Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Victorian Internet – A review of Tom Standage’s classic

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century’s On-line Pioneers. Tom Standage. New York: Walker & Company, 1998. 217 pp. Just when you think the Internet revolutionized new ways to communicate, lie, cheat, find love … Continue reading →

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Brian Winston on: The Internet

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

It’s hard to believe a time when the Internet was like the Wild, Wild West. Not in the sense that there was so much to explore – there still is – but a time when domain names were abundant and available … Continue reading →

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Digital music: a look at music consumption and possession over a 30 year period

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

It’s hard to remember a time when things weren’t digital. Today everything is: photos, books, movies, television shows and of course music. Subscription-based digital music platforms like Pandora boast over 800,000 uniquely analyzed songs to which consumers can access whenever … Continue reading →

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COM546 Project – Music’s past, present and future

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

For my COM546 project I’d like to study the history of music and follow it through its early days of the gramophone, the record player, the 8-track, cassette and compact disc on to its modern digital format. As a combined study, I’d … Continue reading →

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