Tag: STORE

iLike, the popular social music service that took Facebook by storm, has always featured free 30-second preview clips of songs, but now they're getting into the business of selling full-length mp3 files. Prices are comparable to what we're used to from iTunes: songs range from 89 cents to $1.29. Songs that are available for purchase will have a "buy" button next to them in your profile. The ...

Microsoft is preparing to launch a chain of retail stores. Apple has had its own stores for a while, but while Apple has a whole line of hardware and software products to sell, Microsoft is first and foremost a software company. Sure, Microsoft could fill store shelves with Zune portable media players and Xbox 360 video game consoles. But it sounds like Microsoft will work out partnerships with ...

After about three years of preparing and attempting to get into the digital music business, Target is finally offering digital music (320kbps MP3) for download. Currently the only album available is the latest John Legend album "Live From Philadelphia" with SonyBMG as the label. The album is a Target exclusive, so you'll need to shop there if you're lookin' to score the latest of Legend, but ...

It's been a little over two months since Amazon launched its MP3 Download store, and the site's still around. So how is it doing? Well, Amazon hasn't publicly announced any numbers yet, but billboard speculates Amazon's captured about 3% of the digital download market and 6% of the physical CD market. Considering that it hasn't even been three months since Amazon's digital music store opened ...

Is there a better way to end a long week than to sit down in front of the screen and do a little shopping? For some, maybe, but how about when you get good deals? Shopping online. We all do it out of convenience and the fact that we are able to surf around for the best deals from the comfort of our own homes. RetailMeNot is a website that compiles coupons from major online retailers and makes ...

In an effort to get back in to the number three spot, Amazon has announced that they will begin selling MP3's next month. Apple stole the number three spot away from Amazon, but Amazon has plans to get it back. The online store will soon be offering songs in MP3 format, giving consumers that extra choice with hopes that will boost their bottom line. The alternative to iTunes is said be launching ...

Google Checkout has a lot of competition, with you know who (eBay and PayPal) so they have to stay atop their game if they want to make buyers and sellers happy with their transactions. The Google Checkout team has announced that they have made a few slight adjustments to their seller website amidst some user feedback. So what have they done? Made it easier to navigate, added some reference ...

Cellfish is a simple online tool that lets PC users store information in a special online locker, then retrieve them later on mobile devices. When logged into this social network site, you get your own page, like any other social network, and can hook up with friends, so let's just forget about that aspect of the site and get onto the usable part, the Cellfish locker. Users can upload information ...

If you're currently using DivShare to store, host and share files you should be pretty excited about this new feature. And if you don't use this DivShare's free service, it could make you want to start. DivShare launched a Power Uploader application that adds simplicity to the whole uploading process. This new tool provides users with a drag and drop interface with folder tree and file previews ...

Coming out of a private beta, Scribd lets users share and store their stuff, because we all have a lot of stuff to share. Scribd's users can upload Text files, PDF's, MP3's, MS Office files into a public database. Descriptions and tags can than be attached to the ever-growing database of stuff, making it easier for other users to find, categorize, and vote on. Once uploaded, any items can then be ...

digg_url = 'http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2007/03/08/online-music-stores-tie-up-your-money-why/'; Many digital music stores have a written policy to temporarily remove a certain amount of money from your bank account, to verify your worthiness to purchase music from them. Some stores tie up as much as $20/day when I buy a track. Is it that they enjoy the increased emotional stability of ...

After helping thousands of internet users to download illegal copies of music, movies, and software over the last few years, BitTorrent is going legit. The BitTorent Entertainment Network launches Monday, with official support from content producers including Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, MTV, Paramount, MGM, and Lions Gate. The store will feature about 3,000 movies at launch, and several ...

Photobucket is set to make an announcement that will allow users of its personal media management service -- which stores and shares images and videos -- a way to utilize flash to edit video's online. The free service is said to be open in beta this month to premium customers, and rolled out to everyone in March. The web based video editor will be timeline based and allow users to mix photos and ...

Zlio helps users to start up an online store, quick and easy, and even if you don't have any stock to sell, Zlio can hook you up. Zlio has a stock catalog of thousands of products that you can start selling in your free shop. The US version of this French site launched yesterday, with the French version that launched early last year. When users sign up for stores, they pick their own unique URL, ...

There are a lot of file sharing/hosting/storing sites out there. A lot. So one of my first predictable questions for DivShare co-founder David Altschul was of course, "Why use DivShare?" His answer: "DivShare sets itself apart from other free file hosts in a number of distinct ways, most notably in that we offer unlimited uploads and downloads, no waiting lines for files, auto image galleries, no ...