Accessing+Music

In 2010 music became even more readily accessible to consumers. Many products surfaced or were improved that allowpeople tolisten to music whenever they want, and to hold thousands of songs in their pockets. A specific example of this is the iPod. Millions of people have iPods and use them to listen to music every day. Out of 30high schoolstudents surveyed, every single one of them said they had an iPod. This is a significant statement, because it shows that in 2010 music became extremely easy to always have with you and became very portable.



In 2010 the use of Digital music Skyrocketed. People started to primarily purchase digital music as opposed to CD's. Of 30 students surveyed only 3 primarily used CD's. The others downloaded digital copies onto their computers. of those 27 people 9 of them downloaded them for free from websites such as limewire. the other 18 people downloaded their music from iTunes. This drastic shift in music purchasing has created the new challenges of piracy and digital security. However, it is now much easier to access any type of music. Finally, another drastic change in 2010 was the incorporation of music into some of the things we use in day-to-day life. an example of this would be our phones. Most smartphones now have an easy to use music library, especially the maker of the iPod's smartphone, the iPhone. Another example is the Droid, and most other smartphones.