An announcement was made today that Google has acquired Songza, a music streaming service that specializes in predicting the songs users want to hear. The online music space is crowded and fiercely competitive. Songza’s emphasis on context is the key competitive advantage that Google now holds over other companies like Apple and Amazon. Songza is similar to Pandora in that it’s a free, radio-style service. Where they differ is Songza’s focus on playing music that a listener wants to hear at that particular time. Songza uses information about the individual user to select the best playlist for them at that […]
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Google Acquires Songza To Improve Its Music Services by @mattsouthern
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