Tag archive: iLike

Internet giant Google is getting into the music business, integrating a new music search feature directly into its primary Web search capabilities. Now, searching for song titles, artists, albums, and even bits of lyrics will turn up audio previews of matching songs—along with links to purchase the song. And for folks who don't quite know exactly what they're looking for, Google will also display links that can help users… Read More

Super-group R.E.M. has announced it will debut its new album Accelerate via the social networking service iLike beginning March 24, six days before th album is due to hhit retailers. The entire album will be available for streaming and sharing between iLike users in a “worldwide listening party” through March 26; in addition, R.E.M. will record an exclusive video message for fans introducing and discussing the album.… Read More

The founders of long-running independent music Web site GarageBand.com have taken the wraps off iLike, a new social music discovery service which integrates directly with Apple's iTunes jukebox application, enabling users to discover new music and share their favorite music with friends. The basic idea behind iLike is that users install the iLike Sidebar for iTunes (available for Windows XP and Mac OS X); the sidebar adds a Buddy… Read More