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Mike Isaac in Social on May 7 at 12:17 pm PT
Wilson Miner, the lead designer at streaming music application Rdio, has left the company for a design position at Facebook, according to a message Miner posted from his Twitter account on Monday. Miner was most recently responsible for a complete redesign of the Rdio web application launched at South by Southwest in March, and had been at the company for more than two years. Facebook also recently snagged two other prominent hires to work on design: Ex-YouTuber Margaret Stewart, and Elizabeth Windram, formerly of Quora.
Lauren Goode in Social on February 14 at 7:10 am PT
There’s a reason Stevie didn’t sing “I Just IM’ed to Say I Love You.”
Peter Kafka in Media on December 13, 2011 at 2:00 am PT
Which is many more people than you’d think. Big question: Do those folks want to pay for music?
Lauren Goode in Mobile on December 6, 2011 at 6:40 pm PT
Social music app SoundTracking is launching an Android music app — one that definitely flirts with Spotify and Rdio, but still doesn’t seal the deal.
Liz Gannes in Social on December 5, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
Two and a half months after Facebook promised that a huge revision of its self-expression and sharing tools were coming soon, users and developers are still waiting.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 8, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
Just a couple of Facebook clicks away, courtesy of brands like Budweiser and two-year-old start-up Free All Music.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 1, 2011 at 3:30 am PT
A 4x leap for the music subscription service in a month. Now it has to keep those users, add more, and eventually get a few of them to pay.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 27, 2011 at 3:53 pm PT
Don’t need Sherlock for this one. Follow the money, straight to iTunes.
Peter Kafka in Media on September 14, 2011 at 2:25 pm PT
A few months ago, free music looked dead. Now it’s up and at ‘em. Why now? Ask Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook next Thursday.
