Roundup: Andreessen’s tips, Revver’s shakeup, Xing’s move, Yigg.de and much more
Here’s the (updated) latest action:
Marc Andreessen getting taste of what it’s like to be a blogger – The Netscape co-founder launched a blog last week. The NYT ran a story about one of his earliest posts. Then he did a good piece about how to… Continue Reading
CBS buys music recommendation service Last.fm for $280M
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CBS has bought music recommendation website Last.fm for $280 million, the extremely popular London-based company that lets users search for and listen to music based on their past preferences and recommendations of other users.
Last.fm says it has around 20 million active users each month, four… Continue Reading
Pandora goes mobile
Internet radio site Pandora announced tonight the launch of a new service for mobile phones, finally taking the popular music site beyond its core internet audience.
Pandora’s site is a favorite among music lovers: It lets you discover new music based on your tastes and create… Continue Reading
Web tends toward radical openness, as Digg.com, Pandora show
It has been two days since the controversy began at Digg.com, when users started submitting stories to the news site containing the HD DVD encryption key. If there’s one lesson learned, it’s that the Web tends toward radical openness, and that aggressive censorship is futile…. Continue Reading
Slacker, the real iPod killer?
Slacker is an ambitious new music service created by some industry veterans that takes aim at the iPod.
Slacker is a music player device, but it is also a music delivery service. It is path-breaking because it wants to let you take it anywhere: It will… Continue Reading
Moritz’s favorites, Google in SF, nano fears, Flock, Pandora & more
Roundup of Silicon Valley news:
Google’s Larry and Sergey were more interested in technology than Yahoo founders — There’s a revealing 2000 interview with venture capitalist Michael Moritz posted by PodVentureZone, comparing Google’s co-founders and Yahoo’s. He was an investor and on the board of both, and… Continue Reading
Slim Devices, a come-out-of-nowhere hit
The NYTs’ Pogue runs a story singing the high praises of the Squeezebox, a product from Slim Devices which lets you play your computer’s music anywhere in the house.
This is an intriguing company, based in Mountain View.
Beginning next week, the Squeezebox will do something no… Continue Reading