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Search Engine Watch
August 23, 2005
Gary Price |
A Closer Look at Yahoo Audio Search Yahoo's recently released audio search engine is an impressive tool for both searcher and music/audio junkies, but this first beta release has rough edges and there is still room for improvement.   |
Home Theater
April 10, 2009 |
iTunes Ditches DRM Apple will eliminate digital rights management from all songs sold through iTunes. |
Home Theater
August 10, 2007
Mark Fleischmann |
Universal to Test No-DRM Downloads Universal Music Group, the world's largest music label, takes a decisive step away from Digital Rights Managed music, and moves closer to a more open DRM-free download retail environment. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Amazon Gets Into World Music Music sales as we know them take another step toward obsolescence, as Amazon.com starts to expand its digital music store to international markets. |
PC Magazine
March 14, 2007
Dan Costa |
DRM Is Dead Sure, the RIAA can sue a handful of students each year and shut down a P2P network every six months, but this is just legal Whac-A-Mole. It doesn't solve the problem. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2005
Shruti Basavaraj |
Yahoo!'s in the Groove It jumps into the digital music market with its Audio search and Music Unlimited service. Branching out into niche markets seems a good way to pull even with the Google domination and keep this search engine chugging. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Strikes a Chord Apple and EMI are hooking up to promote unlocked digital downloads. Is EMI an unlikely first mover among its major-label brethren? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Music Lovers Go Legit Legal music downloading hits a new high over the 2005 holidays. It goes without saying that Apple's iTunes is the elephant in this particular room. |
PC World
January 1, 2003
Michael Gowan |
Make the Most of Your MP3 Player Follow our tips for easy ripping and keeping your player in shape. Plus: We point you to the best music sites. |
InternetNews
May 11, 2005
Tim Gray |
Yahoo Gets Into The Groove Yahoo hopes to add to its greatest hits by offering Yahoo Music Unlimited, an online music subscription service at a bargain price. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Yahoo! Saves the Music Yahoo! is discussing launching the music industry's best chance to wipe out piracy. |
PC World
January 18, 2002
Tom Spring |
Digital Music: Worth Buying Yet? Analysis: Official music sites debut, intended to nudge digital downloads to legitimacy--but they're more trouble than they're worth. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Yahoo To Acquire Musicmatch Yahoo is wading into the online music game with a $160 million cash deal to acquire music software provider Musicmatch. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2005
Tim Gray |
Yahoo Debuts Audio Search Yahoo is testing a new free search engine that will allow users to sift through millions of songs, podcasts, and other audio files provided by a variety of Internet music services. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Amazon Taking Its MP3 Store Global Beginning later this year, Amazon plans to roll out international versions of its DRM-free music store. |
PC World
August 2005
Eric Dahl |
Yahoo Does Portable Music Downloads Yahoo Music Unlimited promises a million songs for about half the cost of competing services. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Sony BMG Opens DRM-Free Content to Amazon Sony BMG's move gives Amazon a new boost in its quest to upend iTunes, but where do the record labels' priorities' really lie? |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Rock On, Amazon Amazon has made it official, announcing that it will launch a digital music service later this year. Unlike most existing storefronts that sell format-protected tunes, Amazon's tracks will be pure MP3 files. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Drops the Digital-Music Shackles Apple lowers the price of its unrestricted song files. If a customer can buy a DRM-protected track on iTunes at $0.99 a pop, or pick up a DRM-free version at a sonically superior bitrate, it's an easy choice. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2011
Michelle Megna |
Apple Making iTunes Cloud Play? Apple may strike a deal with music labels to let iTunes users download purchased music as many times as they want on multiple mobile devices, according to reports. |
InternetNews
December 3, 2007 |
Pressure Mounts on Record Labels to Offer MP3s New promotions, successful tests and retailer demands could spell the end of DRM-protected music. |
Home Theater
August 17, 2007 |
Sympathy for the Devil: 10 Questions for the RIAA Cary Sherman, President of the Recording Industry Association of America answers questions about peer-to-peer file sharing and more. |
PC World
July 2003
Michael Gowan |
Apple's ITunes Music Store Is a Winner Windows users will have to wait for a compatible version, however. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mr. Softy's New Tune Microsoft gets aggressive with its latest digital-download promotion. |
Home Theater
August 17, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
$3.99 Download Makes Arcade Fire #1 Amazon discount propels band to Billboard's top spot. Many consumers will buy downloads if the price is right. |
PC Magazine
November 29, 2006
Rick Broida |
Buying Guide: Online Music Services Two thousand six may well be remembered as the year music subscription services went platinum. |
PC World
November 5, 2001
Tom Spring |
Music Labels Target CD Ripping Claiming to fight piracy, labels test copy protection to keep audio CDs from going digital... |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
DRM May Die? Yahoo! Will online music's digital rights management go the way of the dodo? |
InternetNews
February 27, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
iTunes Grabs No. 2 Spot in Overall Music Sales New market analysis from the NPD Group highlights just how far CDs have fallen. |
Home Toys
June 2006
Scott Bahneman |
Sea Change in the Music Industry Benefits Consumers The digital music revolution is upon us and it's changing the landscape of the music industry as we know it. Accounting for $1.1 billion in 2005 music revenues, online music services now represent six percent of global music sales. |
InternetNews
October 18, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Yahoo Ads Have Room to Grow Yahoo beat analyst estimates, with strong growth from both advertising and paid consumer services including music downloads. The company also has plans for new services, including local search. |
PC Magazine
June 26, 2007
Dan Costa |
No One's Really Winning the Format War Once this format war is over, the industry will come to a sad realization: Most people will never buy high-definition movies on disc. |
Home Theater
June 27, 2008 |
Teens Willing to Pay for Downloads Consumers between the ages of 14 and 24 are willing to pay for downloads, says a new survey. But there are conditions attached to their willingness to pay. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon.com Cranks Up the Music Amazon, the country's leading online retailer, will launch its eagerly anticipated MP3 store in three weeks. The company will be selling songs in the MP3 format, free of digital rights management. Will it take a bite out of Apple? |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Joins the Pod People The Internet giant announces yet another initiative to lure Web surfers. Whether podcasts really catch on or turn out to be an electronic fad, Yahoo!'s foray into podcasting may be fairly futile if Apple continues to dominate the market with iTunes and its currently ubiquitous iPod music player. |
InternetNews
April 7, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Yahoo's New Tune: YouTube, iTunes in Music Site How will the latest digital music strategy for Yahoo play out? |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Ben Elgin |
For Yahoo, Mistrust Is Popping Up Yahoo! could do more to fix adware problems. |
PC World
October 26, 2006
Dan Tynan |
Movie Downloads Are Still a Flop Skipping the video store sounds good, but don't count on it anytime soon. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004 |
Bits & Bites (v23 n12) Next-Gen Music... Radio Room... The New Net... |
InternetNews
January 25, 2011 |
Yahoo Tops Estimates But Sales Slip 4 Percent Yahoo managed to top analysts' estimates in its fourth quarter despite recording a 4 percent dip in total revenue. |
InternetNews
March 10, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Amazon Latest in Video Download Arena? The giant is reportedly thinking about it, but the services, while gaining popularity, are still 'not a slam dunk.' |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: What Is Yahoo! Really Worth? Is Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo! too low, too high, or just right? |
PC World
October 2001
Melissa J. Perenson |
Better Burning A CD-RW drive is only as good as its software. We take five feature-rich mastering packages for a spin... |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: The Future of Yahoo! On the heels of its recent earnings, we ask what the future holds for Yahoo! Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Buy, and Buy Again As digital downloading grows ever more popular, perhaps music distribution -- particularly the physical CD model -- will have to evolve into a niche where there is an emphasis on collectibles rather than commodity. |
PC Magazine
February 25, 2009
Jamie Lendino |
Amazon MP3 (Winter 2009) Amazon's online music sells unrestricted music that's high quality, compatible with almost any player, and often cheaper than what it would cost on iTunes... iLike... Lala... |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Sour Grapes for Google? Is the price right for a Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo!? Would Yahoo! give Microsoft an unfair advantage over Google? Will Yahoo! be to Microsoft what AOL was to Time Warner? These questions are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Jamming to Yahoo! Yahoo! launches a new online music service in an increasingly crowded market. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Universal's Apple Turnover? Universal comes up with a dull strategy to try to tarnish Apple's shine. It's a crucial time for the music industry, but a service that seeks to lock consumers out of hardware and services they've already embraced isn't a surefire approach. |
PC Magazine
August 16, 2006
Robert Lemos |
DRM: The Untold Story For some, DRM stands for Down-Right Maddening. Here's why you should think twice about downloading DRM-protected files. |
