“Apple watchers know we’ve come a long way since 2014,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld, “which means developers at WWDC 2015 on June 8-12 will get to explore a host of new technologies they didn’t know existed last year.” Evans writes, “Each is interesting in isolation, but together they comprise a program of platform potential…
“Apple won’t take the wraps off of its upcoming Beats-based music streaming service at its March 9 ‘Spring Forward’ event, according to music industry sources briefed on the launch timeline,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac. “Instead, Apple currently plans to introduce the service, at least in beta form, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in…
“Apple’s reputation, products, and imagery have coalesced into a brand, a mark that’s burned (as in the word’s origin) into the collective consciousness,” Jean-Louis Gassée writes for Monday Note. “Last year, Forbes called Apple the world’s most valuable brand.” “At Apple… the product, not the brand, is the hero. Apple’s ads focus on the product,…
“Apple has acquired U.K. media data startup Semetric, the company behind the Musicmetric music analytics platform,” Paul Sawers reports for VentureBeat. “If you’ve never heard of Semetric before, it’s perhaps become best known for Musicmetric, a platform that garners data about the popularity of musicians online, scraping everything from Facebook to Twitter and BitTorrent. It…
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“Apple has been beefing up its music analytics in the run-up to the expected launch of its music service,” Lisa Fleisher reports for The Wall Street Journal. “Apple recently purchased London-based Semetric, which produces an analytics service that tracks music sales, illegal downloads and social-networking mentions, a person familiar with the acquisition said. Terms of…
