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Sean Parker: 'I Probably Underestimated How Big Facebook Was'
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 1:43pm | 395Read More...First president of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Napster founder, Sean Parker, was on Bloomberg TV Thursday to discuss Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s new service, Apple Music, and whether Facebook has become too big to innovate. Here is what he said. New Entrants Following Spotify's Lead...
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Sean Parker Thinks We May Be In A 'Valuation Bubble,' But Not A Tech Bubble
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 12:42pm | 400Read More...The NASDAQ Composite (INDEX: .IXIC) is trading at its all-time highs. The last time the index traded at levels above 5,000 was during the tech bubble. So, is this déjà vu? Are we yet again in a tech bubble? First president of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), founder of Napster, an early investor in...
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Move Over Apple, Google's Got Its Own Streaming Service
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 8:08am | 399Read More...Online music streaming has quickly gained popularity over the years with services like Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Spotify expanding their user base. Now, big names like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) are entering the space in hopes of building off of...
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FBR Capital Says Music Streaming Only 'Tip Of The Iceberg' For Apple
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 3:32pm | 377Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has decided to reverse its decision of not playing artists royalties for the three-month trial period of Apple Music after singer Taylor Swift announced on Sunday that she won't allow the tech major to stream songs from her album '1989' for free. Daniel...
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Apple To Taylor Swift: Shake It Off, We'll Pay The Royalties
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 7:58am | 491Read More...After a big push-back from the music industry over its policies relating to the three-month free trial period of its new streaming music service, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has apparently had a change of heart. Following an open letter penned by music superstar Taylor Swift voicing her...
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Taylor Swift Stands Up To Apple
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 7:53am | 276Read More...After famously snubbing Spotify because of the company's royalty payment scheme, Taylor Swift is at it again—this time criticizing Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s new music streaming service. In an open letter to Apple, the pop star apologized to fans for withholding her album,...
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Why Apple Music Could Leave Record Labels 'Completely Screwed'
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 4:00pm | 446Read More...With only two weeks remaining until Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launches its new streaming music service, Apple Music, the company is facing backlash from the music industry about the terms of its initial three-month free trial period. The Telegraph recently reorted that discontent...
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Apple To 'Aggressively' Combat Spotify's 75 Million Users With Apple Music Trial
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 3:09pm | 521Read More...How will Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) respond to Spotify's latest statistics? The streaming music company announced that more than 20 million people now pay for its premium service. An additional 55 million consumers use the free version, which Apple has tried to eliminate. Spotify has also raised...
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How Will Apple Music Impact Spotify?
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 11:41am | 400Read More...Music streaming service Spotify was valued at $8.5 billion in its latest round of funding based on the number of users it has attracted overtime. However, with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launching its own music streaming service, Apple Music, how will Spotify’s user growth be impacted?...
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How's Wall Street Reacting To Day One At WWDC?
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 9:04am | 768Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) began its week-long annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. Here is what some of Wall Street's top analysts are saying on Tuesday. FBR: Streaming Music ‘Front And Center' Daniel Ives commented in a note that so far there have been no "...
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Why Apple Needs To Be 'Seriously' In The Music Streaming Business
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 4:25pm | 383Read More...The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is planning to follow Spotify’s footsteps and launch its own music streaming service. Shelly Palmer of Landmark Ventures was on CNBC Tuesday to weigh in on this. Apple Needs To Seriously Be In The Music...
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Can Apple Convince Spotify Users To Pay $10 A Month For Music?
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 2:42pm | 509Read More...After allegedly attempting to stop Spotify from streaming free music, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly ready to announce its own on-demand streaming music service. Unlike Spotify, Apple's service isn't expected to offer a free listening option. This might explain the firm's...
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4 Tech Stories JP Morgan Is Watching
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 10:48am | 535Read More...In a report published Tuesday, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall detailed four tech related stories he is following. Cisco's Management Shuffle Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced its president for sales and development Rob Lloyd and its president and Chief Operating Officer Gary Moore...
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Is SoundCloud Planning On Competing With Apple And Pandora?
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 9:03am | 360Read More...Berlin-based startup, SoundCloud, is reportedly looking to compete directly with the likes of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P), and Spotify. According to TechCrunch, a leaked contract suggests that that SoundCloud would pay royalties equivalent to 10.5 percent of its...
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How Will Apple's Streaming Music Service Compare?
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 8:22am | 562Read More...Music streaming is growing increasingly more popular as more and more people turn to the Internet for entertainment services. With industry leaders like Spotify AG already boasting 12.5 million loyal users and new entrants like Jay-Z's Tidal making small waves among artists, many wonder just...












