Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:30 p.m.

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Hakim ’10 provides music, legally

Staff Reporter
Published Thursday, January 29, 2009

Music piracy is so last year.

As many Americans shift away from downloading protected content to streaming it, Web sites such as YouTube and Hulu have become increasingly popular: People realize they do not need to download songs or videos to enjoy them. Seizing on this trend, Danny Hakim ’10 combined his love for Web design and music to create snuzu.com — a Web site that indexes music from third-party hosts and allows users to instantly stream audio with the click of a button. And though a few students interviewed said they were not aware of the site, they said the idea was a good...

#1 By Saba 7:20p.m. on January 29, 2009

Google, here comes Danny!
Way to go, cuz! Love the site.

#2 By David 9:10p.m. on January 29, 2009

Minh Tran is awesome!!!!!!

#3 By TC '11 10:04p.m. on January 29, 2009

OMG, music piracy is SOOOOOOOOOOO last year

#4 By Todd & Shadi 12:21p.m. on January 30, 2009

What an awesome idea! I love it.

#5 By KT 7:32p.m. on January 30, 2009

Danny is great, and I wish him luck with the business, but the site is not a new concept. Seeqpod's been doing it for years.

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