Mystrands brings music discovery to online music videos
MyStrands, a service that provides recommendations, has launched a web site, Mystrands.tv, featuring clips of music videos and concert footage from YouTube.
While many companies offer ways of discovering new music, or new video, Mystrands is doing both. Given the many competitors in music discovery and in online video, Mystrands’ combination of services for music lovers could set it apart.
The Corvallis, Oregon company has previously launched a desktop-based application that you download to track what you… Continue Reading
MyStrands, Last.fm competitor, raises $25 million
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Less than a month after CBS’s $280 million acquisition of Last.fm, Spain’s 25 year-old media mogul, Antonio Asensio, has led a $25 million second-round investment in Corvallis, Oregon-based MyStrands, a music recommendation site that wants to join the big leagues.
MyStrands, like Last.fm, offers a download that plugs into your media player of choice, tracks the songs you play, and recommends others. It builds an online profile that shows you your recently played songs, and links… Continue Reading