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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
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 Posted - 12/16/2005 : 09:45:26
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In Google's Search Quality Product Manager's blog, he talks about a new feature they've added for searching music. He says, "Now you can search for a popular artist name, like the Beatles or the Pixies, and often Google will show some information about that artist, like cover art, reviews, and links to stores where you can download the track or buy a CD via a link at the top of your web search results page."
I suppose it's just kind of cool to read someone say "the Beatles or the Pixies..." but presumably as more press gets wind of this (I think it was released yesterday) it'll probably be quoted a lot.
If nothing else, well, it's worth checking out the feature. They do something similar for movies that I just found out about last week too, also worth a check out.
Here's the blog:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/searching-for-music.html
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 06:31:51
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I like that....'The Beatles or The Pixies', of course, they're in the same league!!
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chineselover
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 06:36:30
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 07:08:10
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Here's a cople of news items about it:
http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/12/15/afx2396385.html
AFX News Limited
Google adds music to search functions
12.15.2005, 08:11 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Google said it was moving into music with a new Internet search function for users seeking lyrics and information about their favorite performers.
'Now you can search for a popular artist name, like the Beatles or the Pixies, and often Google will show some information about that artist, like cover art, reviews, and links to stores where you can download the track or buy a CD,' Google produce manager David Alpert said in a blog on the site of the Internet giant.
'We do this sort of thing a lot -- adding a bit of special information to results for important searches. For example, we have movie show times and stock quotes. The more information we can make easily accessible with a simple search, the better.'
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http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Google-Now-Offering-Music-Search/story.xhtml?story_id=10000B5XZO6G
Google Now Offering Music Search
By Walaika K. Haskins
December 16, 2005 1:30PM
"The nice thing about Google's implementation is that it links to other stores, including MSN music and iTunes," said Yankee Group analyst Nitin Gupta. "It will also return links to stores that sell CDs, such as CD Universe, and in many cases it will tell you how much the album costs at each of these stores."
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) announced this week that it intends to make searches for online music a bit easier for its users.
The new music-search feature will return a wide array of relevant information on music-related topics, such as artist biographies, song information, and even the retailers who are selling music downloads and CDs.
"A few of us decided to try to make the information you get for [music] searches even better, so we created a music search feature," David Alpert, Google's search quality product manager, wrote in a blog entry.
Only by Artist Name
According to the company, the new feature will function in the same manner as the company's movie and weather searches, with links placed at the top of the page for related information.
Currently, the music-search feature will return results on popular artists in the U.S. and a limited number of artists from other countries. However, the search giant plans to expand those groups to include classical music and less well-known performers.
"Now you can search for a popular artist name like the Beatles or the Pixies and often Google will show some information about that artist, like cover art, reviews, and links to stores where you can download the track or buy a CD via link at that top of your Web search-results page," Alpert wrote.
The only kink users might find in the service is that the search must be performed by artist name, not album. In a preemptive response to potential criticism, Alpert explained in his blog that the artist-name restriction applies because "there are many album names and songs which are also plain English words" and users might or might not be looking for information related to those words.
As Google gains more knowledge about what type of music information users want, the company will be able to expand search parameters to include more kinds of queries.
Joining the Crowd
While Google is making headlines with this new venture, online music searches are nothing new. Search competitors Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) and MSN already offer music searches, but they focus on pointing to content from their own music stores.
Not only does Google provide information from a host of music retailers, but the search portal is encouraging music store owners who would like to be listed to get in touch with the company for placement.
"The nice thing about Google's implementation is that it links to other stores, including MSN music and iTunes," said Yankee Group analyst Nitin Gupta. "It will also return links to stores that sell CDs, such as CD Universe, and in many cases it will tell you how much the album costs at each of these stores." |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 10:07:28
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There's a similar Pixies mention in the current issue of Esquire mag. It's cool to see these pop culture mentions all these years later.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 12/20/2005 : 14:34:51
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http://www.dvd-recordable.org/Article2345.phtml
Google Now Searchs for Music
Posted Dec 19, 2005 - 05:05 PM
Google said it was moving into music with a new Internet search function for users seeking lyrics and information about their favorite performers.
"Now you can search for a popular artist name, like the Beatles or the Pixies, and often Google will show some information about that artist, like cover art, reviews, and links to stores where you can download the track or buy a CD," Google produce manager David Alpert said in a blog on the site of the Internet giant.
"We do this sort of thing a lot -- adding a bit of special information to results for important searches. For example, we have movie show times and stock quotes. The more information we can make easily accessible with a simple search, the better."
A test version of the service was expected to be online Thursday, Google said.
"Right now the music search feature mostly works for artists popular in the US and a more limited number of artists from other countries, but we plan to expand it to classical music, worldwide artists, and lesser-known performers, Alpert said. "Our list of music stores will also grow over time." |
Edited by - Carl on 12/20/2005 14:35:29 |
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