http://showpopr.com/news/tech.rss A website that enhances the concert experience. en-us Adding another social network to your day can feel like the straw that broke the camel's back. But more and more stats are suggesting that you ignore Google+ at your peril. It took Facebook almost a year to reach … lydiash Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:10:02 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Not_On_Google_Its_Growing_Faster_Than_Early_Facebook_Did_CHART http://showpopr.com/Not_On_Google_Its_Growing_Faster_Than_Early_Facebook_Did_CHART Shazam, the fourth-most-popular iOS app of all time, plans to let Superbowl viewers tag the audio coming out of their television sets on Sunday. Tagging audio essentially provides links to online content through … gyaeger Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:22 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Shazam_To_Offer_Exclusive_Content_For_Fans_Tagging_Songs_During_Super_Bowl http://showpopr.com/Shazam_To_Offer_Exclusive_Content_For_Fans_Tagging_Songs_During_Super_Bowl Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University. lydiash Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:26:20 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Facebook_Files_For_IPO_Hopes_to_Raise_5_Billion http://showpopr.com/Facebook_Files_For_IPO_Hopes_to_Raise_5_Billion Three of The Pirate Bay's founders won't be able to argue their case before the Sweden Supreme Court. Earlier today, the court announced that it won't hear an appeal by Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundstrom … smokeydesperado Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:58:33 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Swedish_high_court_rejects_Pirate_Bay_appeal http://showpopr.com/Swedish_high_court_rejects_Pirate_Bay_appeal A scheduled purging of Megaupload’s data was tentatively shelved Tuesday to give its millions of account holders an opportunity to attempt to retrieve their content from the file-sharing service, whose top officials … smokeydesperado Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:58:30 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Megaupload_server_purge_delayed http://showpopr.com/Megaupload_server_purge_delayed The iTunes Store is great. But in the negotiations between music executives and Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the latter certainly came out on top, according to Warner Music Group chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr. ghostny Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:31:19 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Edgar_Bronfman_Jr_Steve_Jobs_got_the_best_of_us http://showpopr.com/Edgar_Bronfman_Jr_Steve_Jobs_got_the_best_of_us The sky is falling...the music industry continues to live a “Chicken Little” scenario. At least, that’s how Paul Adler describes it on Music Think Tank. Many in the industry think that the business model of the self … eleanorpryor Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:54:09 +0000 http://showpopr.com/One_For_All_Or_All_For_One_Solo_vs_The_Band_In_The_Age_Of_Social_Media http://showpopr.com/One_For_All_Or_All_For_One_Solo_vs_The_Band_In_The_Age_Of_Social_Media -- Facebook may file with the SEC on Wednesday to raise $5 billion through an initial public stock offering, according to a report at International Financing Review. A $5 billion IPO is lower than recent predictions … smokeydesperado Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:42:48 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Business_Matters_Is_Facebook_Filing_a_5_Billion_IPO_Wednesday http://showpopr.com/Business_Matters_Is_Facebook_Filing_a_5_Billion_IPO_Wednesday In one exchange, MegaUpload managers fretted via Skype IM chat in 2007 that founder Kim Dotcom wasn't "safe with his money" and "the current situation is a bit risky," according to documents U … smokeydesperado Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:38:17 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Feds_We_obtained_Megaupload_conversations_with_search_warrant http://showpopr.com/Feds_We_obtained_Megaupload_conversations_with_search_warrant In just four months, Facebook has become a major player in music streaming. Since the launch of Facebook Music in September, the social-networking giant has helped Spotify skyrocket to over 3 million users in the … Harlems Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:22:11 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Facebooks_Dan_Rose_Talks_Music_App_Economy_Skrillex_MIDEM_Keynote_QampA http://showpopr.com/Facebooks_Dan_Rose_Talks_Music_App_Economy_Skrillex_MIDEM_Keynote_QampA Public Enemy founder and Bomb Squad producer Hank Shocklee evangelized for Apple's disruptive effects on the music industry, then performed on some Apple products of his own during a headlining gig at the 27th annual … Harlems Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:39:53 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Macworld_iWorld_Pumps_Up_Volume_for_Music_Fans_Artists_and_Companies http://showpopr.com/Macworld_iWorld_Pumps_Up_Volume_for_Music_Fans_Artists_and_Companies