The internet has truly changed the face of the entertainment industry with freely available content flowing through the web at remarkable pace. In recent years the movie and music industry have taken special interests at integrating the internet into their business model which was rampart with piracy in order to tighten control over their respective products.
These days with emerging technologies, anyone can easily watch videos or movies, listen to music and download them with ease all from the comfort of their home. One major impact has to be the cultivation of creative minds among internet users where they can upload their very own short movies or produce their own songs to share with the world. This trend is spreading rapidly especially with the availability of platforms such as Youtube and Veoh to host content.
Although Torrents and P2P is still a favorite source to obtain movies or music but with the ever improving broadband speed especially in the eastern part of the world, streaming it all online is fast becoming the latest fad. The main reason why this is preferred among the internet community is due to the ability to sample the media before downloading to check on its quality. New web softwares such as Songbird Media Player is created specifically for this sole purpose whereby users can add a playlist from music sources on the web.
Now comes the hard part about organization and searching, since there are an abundant of videos and music files floating around the web, it is quite a challenge to find what you may be looking for. Thus the birth of media search engines with some specializing in just music, videos or movies to aid their users in obtaining their choice of media far more easily. You can even find a specific niche such as veiwing wow videos for example. The process is pretty simple actually, just search, press play to listen and if the quality is right, download the file to do with as you please.
So whether you are sampling prior to purchasing an album, watch a trailer before heading to the cinemas or just listening to music there are tons of sites which will assist you in doing so. Since Music and Movies are a huge part of our lives, I guess its time to embrace the new way and enjoy them.
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