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 custom playlists. However, until now, it hadn’t offered a decent mobile service — which raised questions about how it plans to maintain its edge, given the emergence of the Apple… Continue Reading
Jobs steals show with iPhone, but stock-option cloud hangs heavy
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A recent internal review by Apple concluded chief executive Steve Jobs didn’t do anything wrong even though he knew about the back-dated stock options. The review suggested Jobs didn’t appreciate the full consequences of what he was doing.
However, that doesn’t seem to square with fresh reports suggesting Jobs is strongly aware of the significance of back-dating, and has been for some time. John Heilemann in New York Magazine, reveals Steve Jobs pressured Apple’s board to… Continue Reading
iLike nabs $13.3M from Ticketmaster, a marriage of reason
iLike.com, the iPod-compatible social networking and music discovery company we raved about previously has raised $13.3 million in financing from Ticketmaster.
Ticketmaster will own a 25 percent stake in the company.
This makes a lot of sense for both sides. iLike needs cash to expand, and Ticketmaster is more than an investor. Ticketmaster will provide iLike users information about events where their favorite bands are playing, and then sell them tickets. Presumably, this is good for… Continue Reading