Google confirmed late last night that it is set to launch an online music service at its annual Google I/O developers conference Tuesday.
A Google spokeswoman told Computerworld the company is unveiling what's been dubbed Music Beta by Google during the opening day of the conference, which is being held in San Francisco.
The news will answer months of speculation that Google has been working on a cloud-based music service. Industry analysts have long speculated that Google could be developing a social network, and that music could play a big role in it.
"Certainly, this could be social because you could share what you're listening to with all your friends," said Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group. "This certainly could be used as a first step to Google starting a social network."
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216558/
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A Google spokeswoman told Computerworld the company is unveiling what's been dubbed Music Beta by Google during the opening day of the conference, which is being held in San Francisco.
The news will answer months of speculation that Google has been working on a cloud-based music service. Industry analysts have long speculated that Google could be developing a social network, and that music could play a big role in it.
"Certainly, this could be social because you could share what you're listening to with all your friends," said Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group. "This certainly could be used as a first step to Google starting a social network."
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216558/
