Google's new ONEBOX
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Search giant Google has entered the online music market with a new service for finding and buying music online.
The US-only service allows people to search using song titles, artists or using snippets of lyrics and will also stream sought-after tracks.
When users search using OneBox a pop-up widget powered by iLike or Lala offers to play the entire song.
A MySpace box allows people to buy MP3s of the tracks and also highlights music videos and other information, such as upcoming concerts by the artists.
The firm already offer free downloads of licensed music tracks in China and has said it was now trying to find partners in other countries to take the new music model international.
hmmm to buy or not to buy? that is the question.
It's already quite risky using bank details or anything to do with money over the internet to buy things, so when offered the chance to download a song for free, or purchase the exact same song for a small amount, what would you do?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8331290.stm
The US-only service allows people to search using song titles, artists or using snippets of lyrics and will also stream sought-after tracks.
When users search using OneBox a pop-up widget powered by iLike or Lala offers to play the entire song.
A MySpace box allows people to buy MP3s of the tracks and also highlights music videos and other information, such as upcoming concerts by the artists.
The firm already offer free downloads of licensed music tracks in China and has said it was now trying to find partners in other countries to take the new music model international.
hmmm to buy or not to buy? that is the question.
It's already quite risky using bank details or anything to do with money over the internet to buy things, so when offered the chance to download a song for free, or purchase the exact same song for a small amount, what would you do?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8331290.stm
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