Bits & Bytes 12/23

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