Robert | 2.25.2006 @ 8:32 AM
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A teenager in Michigan was lucky enough to download the 1-billionth song from the Apple Music Store yesterday, and won a whole bunch of great gear as a result.

The song was Coldplay's "Speed of Sound".

The Internet has made the transfer of information as easy as a few clicks. You can get the latest stock quote for Adobe, directions to Grandma's new house, a photo of Mark Hamill on The Muppet Show, and start a petition to keep your local library open, all in the same browser, all in the same hour. Artists, poets, garage bands, opera singers, comedians, and armchair philosophers all have a voice - a way to reach their audience and connect on personal, social, and political levels. And with this has come the ability to get music anytime you want.

The Internet has indeed captured the ability to deliver music at the "speed of sound". And now, thanks to the Apple Music Store, a teenager in Michigan has become part of a profound moment that captures the very essence of the Internet.