In April 2017, people using the music-recognition app Shazam might have noticed the app behaving a little oddly. Usually the mobile app identifies songs by comparing sound input to the sound records in an online database. But last month, users in the UK saw the app experiencing a little hiccup as it tried to spit out song names, Adweek reports. It was as if Shazam just couldn’t remember.
Shazam’s strange behavior wasn’t a glitch. It was part of an effort called “The Day Shazam Forgot,” intended to raise awareness (and money) for Alzheimer’s studies. When the app eventually produced the song’s ID, it also served up an ad for the non-profit organization Alzheimer’s Research UK. Apparently, more than 5,000 people visited the donation page...
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/16/15649598/shazam-app-forgetting-song-titles-alzheimers-disease-research-fundraising
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http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/05/theres-good-reason-shazam-started.html
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