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Topic: Teens streaming more, buying less

Posted By: Brian W.
Subject: Teens streaming more, buying less
Date Posted: 16 June 2012 at 8:59am

Thought this was interesting, from CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/tech/web/music-streaming/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5 - Young listeners opting to stream, not own music

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Posted By: musicmanatl
Date Posted: 16 June 2012 at 11:39am

Thanks for posting this, Brian. First, I work at Emory University, although I don't know the student who is interviewed to start off the story. The students I work with do mostly stream music instead of buying it. As someone in the story noted, I love the tangible objects of music - in the old days, the look of vinyl, the designs of the different labels, the album cover art. I still buy some CDs because I love the liner notes and the artwork. That said, being able to buy random songs from Amazon or iTunes has been amazing. I never thought I'd have such a high percentage of past top 40 hits.