Spotify buys music discovery app Tunigo
Spotify has acquired the music app Tunigo, which helps users discover Spotify playlists and browse music and music-related news. Read more »
For Twitter, it’s about creating an effective Discover tab — for #Music
Twitter’s new music app could be a great discovery tool, if the company can figure out how to make the recommendations effective — a challenge they’ve struggled with since the beginning. Read more »
Shuffler.fm brings blog-based music discovery to iPad
Shuffler.fm finally released its official iPad app for public consumption in the App Store on Tuesday, after talking about its plans for an Apple tablet version first in August. The music discovery tool pulls its content from music blogs, combining them in a Flipboard-style experience. Read more »
Hey look, Exfm is like Ping, but useful!
A new iPhone app released on Thursday brings a music social network to the iPhone. Not for the first time, mind you, but it does get a lot of things right that previous offerings, including Apple’s own Ping, haven’t yet been able to nail down. Read more »
What Next for Last.fm, the Great Survivor?
In the four years since CBS bought online radio service Last.fm, the site hasn’t changed radically. Now, however, the London-based music service is looking for its second act — and product chief Matthew Hawn tells GigaOM what that might mean. Read more »
