A rant on accessibility (or, i left that perfect song at home yet have 3 iPods on me)

February 14, 2009 in content,convergence,digital matters,internet,the business of music,writing

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I’m a sucker for streaming content and the possibilities thereof. Not just because having ‘content in a cloud’ sounds sexy or because I don’t have cable at home and want to scratch a pop culture itch.

I believe that media should be accessible anytime, anyplace, from any device of choice.

From a user perspective it’s just convenient that way.

For example I want my music library with me at all times. I want access to my eMusic, Rhapsody, Last.fm, Blip and Slacker accounts and my purchases from Amazon Mp3 and iTunes. In a perfect world I would have all of these things with me at all times so I can cue up a song in the car, at the gym or at home. I want to tag a song on the go, share it with friends, and add it to a playlist to listen to later.

I want to tag a song I hear and reference it later quickly and easily.

I realize that there are many hurdles from both biz and tech standpoints for this to happen anytime soon. But do I think that syndicating content across platforms and creating ops for ad revenue there could be a good thing.