Shazam vs. Encore

Shazam now counts over 10 million users of their free song-identification service. Recently they launched a new premium service called Encore that provides advanced functionality, including tagging while driving, access to music recommendations, tag charts, and faster tagging. Users of both the free and premium services will have access to a number of upgraded features:

• Share a music moment - Users can send their tags as a Tweet to followers or to their Facebook mini-feeds. They can also preview and buy songs directly in iTunes.
• Track the music journey - Tags now appear on Maps inside Shazam, along with the tag history, to remind users where they were when they initiated a search.
• Learn more about the music - Tag results will also allow users to read track and album reviews and artist biographies, plus see other music from the same artist and view song lyrics.
• Personalized tags - Allows users to take and add a photo or attach an existing picture to their tags. These shots are then added to the iPhone photo album.
• Store pending tags - Even when users don't have data connection, they can still capture the music. The pending tag can be sent later when they are back in data coverage or Wi-Fi connectivity.