Imeem acquires Snocap

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 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, 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

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

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

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

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