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# Best of Bylin: 20 of His Latest & Greatest Essays
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-best-of-bylin/
- Published: 2011-04-11T10:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-04-11T10:10:00.000Z
- Description: With Kyle Bylin leaving Hypebot this week, I asked him to share a list of the essays that he'd written that he was proudest of and/or that got the most. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/04/the-best-of-bylin.html]
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With Kyle Bylin [leaving Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot-editor-kyle-bylin-takes-job-at-billboard/) this week, I asked him to share a list of the essays that he'd written that he was proudest of and/or that got the most reader reaction. So, here are 20 of Kyle's latest and greatest Hypebot essays:

  
1. [Chaos We Can Stand: The New Digital Ecology](https://www.hypebot.com/chaos-we-can-stand-attitudes-toward-technology-and-their-impact-on-the-new-digital-ecology/).
2. [The Barriers of Music Consumption: Past & Present](https://www.hypebot.com/the-barriers-of-music-consumption-past-present/).
3. [A Psychological Analysis of Record Industry Decline](https://www.hypebot.com/a-psychological-analysis-of-record-industry-decline/).
4. [Being Wrong Doesn't Matter, Being Curious Does](https://www.hypebot.com/being-wrong-doesnt-matter-being-curious-does/).
5. [6 Major Trends That Will Change Radio Forever](https://www.hypebot.com/6-major-trends-that-will-change-radio-forever/).
6. [Striking the Chord – Why Lyricists Matter](https://www.hypebot.com/striking-the-chord-why-lyricists-matter/).
7. [4 Reasons Why The CD-Release Complex Is Dead](https://www.hypebot.com/4-reasons-why-the-cd-release-complex-is-dead/).
8. [Become a Student of the Music Business](https://www.hypebot.com/student/).
9. [Foolish & Crazy – Getting a Job in the Music Industry](https://www.hypebot.com/getting-a-job-in-the-music-industry/).
10. [6 Reasons Why Major Labels Are Still Screwed](https://www.hypebot.com/6-reasons-why-major-labels-are-fucked-nowadays/).
11. [Where Local Music Ecology Goes When It Dies](https://www.hypebot.com/where-local-music-ecology-goes-when-it-dies/).
12. [Why A Music Social Network Won't Succeed](https://www.hypebot.com/online-community/).
13. [We're A Generation Of Concertgoers, Not CD-Buyers](https://www.hypebot.com/were-a-generation-of-concertgoers-not-cd-buyers/).
14. [The Hidden Challenges of Subscription Music](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-hidden-challenges-of-subscription-music.html?ref=hypebot.com).
15. [How Does Effort Impact Music Value](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-does-effort-impact-music-value.html?ref=hypebot.com)?
16. [Do We Consume Music More, Enjoy It Less](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/do-we-consume-music-more-enjoy-it-less.html?ref=hypebot.com)?
17. [Top 6 Missing Features From Thumbplay Music](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/top-6-missing-features-from-thumbplay-music.html?ref=hypebot.com).
18. [The Day Spotify Changed The World](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-day-spotify-changed-the-world.html?ref=hypebot.com).
19. [The End (And Beginning) Of Music As A Loss Leader](https://www.hypebot.com/the-end-and-beginning-of-music-as-a-loss-leader/).
20. [The Kindie Music Scene: Performing Music For Kids](https://www.hypebot.com/the-kindie-music-scene-performing-music-for-kids/).

**MORE: [Hypebot Editor Kyle Bylin Joins Billboard](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot-editor-kyle-bylin-takes-job-at-billboard/)**