# Audio Search Mobile Lala Search Satifies Your Curiosity By Mike Weldon | Published 2006-08-09 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-lala-search-satifies-your-curiosity References: [mpeon](http://www.mpeon.com/templete/Templete_8001.asp?bigcode=01&midcode=03&smacode=07) A few years ago, I wasted no less than two hours online trying to figure out the name and title of OutKast's Hey Ya. I certainly could have used the latest trend from the Korean celluar industry: LaLa. Now many of my trendhunting colleages are familiar with a past version of this tool called MusicID. In the old version, one would simply record a sample of the song you wished to identify, and [MusicID](http://www-xl.cingularextras.com/fuel/enduser/portal/endUserHTMLDesc?resourceID=36791&descAction=deepDesc&dc=0) would work its digital magic and return the name of the song after comparing the recording to its database. The latest incarnation allows you to hum a few bars of your song into your phone and it will seach based on that. It even gives you a humming score so you can decide whether or not to try out the next time World Idol is in town. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Audio Search:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced audio recognition technology for efficient song identification. - **Mobile Lala Search:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Enhance mobile music search capabilities by allowing users to hum or sing to find songs. - **Musicid:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Improve music identification tools by incorporating humming scores for more accurate results. ### Who This Affects Most - **Korean Cellular Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate advanced audio search technology into Korean cell phones to provide a seamless music identification experience. - **Music Streaming Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate audio search functionality into music streaming platforms to enhance user experience and discovery. - **Entertainment Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced audio recognition algorithms for various entertainment applications such as talent shows and karaoke. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Song Identifier Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/song-minds.md) - [Social Platform Song Detection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shazam.md) - [Similar Song-Finding Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/similar-songs-finder.md) - [Karaoke Song Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karaoke-search.md) - [Phone Recovery Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/getmobi.md) - [AI-Powered Karaoke Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mayk.md) - [Music Discovery Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-discovery-app1.md) - [AI Melody-Making Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lyrical-labs.md) - [Music Guessing Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/songle-ai.md)