Comments on: Talking on the WhyPhone http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/ culture blogging for the good of the planet Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:10:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Cindy Willard http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/#comment-90 Cindy Willard Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:57:49 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/#comment-90 Are you saying that you'd prefer it if everyone on the train hummed their hip-hop instead of playing it on an iPod? Would it be better if every commute turned into West Side Story? Are you saying that you’d prefer it if everyone on the train hummed their hip-hop instead of playing it on an iPod? Would it be better if every commute turned into West Side Story?

]]> By: Jason Chervokas http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/#comment-52 Jason Chervokas Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:21:22 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/#comment-52 I dunno about the iPhone at all. Conventionals CE wisdom says that people don't like multi-function devices. The clock radio was the last big seller. People have smartphones capable of iPod like functionality. How many people play music on them? And just how well has Verizon done selling music over the cell net? I dunno about the iPhone at all. Conventionals CE wisdom says that people don’t like multi-function devices. The clock radio was the last big seller. People have smartphones capable of iPod like functionality. How many people play music on them? And just how well has Verizon done selling music over the cell net?

]]> By: Slappy http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/#comment-47 Slappy Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:48:18 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/#comment-47 My great-great grandfather: Reading just isn't the same when not read by lamp light. My great grandmother: Remember when we were able to enjoy the countryside and enjoy a picnic while our horse's rested on the side of the road? My grandfather: Sunday night with the Lone Ranger in front of the radio. Now THAT was entertainment. My mother: Nobody knows how to spell anymore. Its all spellchecked. Me: I used to only have to carry my keys and my wallet. I need more pockets. I certainly hope my sons don't understand what their kids are doing. We aren't evolving into anything. We are merely evolving. When parents understand and "get it" we are all in trouble. My great-great grandfather: Reading just isn’t the same when not read by lamp light.

My great grandmother: Remember when we were able to enjoy the countryside and enjoy a picnic while our horse’s rested on the side of the road?

My grandfather: Sunday night with the Lone Ranger in front of the radio. Now THAT was entertainment.

My mother: Nobody knows how to spell anymore. Its all spellchecked.

Me: I used to only have to carry my keys and my wallet. I need more pockets.

I certainly hope my sons don’t understand what their kids are doing.

We aren’t evolving into anything. We are merely evolving. When parents understand and “get it” we are all in trouble.

]]> By: Tom Watson http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/#comment-19 Tom Watson Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:28:54 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/13/talking-on-the-whyphone/#comment-19 Brendan, you're right - terrific evolution but can we actually consume more? And will the net native generation - our kids - be able to listen slowly enough to really enjoy it all? I can remember spending hours and hours with a single new LP spinning on a cheap turntable - listening for the lyrics, learning where the hooks were, figuring out who was playing what. (Patti Smith's Horses comes to mind). On the other hand, there's also been an explosion in DIY media - in music, that means more semi-amatuer musicians; lots of indie video; podcasts; web journals - the whole ball o' wax. I suspect (hope) your post is the start of a long conversation here... Brendan, you’re right - terrific evolution but can we actually consume more? And will the net native generation - our kids - be able to listen slowly enough to really enjoy it all? I can remember spending hours and hours with a single new LP spinning on a cheap turntable - listening for the lyrics, learning where the hooks were, figuring out who was playing what. (Patti Smith’s Horses comes to mind).

On the other hand, there’s also been an explosion in DIY media - in music, that means more semi-amatuer musicians; lots of indie video; podcasts; web journals - the whole ball o’ wax.

I suspect (hope) your post is the start of a long conversation here…

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