Comments on: Technology moves on, language doesn’t http://blog.agrawals.org/2008/07/14/technology-moves-on-language-doesnt/ Rocky Agrawal's blog on search, wireless, maps and Web 2.0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Brian http://blog.agrawals.org/2008/07/14/technology-moves-on-language-doesnt/#comment-25609 Brian Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:41:27 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/?p=613#comment-25609 Sorry to tell you, but 'album' doesn't refer to just vinyl. Album refers to the entire collection of music - regardless of release format. They were first called albums because the multi-disc containers looked like photo albums. As record length increased they kept the name 'album' since it referred to that musical collection. 8-tracks, cassettes, CD's, and mp3's from the iTunes store - all albums. I was at Best Buy a while back, and they had a new Journey's Greatest Hits - in mp3 format on a Journey-themed mp3 player. It's still an album. Even with iTunes sale of single tracks, there are artists (notably Pink Floyd) who are pushing back against the splitting of the album. Sorry to tell you, but ‘album’ doesn’t refer to just vinyl. Album refers to the entire collection of music – regardless of release format. They were first called albums because the multi-disc containers looked like photo albums. As record length increased they kept the name ‘album’ since it referred to that musical collection. 8-tracks, cassettes, CD’s, and mp3′s from the iTunes store – all albums. I was at Best Buy a while back, and they had a new Journey’s Greatest Hits – in mp3 format on a Journey-themed mp3 player. It’s still an album.

Even with iTunes sale of single tracks, there are artists (notably Pink Floyd) who are pushing back against the splitting of the album.

]]> By: Kristin http://blog.agrawals.org/2008/07/14/technology-moves-on-language-doesnt/#comment-24424 Kristin Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:52:28 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/?p=613#comment-24424 I'd like to point out that washboards are alive, well, and certainly in use. Maybe not for their original purpose (washing), but just go down to Nawlins and pop into any bar on Bourbon Street and you're guaranteed to see (and hear!) one. I’d like to point out that washboards are alive, well, and certainly in use. Maybe not for their original purpose (washing), but just go down to Nawlins and pop into any bar on Bourbon Street and you’re guaranteed to see (and hear!) one.

]]> By: Clint Pidlubny http://blog.agrawals.org/2008/07/14/technology-moves-on-language-doesnt/#comment-24421 Clint Pidlubny Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:27:21 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/?p=613#comment-24421 Tape: this is how Jackie and many others I know refer to recording programs on our DVR. "Did you tape the Tour de France?" Tape: this is how Jackie and many others I know refer to recording programs on our DVR. “Did you tape the Tour de France?”

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