Search Engine Marketing Blog | Tug » Spotify http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog Search Engine Marketing Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:55:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Oxford University Bans Spotify http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2010/01/18/oxford-university-bans-spotify/ http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2010/01/18/oxford-university-bans-spotify/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:30:05 +0000 David http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/?p=570 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Cherwell.org (Oxford Student News website) report that Oxford University has banned Spotify. The reason for the ban is that it takes up too much bandwidth, so they’ve banned it altogether. See below for a quote from Cherwell:

“Students have expressed their shock this week at OUCS’s decision to ban the popular music sharing website Spotify.

The University’s computing services, OUCS, attributed the ban to the excessive bandwidth that the program requires, especially when so many people are using it.

The decision has not gone down well with students. “I was shocked when I realised there was a total ban,” said Finola Holyoak, a first-year student at Lincoln.

Students were baffled when Spotify suddenly stopped working, and no explanation was sent out as to why such a popular site was banned. A second-year Economics and Management student describing it as “discrimination against music lovers… I hoped that it was a technical glitch, and that the university would be able to fix it. I never realised it was against the rules….”

Related Links: Cherwell.org, Spotify

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]]> http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2010/01/18/oxford-university-bans-spotify/feed/ 0 Spotify Announce Mobile Support for Symbian http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/11/23/spotify-announce-mobile-support-for-symbian/ http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/11/23/spotify-announce-mobile-support-for-symbian/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:54:31 +0000 David http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/11/23/spotify-announce-mobile-support-for-symbian/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Spotify on Symbian - NokiaSpotify have officially announced the launch of their new apps for the Symbian mobile platform. Spotify already have apps on both the iPhone and Android, but this move could create thousands of more paying customers with the mobile dominance that Symbian possesses. See below for a quote from the Spotify Blog:

“Today we’re delighted to announce the launch of Spotify for Symbian. Symbian is the operating system used by a number of smartphones including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung.

Today’s release means that Spotify Mobile is now available on millions more phones, such as the Nokia 6220 Classic, E71 and 5800 XpressMusic models. The application will also run on some of the more popular Sony Ericsson and Samsung smartphones, such as the Samsung GT-I8910 Omnia HD and Sony Ericsson Satio. Symbian is our third launch for Spotify Mobile, along with previously released iPhone and Android versions….”

Related Links: Spotify Blog, Spotify Mobile, Spotify

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]]> http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/11/23/spotify-announce-mobile-support-for-symbian/feed/ 0 Spotify Team up with 3 Mobile http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/10/20/spotify-team-up-with-3-mobile/ http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/10/20/spotify-team-up-with-3-mobile/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:41:48 +0000 David http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/10/20/spotify-team-up-with-3-mobile/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Spotify have announced that they have officialy teamed up with the UK mobile provider 3. With this 3 have announced that their first Android phone (which will include Spotify) will be the HTC Hero; branded by many as the iPhone beater. See below for a quote from the Spotify Blog:

 ”We’re happy to announce that we’ve struck a deal with 3 UK to bring Spotify Mobile to its customers from November. 3 is a great partner for us as it has a long history of bringing popular internet services, such as Skype and Facebook, to its mobile customers.

Spotify Mobile will initially be available on the HTC Hero which will be the first Android handset to launch on 3. If you’re interested in getting more news, head over to the 3’s official site and sign up your email….”

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]]> http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/10/20/spotify-team-up-with-3-mobile/feed/ 0 Spotify Launches on Android Market & Apple App Store http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/09/07/spotify-launches-on-android-market-apple-app-store/ http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/09/07/spotify-launches-on-android-market-apple-app-store/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:51:22 +0000 David http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/09/07/spotify-launches-on-android-market-apple-app-store/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Spotify, the popular music streaming service in Europe has launched its new Mobile Application on the Android Market and Apple’s App Store. The new App allows Spotify Premium members to stream their playlists over both 3G and Wifi and search for artists music just like on the computer application. The 2 Apps merge together perfectly; when you update your playlist on your phone it updates simultaneously on the computer. Spotify launched early 2009 in the UK and grew rapidly to be the nations favourite music player. See below for a quote from the Spotify Blog:

 ”You’ve seen the demos, we’ve gotten the approvals and now Spotify is mobile.

Today we’re really excited to announce that Spotify is available to our premium subscribers for the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android platforms. The Spotify app is downloadable in both Apple’s App Store and the Android Market.

We’ve worked hard to bring you the same great Spotify experience you’re already familiar with to your phone. The mobile apps will allow you to take the entire Spotify catalogue and put it in your pocket. You can use our ‘offline mode’ to make playlists available at all times, even when no connection is available. Perfect for that ride on the tube or long flight across the Atlantic….”

Read more at the Spotify Blog.

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]]> http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/09/07/spotify-launches-on-android-market-apple-app-store/feed/ 0 Spotify Sign New Major Brands http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/spotify-sign-new-major-brands/ http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/spotify-sign-new-major-brands/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:40:52 +0000 David http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/spotify-sign-new-major-brands/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> The new free music delivery service; Spotify, have recently signed new brand deals with big brands including Nike, H&M and Carling. Spotify only launched recently and has quickly expanded with a massive user-base of over 1 million users worldwide. NMA Reported on this new development at the Spotify camp, belows a short extract:

“Nike, Ray-Ban and H&M are to work with Spotify to develop new ad models on the platform. But new media age understands the deals will also see the brands cross-promote the music service within their own web marketing.”

Read the full article at NMA.

You can also find Spotify here.

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