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Is Tegan and Sara moving 'Closer' to Popular Music?

Tegan and Sara, two sisters that are known for their underground indie music, recently released their new album, Heartthrob, and are currently on tour. A 13-year career in the music industry has created a wide range of fans.

In 2007, Tegan and Sara released The Con, invoking a critical and commercial acclaim to their music. In 2009, their self-published album, Sainthood, kept the raw and original sound of their music present. Tegan and Sara are politically and socially involved as they are advocates for LGBT equality.

A history of unique and indie music lays in their past. However, with the release of Heartthrob some fans may say that Tegan and Sara are becoming too mainstream and overproduced. Their new single Closer is capturing the attention of Katy Perry fans as Perry herself tweets, “Watch my new favorite music video. Closer by Tegan and Sara.”

After viewing Tegan and Sara's new music video it does seem to lean more towards a Katy Perry world. Sleepovers and balloons are a little too familiar. Similar to Katy Perry's music video Last Friday Night?

Facebook Unveils New Search Function

The Takeaway announced  that Facebook has caught up to Google and added a search tool called graph.

Why is the graph search function special?

Over a billion users on Facebook index the data that the users provide makes it different from a common Google search and more of a personalized search. You can search  people and background information certain individuals. Google information may seem irrelevant compared to Facebook’s search function because it is not as personal.

Will Google be able to compete with Google +?

It will take a long time for Facebook to train people to search on their cite. However, Facebook is considering moving towards mobile devices.

According to The New York Times, Mr. Zuckerberg announced that photos on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is not a part of the photos that are able to be searched.  He also stated, “The search we wanted to build is privacy aware. On Facebook, most of the things people share with you isn’t public.” However the personal search Facebook is promoting is playing with potential privacy hazards.

Is Facebook challenging Google?

Bloomberg shares an informative perspective “Facebook’s new service, which is being rolled out in test mode to a limited number of members, draws from a pool of information that includes 240 billion photographs  and more than a trillion connections.” This could be what will drive Facebook’s new search function to exceed more activity than Google or other search functions.