Creativity‘Shazam’ director’s delightful video shows us everything we know about test screenings is wrongProlific director David F. Sandberg clears up some common misconceptions about test screenings in this fun animated video.
CreativityThe three keys to Shazam!’s box-office success are a testament to zigging when everyone else zagsShazam!’s counterintuitive path to popularity is an object lesson in pursuing originality in a universe dominated with world-building
Innovation By DesignNeural Networks Are The New AppsGoogle spent years building Shazam-style functionality into the Pixel’s operating system. It may be where smartphones are heading.
NewsReport: Apple is buying audio recognition app ShazamShazam has been around forever—or since 1999, to be exact. The app can listen to and identify audio in music tracks, TV content, and advertisements. Now TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden is reporting that Apple will buy the company in a deal that could be announced as soon as Monday. She adds that one source said the … Continue reading “Report: Apple is buying audio recognition app Shazam”
Work LifeNow That Shazam Has Your Ear, It Wants Your Eyes, TooThe app is expanding beyond music to make TV watching a more interactive experience.
TechShazam’s iPhone App Automatically Hears And IDs Sounds You Might MissShazam has updated its iPhone app to let it listen all the time, IDing music you hear on the move or on TV.
TechMTV Just Launched A Shazam CompetitorThe new MTV Artists app for iOS instantly identifies songs… and launches music videos and purchases concert tickets.
TechUse Shazam To Vote For Your Favorite X Factor ContestantsThe music-tagging app with designs on TV just hit the big time.
TechSound Search, Vignettes, and YouTube: Google Glass Gets An UpdateWith Sound Search, Google eyes a sector currently dominated by Shazam. There are a few other updates, too.
CreativityA New Shazam Tool Tells Advertisers When Ads Are Most EffectiveThe Shazam Engagement Rate analyzes viewers’ engagement with ads in Shazam to reflect which campaigns perform the best, on which channels, and at what time of day.
CreativitySee a Music Channel Challenge Shazam In A Different Kind Of Epic Rap BattleFrench music channel Trace apparently subscribes to the idea that in order to be the man, you’ve got to beat the man. And by man, we mean machine.
TechGoogle Now Introduces Automatic Boarding Passes, Barcode Scanning, Song ID, And MoreThe new updates add even more personal, contextualized touches to Google Now, which is rapidly becoming Android’s Swiss Army knife.
TechWhy HBO, NBC, and Comcast Are Betting On A Startup To Power Their Second ScreensMobile 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.
TechWhy 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.
TechShazam Already Helps You Discover Music, Now It Wants To Help You Discover TV AdvertisingStarting today, you can Shazam any TV show on any channel. And advertisers hope you’ll soon be doing the same for commercials.
TechShazam Expands Its Repertoire To Work Its Magic On TV ShowsJoy for couch potato social media freaks as Shazam’s 250 million subscribers will now be able to use the app to boost their TV trivia knowledge
TechYour Future TV Is Not About Tele-VisionAnd the industry is on the verge of huge changes. Look to your phone and tablet apps to find out how.
CreativityHow Shazam Uses Its 5 Billion Tags To Predict Your Summer HitsShazam’s massive flow of data makes the app the true musical discovery vox populi–and resurrects the old-time feeling of “crate digging.”
Co.DesignMillions of plastic COVID-19 tests end up in landfills. This biodegradable test could be a game-changer