Sonific Heading To The Deadpool: Record Labels Blamed

TechCrunch writes about social music site Sonific:

Sonific, an online music playing servuce similar to Pandora and Seeqpod, is to close May 1 as the company was unable to obtain licensed music rights in a way that made the service viable.

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Odeo Beta Gets Social (That’s Good for Search)

Mashable writes about the social music site Odeo

Odeo is vastly improving its search capabilities, and is layering in some interactive social capabilities as well. Odeo is actually hoping to veer into the social networking realm, not for the sake of creating a social network, but for the enhanced ability to collect feedback from users and offer a communication tool where content creators can communicate easily with their audiences.

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Microsoft Acquires Farecast For $115M

Techcrunch writes about social travel site Farecast:

Farecast is an airfare pricing comparision tool that also uses a predictive algorithm to recommend when you buy your ticket. So the idea is to show the user not just who has the cheapest ticket, but whether or not waiting might make sense as well. The site has also guarantees tickets at its predicted prices for an extra charge.

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TripIt Raises $5.1 Million in Series B Funding

TechCrunch writes about social travel site TripIt:

TripIt’s main goal is to simplify travel. Users need only forward email confirmations from airlines, hotels, and other travel services, and TripIt generates a simplified comprehensive list of travel plans. TripIt recently launched a mobile version of the site, and also features Closeness Matches, which notify users when they are in the same region as a friend.

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Imeem Secures More Funding

Mashable writes about the social music site Imeem:

Imeem, the popular music social network, has secured a new round of funding from Sequoia Capital. According to Paul Bonanos at TheDeal, the amount of funding remains undisclosed, and it is unclear if their previous investor, Morgenthaler Ventures, was involved.

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MyPlayList Combines Flickr And Online Music

Techcrunch writes about the social music site MyPlayList:

MyPlayList, a bootstrapped startup from Agentbleu, a Englishman living in France, combines streamed music and Flickr for a free music service that delivers visual as well as musical abundance.

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PluggedIn Wants to be Hulu For Music Videos

Techcrunch writes about the social music site PuggedIn:

It’s time to make room for one more, and it has the potential to be big. Pluggedin, a music video and community site that sees itself as a Hulu for music, has just launched in public beta. The site’s biggest selling point is its high quality video content, featuring music videos from labels including EMI, Sony BMG, and Universal Music Group, along with a number of independent labels. Pluggedin is hoping to add the last of the ‘big four’ labels, Warner Music, in the near future.

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