The paradigm for music delivery has significantly shifted in the last 8 years. My consumption is completely different. I listen mostly to my iPod. I listen to a wider variety of artists. And my consumption has increased by at least 20%.
I get a lot of music for free, legally. More often than not that free MP3 translates to an album purchase by me. If you have a good product, I'll buy it.
Jonathan Coulton is the perfect example. He "released" a new song the other day. Right there on his website was a link to the MP3. For free. I listened to the song and I liked it. So I clicked on the option to buy the song and paid my dollar. Essentially, I decided that my entertainment was worth a buck. I could have kept the free version.
Jonathan Coulton is the perfect Internet star and has shown how the medium can be used for more than piracy, porn and viagra.
Check out the article and video on Yahoo on this very subject. Then go buy a bunch of his music.
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