Remember Shazam? App is valued at $1 billion

Remember Shazam? One of the first apps every advertised for the App Store, Shazam was seen on a television commercial for the Apple iPhone 3G. Once the app is loaded on your phone, you can put it next to the source of a particular song and Shazam tells you the name of the tune and displays real-time lyrics. The app will also connect to music streamers like Spotify and Rdio so you can listen to the whole song. And Shazam also helps you purchase the music you hear.



100 million people used Shazam every month of last year, compared to the 70 million that did so in 2013. With that in mind, the ...