Tagged: Spotify & News
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Meet the world’s youngest billionaire (and it’s not Zuckerberg) News
18.05.2012 He’s a Harvard dropout, Facebook co-founder and he’s the world’s youngest billionaire by just eight days. Meet Dustin Moskovitz.Categories: Software, Social Media, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Funding, Financial, DevelopmentTags: Silicon Valley, Social Media, Investment, IPO, Development, Software, Engineering, Spotify, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, -
Sony releases Music Unlimited for iOS News
22.05.2012 The release of Music Unlimited for iOS devices could see Sony’s music streaming app top the charts for music streaming. -
Spotify coming to Dublin would be music to internet industry's ears News
17.05.2012 Digital music player Spotify is understood to be considering Dublin as a potential location for an operations centre, sources say.Categories: Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Investments, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Will paid-for music streaming services win the hearts of Irish music lovers? News
10.05.2012 Online music streaming is all over the news this week, so we talked to Mark Foster, Deezer’s MD for the UK and Ireland, to see what all the fuss is about and ask why some... -
Facebook is now in the universal apps business with new App Center News
10.05.2012 Social network Facebook – already a potent force in the apps business – has decided to broaden its strategy and is creating an App Center for all platforms and all devices. It... -
Jameson 1780 ‘tour of Dublin’ site wins Webby Award News
01.05.2012 Irish whiskey maker Jameson has been given a global Webby Award today for ‘Best Use of Interactive Video’ in its beautifully designed Jameson1780.com website that takes web...Categories: Web Development, Web Design, Web 2.0, Software & Web Development, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Design, Apps -
Facebook launches 18 new Timeline apps – outlines traffic boost for sites News
27.04.2012 In rolling out 18 new Timeline apps – from newspapers to music and travel – Facebook has emphasised the impact the apps can have for developers. It said charity app Justgiving...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Economy, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Microsoft to unveil ‘Woodstock’ music service at E3 2012? News
26.04.2012 Microsoft may reveal a new cross-platform music service to replace its Zune software – code named ‘Woodstock’ – during the E3 2012 games conference in June. -
Merlin reaches US$1.6m settlement with Sirius News
05.04.2012 Independent music rights agency Merlin has agreed to a US$1.6m settlement with the US satellite radio company Sirius XM. The class-action lawsuit centred on the Stiletto device,... -
Rdio coming to all countries in Europe News
29.03.2012 Just as it emerged that Spotify will be coming to Ireland soon, it has emerged that another streaming-music provider, Rdio – which is backed by Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom –...Categories: Digital Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Social Media -
Spotify coming to Ireland soon? News
26.03.2012 Online music service Spotify is reportedly on its way to Ireland and Australia. It’s expected that the service’s arrival to these regions will be announced this week. -
Sean Parker invests in political site Votizen News
24.02.2012 Napster co-creator, Facebook’s first president and Spotify investor Sean Parker is turning his investing attentions to the political sphere online. Parker has invested in... -
SOPA Box – debating the future of the internet in Ireland News
31.01.2012 Ahead of this evening’s Dail debate on the statutory instrument that amends the Copyright Act 2000, two of the leaders behind the Stop SOPA Ireland petition – Michele Neylon and... -
Rhapsody acquires Napster UK and Germany in first move to Europe News
26.01.2012 Subscription music service Rhapsody has acquired Napster’s UK and Germany operations in a bid to expand to Europe and take on rival service Spotify. -
Is Ireland about to pass its own SOPA? News
24.01.2012 Any day now, the Government of Ireland will sign a statutory instrument that will give courts the power to grant orders to ISPs and other entities suspected of infringing... -
Spotify gets app happy – reveals its new direction News
30.11.2011 Spotify has revealed its ‘new direction’ – it’s going to be a purveyor of apps that complement your favourite tunes. The music service,which last week revealed 2.5m paying...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Apps Zone, Apps -
Will Google Music change the record for online entertainment? News
17.11.2011 Google last night opened its much-anticipated Google Music store for the cloud, with 13m tracks from major labels EMI, Sony and Universal, and 1,000 independent labels. With... -
Spotify demands Facebook membership in order to join News
26.09.2011 Music service provider Spotify has made a controversial decision to only allow users to sign up if they have a Facebook account. Does Facebook now own Spotify’s soul? -
Facebook’s massive makeover – social will never be the same again News
22.09.2011 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has completely revamped, rewritten and redrawn Facebook’s Social Graph, adding new possibilities with a new profile page experience called Timeline... -
How cloud entertainment will burst the digital stratosphere News
20.09.2011 All eyes will be on Facebook’s developer conference F8 this week to see what Facebook is really planning around a digital entertainment hub in the cloud. My guess is this will...Tags: Cloud Computing, Entertainment, Digital Media, Games, Books, Movies, Music, Apple, iCloud, Spotify, iPad