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Google's bid to save the music industry, one search at a time
Google's new "music search feature" -- that's the official name, although some folks have been calling it "OneBox" -- is like a relief pitcher arriving in the middle of a game with his team trailing. It can help expose millions of people to legitimate Internet music outlets, which will help ...
Official Google Blog: Making search more musical
Official Google Blog: Making search more musical
googleblog.blogspot.com — Every day we get millions of search queries about music. You want to know more about your... favorite artists, find that new album or iconic song or figure out the name of that tune stuck in your head. In fact, according to Insights for Search, two of ... (more) Official Google Blog: Making search more musical
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youtube.com — Our new music search feature makes it easy to find music. Just search for an artist, album,... song or even a few lyrics to get song previews from our partners. (more) Google Music Search Feature (video)
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Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0
googlemobile.blogspot.com — (cross-posted on the Official Google Blog ) Since 2005, millions of people have relied on Google Maps... for mobile to get directions on the go. However, there's always been one problem: Once you're behind the wheel, a list of driving directions just ... (more) Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0
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Contentinople: — ... , to lackluster reviews. Now, when users enter a music-related query into the search engine, the results will include audio previews from MySpace (iLike) or Lala, and show related links from Pandora, iMeem, and Rhapsody. Critics so far have said that Google still has some work to do , as some queried information, ...

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