This day in search marketing history: January 23
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Topic: Warner Music Group
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 30, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yelp Adds Restaurant Menus (And Images) Following on the heels of Foursquare, YP and a few others in the local segment Yelp is adding restaurant menu information and pricing. With the […]
Google Takes On iTunes, Amazon With New Music Store
To virtually no one’s surprise, Google today announced the launch of a digital music store that integrates with its existing cloud-based music storage locker. And that locker service is officially out of beta with today’s announcement. The Google Music Store exists in the Android Market alongside app, book and movie stores. It’s available in the […]
Rumor: Google To Launch Cloud-Based Music Store?
In May Google launched Google Music, a cloud-based streaming music app that allows for music backups and streaming to phones and other devices. Rumors have been swirling that Google will use this product to create an online MP3 store to compete against Apple and Amazon. The WSJ reports that Google has been in licensing talks […]
Online Music Videos Make A Comeback
I want my, I want my, I want my OMV (Online Music Video)… Yes, that’s right! Popular music videos are about to make a comeback, not on the original music TV station per se, but on the most popular online video web site, YouTube. With just a quick query search and a click of the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 21, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Q2 Earnings: $1.57B, Down 13 Percent Vs. 2008 Yahoo announced second quarter earnings of $1.57 billion this afternoon. Compared with the same period a year ago, earnings were down 13 […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 23, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Baidu Beats Music Labels In Music Copyright Case Again
Beijing court sides with Baidu in music piracy case from the AFP reports that Baidu has won a copyright case in a Beijing appeals court against the music labels. The court upheld the decision that Baidu is not guilty of property rights infringement for displaying links to web sites that are offering illegal music downloads.
Search Year 2007: Search News, In Review
Each month, I compile Search Month — a recap of all the stories that have happened relating to search, categorized by topic. I thought it would be fun to take all the Search Months over the past year and produce this edition of Search Year 2007. It was far more work than I imagined, but […]
YouTube Initiates Monetization Strategy With Transparent Video ‘Overlays’
People have been speculating about how YouTube would eventually monetize video streams, as opposed to page views. The answer comes in the form of an innovative approach that involves almost transparent animated flash “overlays” that will appear on selected videos. It’s an attempt to balance the competing demands of an unencumbered user experience with the […]
The Big Viacom Sues GOOG & YouTube Roundup
Yesterday, news came out about Viacom suing Google for $1 billion over alleged video copyright infringement on YouTube. With some dust settling, I thought it would be helpful to recap some of the analysis out there. I’m pulling this roundup mostly from coverage you’ll find on Techmeme. Come along, and we’ll go through the official […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 7, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Yahoo China Sued For Linking To Unlicensed Music
Yahoo! China sued for alleged copyright breach at Reuters reports that Yahoo China has been sued by Warner Music Group Corp. and other music giants for linking to “unlicensed music.” The case was filed in early January by “11 companies and seeks damages of 5.5 million yuan ($710,686).” In November of last year, music publishers […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 23, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google To Test New Video Ads From BMG and Warner Music Group Over AdSense Network
The Google AdSense blog announced that Google is to test new video ads on the AdSense network from content providers such as Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. AdWeek reports that the ads are to be tested for four-weeks, and have already begun. InformationWeek informs us that the ads will be “billed on […]
YouTube’s Growth Worries Media Giants
YouTube brings out media giants’ competitive claws from the International Herald Tribune takes a look at how YouTube is threatening the large media companies, such as NBC, News Corp., Viacom and CBS. As YouTube continues to grow, especially with the $1.65 billion acquisition by Google, these media companies are now having second thoughts about distributing […]