According to a recent article published in the Miami Herald, size does not matter—at least when it comes to viewing films. Renee Rodriguez argues in the article that Hollywood is increasingly aware of a shift in the way that Generation Y entertains itself, that is, unlike previous generations, we have greater access to more varied entertainment content.

Mike McGuire, the vice prez of research for Gartner Media Industry Advisory Servies, told Rodriguez, “We are at a moment right now where this change that has been building for the last 10 years or so is exploding… Prior to the Internet and online delivery systems, you and I were TV viewers, movie watchers, music listeners, and newspaper readers. Today, we’re content foragers. With a PC and a broadband connection, we are in absolute control of our media existence.”

This democratization of media divides many, however. Does the fact that an arthouse film can be accessed via iArthouse.com and then watched on a tiny iPod Touch screen mean that beautiful films will now be more readily available and pulled out of obscurity? Or, does it mean that much of the artistry will be lost to the small screens?

I have to think that the proliferation of new technology that makes more media viewing possible is a good thing, if only because I’m a blogger and because I don't want to have to go to Burger King to have it my way.