Timothy Munro Roberts Station Digital — The Man Behind the Innovation
In the grand scheme of things, it isn’t that long ago that we listened to music through records, tapes or discs, or had to switch on the radio. People liked the radio because it enabled them to enjoy their favorite tunes for free. However, you never really know which song is going to get played next, unless you are lucky enough to be able to put in a request. Not just that, when listening to the radio, you are also constantly exposed to endless talking and to various advertisements.
Of course, if you buy your music, you have full control over which song is being played. However, you generally have to purchase the full album, which means there will also be plenty of songs on there that you probably won’t ever listened to. Not just that, albums are seriously expensive.
The alternative is, of course, to stream. This means that the files are kept on a cloud based storage system, where they are always available so long as you have a device with an internet connection. This means that there is no more need for you to ever actually save a certain file to a device to allow yourself to listen to it.
Streaming online really is a fantastic advantage in technology. It is generally free because they force people to first listen to or watch ads. Basically, you can listen to all of your favorite songs without the hassle of having to buy an album with lots of boring songs, or without having to listen to the radio DJ talk over the end of a song. This technology is becoming more and more popular nowadays.
Music streaming is something that is synonymous with the digital age. However, what few people know is that the idea behind it actually came about in the 1920s. This is when radios became more and more commonplace in people’s homes. Muzak, a company that now mainly produces music heard in elevators, was behind this idea. However, although their idea was great, it required today’s digital technology to actually make it viable.
There are now various platforms, including Flash and HTML5 that make it possible for people to stream all kinds of different types of digital media. Timothy Munro Robertson Station Digital is one service that is at the forefront of music streaming. This company is innovative and, some would say, years ahead of their competition. They offer a variety of different tools and processes that nobody else delivers, which is what really sets them apart.
For instance, they use a reward system, which allows users to collect points, which they can then use to purchase new music. The other major thing they offer is the suggested playlists. They monitor which songs users listen to and search for (successfully or not) and create recommendations of other songs that they may enjoy as well. There are other services, such as Spotify, that offer this, but Station Digital actually allows you to personalize your recommendations, focusing on certain styles, artists or even eras.
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