Blackberry is in late stage talks with the labels to launch a music service that would offer 50 songs a month for $5. The tracks could be shared with other Blackberry users, but not downloaded onto a pc or any other non-Blackberry device. (AllThingsD) Why would anyone want to pay for tracks restricted to a dieing OS?

• Spotify is ramping up to add 100 to it's 380 person U.S. team. One early hire is Zynga executive Teymour Farman-Farmaian as “Chief Acquisition & Ad Business Retention Officer.” (TechCrunch)

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