Rap Genius is back in Google’s good graces after a slap on the wrist for SEO spam, but search traffic could become less important to the annotations site as today it launches its first mobile app.

Genius, gone from rap song explanation site to annotator of the entire Internet, has today launched a revamped version of the website, the iOS app, and for the first time ever, an Android app. The ...

After Rap Genius rebranded to just plain ‘Genius’, their mission expanded beyond one genre of music to annotating every piece of text in the world. However, they still maintain a vast and up-to-date ...

Discover how the Genius App is revolutionizing the way you create content with minimal effort! In this video, we'll explore the app's innovative features that empower you to generate high-quality ...

A mobile version of Apple's Genius recommendation feature, which suggests applications to users based on their account activity, has been added to the main navigational tabs found on the iPad App ...

Rap Genius launched its first mobile app today, Genius, described by the company as “your pocket guide to human culture.” The app will allow users to search Rap Genius, scan songs in the users… By ...

The name of Rap Genius’ first mobile app — Genius — may signal the company’s continued move away from only covering rap music and toward its stated quest to annotate all of culture. With Genius… By ...

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If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Genius, the company that began as a ramshackle collection of hip-hop lyrics and has since evolved ...

This week’s App of the Week promises to help you fall asleep with the help of specialized audio techniques. That might sound familiar in concept — but this is much more than nature sounds or waves ...