According toDomainNameWire, Google has acquired a new domain calledListen.intoday, although it is not yet clear on what this domain could be used for.
One of the possibilities could be that Google is prepping up a new music based website. AGoogle Site queryreveals that Listen.in was previously a music based social network where you could check out what your friends are listening to, in realtime, along with the ability to connect your playlist with your friend’s playlist and the domain waspreviously registeredto a Robert Kim of Toronto, Canada.
The search result also reveals a couple of album listings and a download page but sadly, none of them are accessible right now. Hence I am not sure if you could listen or download music from the portal earlier.
Another possibility is that Google could use it for its Indian version ofGoogle Music searchwhich was launched in beta last year or a web version forGoogle Listen, where Google could highlight the popular podcasts, offer users the ability to manage them and so on. However, I am highly skeptical about these.
That said, all of the above possibilities are just our educated guesses and we might be completely wrong about it, but it would be interesting to see what Google is upto, especially now thatGoogle Musichas been launched officially.
Story byVikas SN
Vikas SN is the Indian Editor at The Next Web and is based out of Bangalore, India. He is extremely interested in Indian startups and shiny(show all)Vikas SNis the Indian Editor at The Next Web and is based out of Bangalore, India. He is extremely interested in Indian startups andshiny gadgets. You can follow him onTwitter,Google+or contact him via email at vikas@thenextweb.com
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