How The Echo Nest Is Powering The Internet's Musical Brain
by: fast company, 2011-09-14 16:20:09 UTC
Music's digital revolution is fueled by one giant database.
Eventually, the most successful music companies may not be the ones that create, play, or sell music. Rather, they may be the ones to collect the most music data. In this race, Somerville, Massachusetts-based the Echo Nest is ahead. It's an ever-growing, easily searchable database (called the Musical Brain) of every possible data point for more than 30 million songs--and it's not for you, or any consumer. "We put it all in the hands of the people who create the new ways that we discover and interact with music," says CEO Jim Lucchese. Right now, that means 7,000-plus app developers, plus some heavy names like MTV. These folks create platforms to sell music, and the Echo Nest takes a cut. Below, a sampling of the services and how versatile music data can be.
Infographic: Melodic Middleman 
[Illustration by Liz Meyer]
A version of this article appears in the October 2011 issue of Fast Company.
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Peter Harper presents Zero Carbon Britain
by: VEIL - Victorian Eco Innovation Lab, 2011-09-07 05:39:19 UTC
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Teewave AR.1 Electric Sportscar
by: Sustainable Design News, 2011-09-22 02:10:53 UTC
Gordon Murray Design and Toray today unveiled a prototype electric sports car named Teewave AR.1
The AR.1 is the result of a commission from Toray for Gordon Murray Design to design, tool and build a fully functioning prototype vehicle which utilises many of Toray's advanced automotive materials in order to achieve Toray's basic concept of an attractive vehicle for everyone.
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by: Sustainable Design News, 2011-09-13 16:32:23 UTC
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The design study BMW Concept e embodies the vision of an electrically powered scooter made by BMW Motorrad.
Increasing limitations in traffic space, growing traffic density as well as both ecological and economical challenges give rise to new demands in the area of private transport in the major conurbation areas in particular.
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by: Sustainable Design News, 2011-09-13 16:17:30 UTC
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Debbie Millman: Alex Bogusky and John Bielenberg Audio Interview on Design Matters with Debbie Millman
by: Design Observer: Main Posts, 2011-09-30 17:54:49 UTC
In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Alex Bogusky and John Bielenberg discuss branding, global warming, and impact entrepreneurs.
Report: How Smaller Companies Profit From Sustainability
by: Environmental Leader, 2011-09-30 14:59:09 UTC
Sustainability is a growing priority among small- and medium-sized businesses – and according to three national accounting bodies, more than half of surveyed businesses will have a sustainability strategy in place in two years’ time. In a joint survey, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and [...]
patrick martinez: click immaterial lamp
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turn any computer monitor into a mood lamp with a custom digital incandescent bulb available for download.
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antoine fritsch: t2o bamboo electrical bike
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2011-09-30 07:30:00 UTC
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MIT Unveils Artificial Leaf That Creates Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight
by: Inhabitat , 2011-09-30 16:59:48 UTC
MIT researchers just officially unveiled a device that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The device builds upon a breakthrough hydrogen producing technology developed in 2008, and they are calling it an “artificial leaf” because of it capacity to create chemical fuels directly from sunlight. The cell is also made from common materials like silicon, cobalt and nickel, which means that the “leaf” could potentially be mass-produced. If the technology proves itself it could create hydrogen fuel directly from the sun, which could be used for transportation, heating, and running fuel cells for electricity. Check out a video of the leaf’s bubbling action by reading on.
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