivering the program.
The offer had always seemed too good to be true: Lala said it would stream all sorts of music to… Continue Reading
Roundup: Nextag, ThisNext, Amp’d, Lala, Ask3D and much more
(Updated) Here’s the latest action, catching up for the past two days:
Boring shopping Web sites attract interest — There are so many shopping search engines, we’ve given up trying to count. And yet investors remain interested. Santa Monica, Calif.’s ThisNext, a social shopping Web site, has… Continue Reading