I attended several tech panels today, which I am glad to see on the schedule.  One in particular was a panel that had Sean Ross from Edison Research, Dean Ernst from Play MPE and Jim Kerr from Pollack Media Group.

They each debated and rated the hottest tech trends as “Boom” or “Bust”.  Here’s a quick rundown on how they voted:

  • HD Radio:  Majority BUST
  • iPhone:  Majority BOOM  (shows you how fast technology moves because this has been an obvious boom for a while now)
  • Internet Radio:  Majority BOOM (although they said it would take a while to get up to speed)
  • Podcasting:  Majority BOOM
  • 360 Label Deals:  Mostly BUST  (in my opinion this is relative to which artists and managers)
  • User Generated Content:  Majority BOOM
  • Mobile Content Distribution Channel:  Majority BOOM
  • DRM-Free Music: Majority BOOM