First Monday, a great open-access journal featuring research on tech, the internet and culture, just released its 15th anniversary issue this past Monday. They've got some impressive stats up detailing their contributions since 1996 (to which I extend a hearty congrats), but the occasion is also a happy one for me, personally. I am fortunate enough to have a piece on cloud computing and music streaming services included in the issue. It's a synthesis of the last two chapters of my dissertation, and it should be of use for anyone interested in cloud computing and new services like Spotify, Rdio and Amazon's recently-announced cloud drive. I've posted the abstract below, but the rest of the article is available, in full, here:
"This paper investigates the rise of cloud computing, specifically for music. More than just new technologies for distribution, cloud services establish a fundamentally different relationship between listeners and their music. As the metaphor suggests, the cloud offers an infinite space where music is ever available, but cloud services also act as transient and enclosed spaces where the music we “own” is always at an ethereal distance. Cloud–based music services represent a particular cultural model of music distribution — one that enmeshes users in a network of technologies and a process of continual commodification."
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