Shazam has attracted 50
million users since launch, according to figures supplied by the
company Wednesday. Shazam has also scored a funding round involving
Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (Google, Amazon) as well as previous
backers Acacia Capital and DN Capital.
Venture capital
investments bumped 17.5 percent to $7.7 billion during the recent
quarter, according to a tally supplied by TechCrunch. Additionally,
the figures reveal that M&A activity is gaining sharply.
Departing
Orchard CEO Greg Scholl will soon oversee local media platforms at NBC
Universal, reporting into Local Media president John Wallace. The new
gig starts November 2nd.
Twitter is taking fresh steps to crack
down on spam accounts. Users can flag suspicious followers, and
Twitter staff will check the suspect accounts.
Wikia (founded
by Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales) has now acquired LyricWiki, a licensed
collection of song lyrics. "LyricWiki's song catalog may be the most
comprehensive in the industry," said Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia. The
deal involves royalty payouts through Gracenote, according to the companies.
BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart (a/o February 10th):
1. “What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger),” Kelly Clarkson
2. “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
3. “Turn Me On,” David Guetta
4. “Rack City,” TYGA
5. “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
6. “Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast
7. “Young, Wild & Free,” Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
8. “Domino ,” Jessie J
9. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO
10. “Ass Back Home ,” Gym Class Heroes
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