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The three keys to Shazam!’s box-office success are a testament to zigging when everyone else zags

Shazam!’s counterintuitive path to popularity is an object lesson in pursuing originality in a universe dominated with world-building

The three keys to Shazam!’s box-office success are a testament to zigging when everyone else zags

Innovation By Design

Neural Networks Are The New Apps

Google spent years building Shazam-style functionality into the Pixel’s operating system. It may be where smartphones are heading.

Neural Networks Are The New Apps

Report: Apple is buying audio recognition app Shazam

Now That Shazam Has Your Ear, It Wants Your Eyes, Too

The app is expanding beyond music to make TV watching a more interactive experience.

Now That Shazam Has Your Ear, It Wants Your Eyes, Too

Shazam’s iPhone App Automatically Hears And IDs Sounds You Might Miss

Shazam has updated its iPhone app to let it listen all the time, IDing music you hear on the move or on TV.

Shazam’s iPhone App Automatically Hears And IDs Sounds You Might Miss

MTV Just Launched A Shazam Competitor

Use Shazam To Vote For Your Favorite X Factor Contestants

Sound Search, Vignettes, and YouTube: Google Glass Gets An Update

Shazam Music ID App Gets $40 Million To Boost Its TV Integration

A New Shazam Tool Tells Advertisers When Ads Are Most Effective

See a Music Channel Challenge Shazam In A Different Kind Of Epic Rap Battle

Google Now Introduces Automatic Boarding Passes, Barcode Scanning, Song ID, And More

Why HBO, NBC, and Comcast Are Betting On A Startup To Power Their Second Screens

Mobile devices are moving audiences and advertisers away from the television set. But can they also help bring them back? Zeebox’s second-screen solution makes live programming more fun and potentially more profitable.

Why HBO, NBC, and Comcast Are Betting On A Startup To Power Their Second Screens

Why Is Pinterest Poking Around In TV Land?

“We met with Pinterest, and they were asking us where we thought the connection between Pinterest and TV could be,” says Lisa Hsia, EVP of digital for cable channel Bravo.

Why Is Pinterest Poking Around In TV Land?

Shazam Already Helps You Discover Music, Now It Wants To Help You Discover TV Advertising

Starting today, you can Shazam any TV show on any channel. And advertisers hope you’ll soon be doing the same for commercials.

Shazam Already Helps You Discover Music, Now It Wants To Help You Discover TV Advertising

Shazam Expands Its Repertoire To Work Its Magic On TV Shows

Your Future TV Is Not About Tele-Vision

And the industry is on the verge of huge changes. Look to your phone and tablet apps to find out how.

Your Future TV Is Not About Tele-Vision

How Shazam Uses Its 5 Billion Tags To Predict Your Summer Hits

Shazam’s massive flow of data makes the app the true musical discovery vox populi–and resurrects the old-time feeling of “crate digging.”

How Shazam Uses Its 5 Billion Tags To Predict Your Summer Hits

And Shazam! 5 Billion Songs, TV Ads, And Shows Tagged

Shazam Partners With NBC Olympics To Deliver Social TV Content

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