This is so neat. Salon.com Technology | Personalize me, baby
See, what’s awesome about Napster is that you really do get to discover new music! I actually do go out and buy CDs if I like something I downloaded. don’t believe me? hehehe. those itemized credit card invoices don’t lie~!
All this talk about piracy.. everyone talks about piracy being a bad word. but what it’s really about is access… more people have access to the artist’s work, can enjoy it, share it, and maybe develop an interest in the artist. No longer is it limited to whether a band has a deal with a big time record company, if their company paid enough to get their music on the radio. A listener isn’t just stuck with what the local radio stations are spinning. It’s access to more music, better music and at the same time, it helps make that connection between fan and artist. granted, right now, the most downloaded artists are the ones like Madonna and so forth, but as technology improves, smaller artists will be able to better take advantage of this increased access to their music. services like the one talked about in this article are the key to making the whole “discovering new music you actually like!” dream a reality.
hehe. two cents for you. :)