Comments on: Free the whitespace http://www.newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/ Music culture, strategy and thinking in the digital age Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Krzysztof Wiszniewski http://www.newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Krzysztof Wiszniewski Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:22:14 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/#comment-1677 Personally, I think the whitespace is going to go to whoever pays most - that's what usually happens. Given the two alternatives you present here, Andrew, I'd probably guess WiFi. I don't think it'll do much good though. The Internet hasn't really changed the rules of play - those with the most money get the most exposure. The trick these days isn't to make stuff avialable - as you well know - it's to get people to listen to what you are saying. The result I fear, given what has happened with the Internet so far, is that the freed up whitespace is just going to fill up with more junk - just like the net has and still is. Personally, I think the whitespace is going to go to whoever pays most – that’s what usually happens. Given the two alternatives you present here, Andrew, I’d probably guess WiFi.

I don’t think it’ll do much good though. The Internet hasn’t really changed the rules of play – those with the most money get the most exposure. The trick these days isn’t to make stuff avialable – as you well know – it’s to get people to listen to what you are saying. The result I fear, given what has happened with the Internet so far, is that the freed up whitespace is just going to fill up with more junk – just like the net has and still is.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 Andrew Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:45:18 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/#comment-1676 Andrew, an interesting blog which I felt compelled to bookmark. It would be nice to see the spectrum released from the tyranny of commercial radio. And speaking of bookmarking - I use Ma.gnolia in preference to Delicious so I clicked the Ma.gnolia link on your new sharing page. Everything worked fine except no description is carried over. Is this deliberate or is it a limitation of the sharing mechanism or something else? No big. Andrew, an interesting blog which I felt compelled to bookmark. It would be nice to see the spectrum released from the tyranny of commercial radio.

And speaking of bookmarking – I use Ma.gnolia in preference to Delicious so I clicked the Ma.gnolia link on your new sharing page. Everything worked fine except no description is carried over.

Is this deliberate or is it a limitation of the sharing mechanism or something else?

No big.

]]> By: David http://www.newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 David Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:43:24 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/#comment-1675 Surely in an age where time shifted media is getting more and more popular the option of ubiquitous wifi would be preferable. If everybody was connected with fast WiFi the growth of internet radio, video podcasts, etc would fill the gap in community media. Surely in an age where time shifted media is getting more and more popular the option of ubiquitous wifi would be preferable. If everybody was connected with fast WiFi the growth of internet radio, video podcasts, etc would fill the gap in community media.

]]> By: Dom Terrace http://www.newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 Dom Terrace Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:31:09 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/03/24/free-the-whitespace/#comment-1674 Your final line in this post is the best. haha. Your final line in this post is the best. haha.

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