Monday, December 23rd | Auto Shazam
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Monday, December 23rdAuto ShazamYes, that does sound like a spell or a maybe your grandfather's favorite catch phrase. But this story caught our eye because it highlights a trend we're likely to see flourish in 2014. As Gigaom put it, "the rise of the always-on microphone" and products whose functionality is triggered solely by certain sounds or words.More on this and other top stories from the week below. Also, don't forget to go claim your vine URL... no news yet on when twitter will launch the vine web profiles, but we're interested in the idea of online vine galleries that make it easier to search and find "vined" content.
Star Trek v. Star Trak: Pharrell Interviews Leonard Nimoy
via SoundCtrl
Cornell Researchers 3D Print a Loudspeaker via SoundCtrl
YouTube’s Musiconomy: An Infographic by VideoInk via SoundCtrl
A (Friendly) Industry Debate on Digital Music News
via SoundCtrl
Shazam adds automatic music and TV show recognition to its iPhone app via Gigaom
Someone Had to Invent Karaoke—This Guy Did via The Atlantic
10 Artists You Should Have Known In 2013 via NPR Music
With $2.2M In New Funding, SeatGeek Acquires And Shuts Down Ticketing Competitor FanSnap via TechCrunch
Vine opens up vanity URL reservations for verified Twitter users via The Next Web
Artists Angry with TuneCore and INDmusic Over YouTube Claims via Billboard
Who Needs Labels? Midem Interviews Horst Weidenmuller of !K7 via SoundCtrl
More people want digital music for Christmas via NME