From Shazam to The Guardian

LINK: www.guardian.co.uk ➚ | Posted by: Joshua Benton | June 27, 2012

Not a career move one sees everyday: The new director of product for The Guardian is Alex Musil, most recently exec VP of product at Shazam. That’s the app you hold up to your stereo and it tells you what song is playing.

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