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 of ad revenue to music content owners using Snocap’s technology.
According to the company’s statement today:
This acquisition provides imeem with powerful content identification technology, a comprehensive Digital Registry and an enhanced… 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, to pay a share of ad revenue to music content owners using Snocap’s technology.
Snocap had fallen on tough times recently, and it’s possible that one of its investors, Morgenthaler Ventures,… 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, and recently had moved into new areas, setting up online stories for musicians at various sites. It said its technology can track the usage of music online, and ensure that… 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 the iPhone, called the iZoho. This allows users to view documents (and edit docs), spreadsheets and presentations. Zoho says it has simplified its interface especially for the iPhone.
Visto Mobile… 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 tomorrow a partnership with Snocap, another San Francisco company, to identify the music streamed at Imeem, so that Imeem can pay a share of ad revenue to music content owners.
Snocap’s… 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 to sign up for a beta account, is only the latest challenge. (The dancing man with MSN colors strikes us as somewhat unhip, but then what can we expect a… 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 pictures and upload them to Flickr. And so the phone took photos of the thief, and their Chihuahua. Here is an example (see photo). This is a pretty amazing story,… Continue Reading