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Cultural Events. 1980’s - Now. MTV – August 1, 1981. VJ’s Top Video 20 Countdown Live Concerts MTV News 23 hours a day was dedicated to music. MTV. First reality show The Real World - 1992. MTV. Why do you think the creation of MTV was so significant?
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Cultural Events 1980’s - Now
VJ’s • Top Video 20 Countdown • Live Concerts • MTV News • 23 hours a day was dedicated to music MTV
First reality show • The Real World - 1992 MTV
Why do you think the creation of MTV was so significant? • Why do you believe MTV has changed so much in the past 20 years? • Why so many reality shows? • Why do they not show as many music videos anymore? MTV
Dial-up Modems – The original way everyone connected • Had to connect to your home phone line • If you received a call you got knocked off • If someone in your house picked up the phone you got knocked off • Would take about 2 minutes to connect The Internet
14.4 kbps • 1995 The Internet
28.8 kbps • 1997 The Internet
56.6 kbps • 1998 The Internet
DSL (High Speed) • 2000 The Internet
America Online The Internet
Amazon – 1995 The Internet
eBay – 1995 The Internet
E-Mail - 1995 The Internet
Google - 1998 • How has Google changed the world? The Internet
Napster – 1999 • Peer to Peer file sharing The Internet and Music
250 million song downloads per weekend • 90 million users worldwide • Sparks the beginning of the digital music wars • Is it sharing or is it stealing? Napster
What do you think the record companies reaction was to Napster? • A few bands and artists came out against Napster – Metallica, Britney Spears, Dr. Dre, Madonna • Others supported it – Dave Matthews Band, Radiohead, Public Enemy • Who do you agree with? Napster