Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Dec 3, 2014

Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, December 3, 2014

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Billboard releases the first streaming numbers after deciding to incorporate them into its charts. What will the results mean for music companies and musicians? Plus, Lama Nachman, senior staff researcher in Intel Labs Interaction and Experience Research, joins us to talk about Intel’s approach to designing accessibility technology. And we look at how renewable energy costs compare to fossil fuel costs – and why they’re going down.

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Billboard 200 will now account for streamed music

Dec 3, 2014
But how much will it change album rankings?

Billboard releases the first streaming numbers after deciding to incorporate them into its charts. What will the results mean for music companies and musicians? Plus, Lama Nachman, senior staff researcher in Intel Labs Interaction and Experience Research, joins us to talk about Intel’s approach to designing accessibility technology. And we look at how renewable energy costs compare to fossil fuel costs – and why they’re going down.

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