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Geeks&Beats 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 258: The year in streaming, search and, uh, sex

December 18, 2019December 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Pornhub, Search

It was a weird year. And not just that a Canadian tops the streaming charts, the Raptors were the most

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Music News 

Another end-of-the-year summary: Google’s Year in Search

December 13, 2019December 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2019, Google, Search

For the 19th year in a row, Google has published a summary of what Canadians looked for online (on Google,

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Tech 

Google is working on a way to search audio online starting with podcasts

April 27, 2018April 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Google, Search

If you’re looking for anything text-based, Google’s the place to go. Need an image? No problem. Video? You can probably find

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Cool! 

The 2017 JUNO Awards: Trends Uncovered by Google Canada to Predict Winners?

March 20, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Alessia Cara, Arkells, Awards, Billy Talent, Celine Dion, Drake, Google, Junos, Kaytranada, Leonard Cohen, Ruth B, Search, Shawn Mendes, Spirits, Starboy, The Strumbellas, The Weeknd, Tory Lanez, Trends, Views

With the JUNOs approaching in just a few short weeks, guessing the award winners becomes a hot topic. If you

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Gadgets 

Google’s New App Banishes the Bar-Is-Too-Busy Blue

November 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google, Maps, Search

Have you every had your heart set on going to a certain bar only to find that once you get

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Music News 

Google is Testing “Listen Now” Links with Music Searches

October 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google, Search

It’s not happening everywhere and it’s not happening with every music search, but some people have noted that when they

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Radio 

Listen to Radio Online? Then You Should Check Out OnRadio’s Search

November 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Michael Robertson, MP3.com, Onrad.io, OnRadio, Search

If you’re a longtime consumer of online music, you’ll remember Michael Robertson’s groundbreaking MP3.com, a music-sharing service that was sued

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Music News 

Google’s “Year in Search” with Music

December 17, 2014December 17, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2014, Google, Search

When you need to know something about music, you use Google, right? So what kind of music-related things did people

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Tech 

Notice What Google Did There With Tour Dates?

March 14, 2014March 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google, Search, Tour Dates

Try this:  Go to Google’s home page and enter the name of any actively touring band in the search field.

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Tech 

Search Data Scoured from People Watching Last Night’s Grammys

January 27, 2014January 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2014, Bing, Grammys, Search

I received this press release this morning.  It explains what people were searching for (on Bing, not Google) during last

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Music News 

The Most Searched-For Musicians of 2013

December 17, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google, Search, Zeitgeist

Every year around this time, Google releases what they call their Zeitgeist List which ranks what people searched for over

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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