Video Didn't Kill The Radio Star!
Video Killed The Radio Star was the first song MTV played. Only it didn't happen. Radio is huge in the US. Never been
bigger. Its so big that most American radio stations are owned by large conglomerates. The days of the local DJ pickin'
the tunes for his audience ended sometime in the 90's. Media exec's choose our tunes now.
Whenever something new arrives, everyone thinks the new thing will supercede the old.
Those of us who believe that the
mp3 won't replace the local music store are in the minority. The mp3 is causing a musical revolution, but will it crush
the past so sharply? Are we finished with cds? All of our friends have mp3's but how many of us have trashed our cd collection? The mp3 revolution is forcing the music industry to rethink things. We're smarter music shoppers - we know to look for the $5-$7 cd. The $15-$20 cd is on its way out but not the cd itself!
Educators fear that the online university means the end of the campus. Sure, online education
is great for students over 25. I can't see 18 year olds staying home for those 4-5 years and doing whatever it is students
do at university while living with Mom and Dad. If anything, the Internet and the techologies we have today are
causing more and more people to pursue their education. There are campuses everywhere and they know how to market themselves to working professionals. The answer, students? More people than ever will learn online AND at real schools. The online school will never replace the campus.
I don't see a world where the new is constantly making the present obsolete. The typewriter (we had them in high school!)
is the exception to the rule. The new is keeping the present in shape! Video didn't kill the radio star, it helped both reach larger audiences.
Kenny Sahr
