Shazam rported its application for the iPhone has been downloaded by over
1.5 million people in the first six weeks of its availability on the
Apple App Store. The applications allows users to play a song into an iPhone to be identified and shared.
The application has been one of the most popular applications
available for the iPhone and its ease of use has made iPhone users some
of the most prolific Shazamers having identified more than 20 million
music tracks in the last two months.
The application allows users to
identify music tracks, watch the related videos on YouTube, and buy
identified tracks through iTunes straight to the iPhone. Users can also
tag the identified tracks with photos to instantly capture the moment
and share these memories with friends.
Shazam is focused on continuing to improve its iPhone application
and will be launching a premium application, based on user feedback,
with additional features and functionality in the coming months; as
well as increasing monetisation of the application through mobile
advertising.
Shazam on the iPhone is currently available free from Apple's App Store or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. For more information on Shazam, www.shazam.com