Google Inc (GOOG) Buys Music Service Songza for a Song

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOG) has entered the music stream business in purchasing Songza, a company with just 5.5 million active listeners. While terms were not disclosed, various press reports estimated the deal to be worth $15 million.  The small price could result in a big deal with Google’s marketing platform supporting the small firm with a strong music recommendation capabilities. Google wants Songza’s technical platform Match maker’s note Songza has a technical platform Google wants and with its promotional muscle it can increase its listener base substantially. Compare Songza’s relatively slight 5.5 million listeners to Spotify, which has over 40 million…