tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391039629605032422.post1387873192680061978..comments2009-08-19T11:14:24.808-07:00Brenda J Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475815163066063054noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391039629605032422.post-1180710738430516682009-08-19T11:14:24.808-07:002009-08-19T11:14:24.808-07:00And Greg, thank you very much for your comment. I appreciate your participation.rebelcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475815163066063054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391039629605032422.post-52739131652259939222009-08-19T11:04:21.663-07:002009-08-19T11:04:21.663-07:00Greg, I agree with you that we seem to have a built in drive to collect things. I actually think that the industry could use that drive to focus consumers on products for which they will be willing to pay.<br /><br />On a related note, I question whether most fans distinguish the artist&#39;s need for their financial support from their drive to show their devotion with a purchase. In the end I think the decision on what to spend that iTunes gift card on may be more emotional than rational.rebelcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475815163066063054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391039629605032422.post-69968559265024226312009-08-19T09:56:14.535-07:002009-08-19T09:56:14.535-07:00Just came across this great article via Jason Feinberg&#39;s article on MediaShift. Interesting parallels to some anecdotal research I&#39;ve been doing. I don&#39;t think hoarding song files is quite over yet - there are large segments of the market in any industry who &quot;squirrel&quot; products they will never use, and they&#39;ll continue to do so as long as there are good salespeople with clever methods pushing those products.<br /><br />Instead, I think streaming services supplement rather than replace song hoarding, though I suppose file hoarding could eventually give way to hoarding streaming sources instead - as long as there is something to hoard!<br /><br /> A trend I see among tweens and teens is pirating from those &quot;who don&#39;t need it&quot; (i.e the ones on TV and commercial radio) and then using the iTunes gift card from Grandma to purchase the music closer to their hearts made by the artists they think could use the help. Not sayin&#39; that&#39;s the way it should be, just sayin&#39;...Greg Nisbethttp://www.mediazoic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391039629605032422.post-3065155368244728802009-04-29T16:58:00.000-07:002009-04-29T16:58:00.000-07:00Thanks Bryan. Give my best to all of the Zurbians.rebelcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475815163066063054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391039629605032422.post-23597424923768867182009-04-28T10:53:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:53:00.000-07:00Hey Brenda, nice post. I love how you highlighted the points in smaller pieces.Bryan Zmijewskihttp://www.zurb.com/blognoreply@blogger.com