Imeem acquires Snocap
Imeem, the popular social network for music sharing, has acquired music site Snocap, which lets bands set their own licensing terms for music downloads.
The deal was expected; we covered early reports here.
Imeem had already partnered with Snocap, we reported last year, to pay a share… Continue Reading
Imeem to acquire flailing music company Snocap?
Imeem, a popular social network for music sharing, is acquiring music site Snocap, which lets bands set their own licensing terms for music downloads, according to TechCrunch.
No source was named, and the amount isn’t being disclosed.
Imeem had already partnered with Snocap, we reported last year,… Continue Reading
Snocap, music-licensing company, lays off 60 percent of staff
Snocap, the company that wanted to let bands set their own licensing terms for music downloads across the Web, has cut its staff by 60 percent, CNET has confirmed.
The San Francisco company has struggled to define a business model amid quick change in the industry,… Continue Reading
iPhone sucks oxygen out of room
Updated
Today the arrival of the iPhone will leave time for little else.
Here’s a smattering of companies already exploiting the iPhone’s launch for a little publicity of their own:
Zoho offers iPhone version — The Pleasanton, Calif. online web application company is offering its Zoho office applications for… Continue Reading
Imeem to provide ad-revenue share for music streaming
Updated
San Francisco start-up Imeem, a Web site focused on letting users share music and other media playlists, has come out of nowhere.
It now boasts 16 million unique users a month, and grabbing enough attention that it needs to start protecting content owners. It will announce… Continue Reading
Video is hot — YouTube vs. Soapbox and Everyone else
YouTube, the two-year-old San Mateo start-up that raced ahead to become the leader of online video sharing, is facing the fight of its life.
Microsoft’s launch of its YouTube clone, called the Soapbox, made official today — see announcement with an offering of a way… Continue Reading
The thief’s Chihuahua, loopt, Snocap & more
Here’s a roundup of relevant Silicon Valley action, after the long weekend:
Yahoo employee sets up Flickr on his phone, and “captures” thief — Yahoo Web designer Ben Clemens, of Berkeley, said his phone was stolen, but that a program he’d installed made the phone automatically take… Continue Reading