http://hst250.history.msu.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Evan_Goldfarb&feed=atom&action=historyEvan Goldfarb - Revision history2024-03-28T22:05:52ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.24.2http://hst250.history.msu.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Evan_Goldfarb&diff=22395&oldid=prev71.79.118.91: /* Works Cited */2010-07-01T20:08:31Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Works Cited</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Millard, Andre. "Walkman." St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Vol. 5. Detroit: St. James, 2000. 66. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 28 June 2010. <http://go.galegroup.com.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=msu_main&tabID=T003&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&currentPosition=1&contentSet=GALE|CX3409002608&&docId=GALE|CX3409002608&docType=GALE&role=>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Millard, Andre. "Walkman." St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Vol. 5. Detroit: St. James, 2000. 66. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 28 June 2010. <http://go.galegroup.com.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=msu_main&tabID=T003&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&currentPosition=1&contentSet=GALE|CX3409002608&&docId=GALE|CX3409002608&docType=GALE&role=>.</div></td></tr>
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</table>71.79.118.91http://hst250.history.msu.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Evan_Goldfarb&diff=22394&oldid=prev71.79.118.91: /* iPod Walks All Over the Walkman */2010-07-01T20:08:04Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">iPod Walks All Over the Walkman</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />On July 1, 1979, history was made when Sony Corp. introduced the world to the Sony Walkman TPS-L2, a 14 ounce blue-and-silver, portable cassette player with huge buttons and headphones.  It also had a second earphone jack so two people could listen to in at once (Haire, A Brief History of the Walkman).  Sony’s portable audio player ruled the 80s and 90s, as the Walkman helped the cassette tape outsell vinyl records for the first time since 1983.  Similarly, during their peak years of sales and production, aerobics became incredibly popular. Everyone seemed to be listening to his or her favorite band rock out on a Walkman while they got their daily exercise.  However, as the technological advancements became more prevalent, Sony seemed to stand pat with their older version Walkman.  With this brought a new competitor to the portable audio world and the creator of the mp3 player.<br />   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />On July 1, 1979, history was made when Sony Corp. introduced the world to the Sony Walkman TPS-L2, a 14 ounce blue-and-silver, portable cassette player with huge buttons and headphones.  It also had a second earphone jack so two people could listen to in at once (Haire, A Brief History of the Walkman).  Sony’s portable audio player ruled the 80s and 90s, as the Walkman helped the cassette tape outsell vinyl records for the first time since 1983<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. Billions of Walkman's were sold during the 80s and 90s as it thrived as the number on portable audio player (Millard, pg. 66)</ins>.  Similarly, during their peak years of sales and production, aerobics became incredibly popular. Everyone seemed to be listening to his or her favorite band rock out on a Walkman while they got their daily exercise.  However, as the technological advancements became more prevalent, Sony seemed to stand pat with their older version Walkman.  With this brought a new competitor to the portable audio world and the creator of the mp3 player.<br />   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />On October 23rd, 2001, Apple introduced the iPod.  This was a new breakthrough mp3 music player that held up to 1,000 songs in a portable device that fit in your pocket. (Apple Presents iPod). Ever since its release, the iPod line has dominated digital music player sales in the United States, with over 90% of the market for hard drive-based players and over 70% of the market for all types of players (Marsal, iPod: How Big can it Get?)  Right from its release date, the iPod brought in a shift in musical technology; the Apple product was the hot new portable audio player that everyone had to have, while the Walkman was pushed into the distance. The iPod has been able to grab and maintain such a large market share and beat out other mp3 players because of it’s sleek, sexy look and advertising towards young music enthusiasts, the ability to hold thousands of songs by multiple artists, and the new technological advances and ease of use.<br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />On October 23rd, 2001, Apple introduced the iPod.  This was a new breakthrough mp3 music player that held up to 1,000 songs in a portable device that fit in your pocket. (Apple Presents iPod). Ever since its release, the iPod line has dominated digital music player sales in the United States, with over 90% of the market for hard drive-based players and over 70% of the market for all types of players (Marsal, iPod: How Big can it Get?)  Right from its release date, the iPod brought in a shift in musical technology; the Apple product was the hot new portable audio player that everyone had to have, while the Walkman was pushed into the distance. The iPod has been able to grab and maintain such a large market share and beat out other mp3 players because of it’s sleek, sexy look and advertising towards young music enthusiasts, the ability to hold thousands of songs by multiple artists, and the new technological advances and ease of use.<br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />Sony was very clever in the way they advertised to young music enthusiasts, with bright and upbeat commercials, as well as modern campaign advertisements.  The main advertisements were the infamous commercials with the black shadow dancing and listening to an iPod with the white ear-bud headphones (iPod Advertising).  In the background, bright colors flashed across the screen as the song, “Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet, dictated the gyrations and movements of the character on the screen. This image of a shadow dancing with white ear-bud headphones was advertised on television, posters, magazines, online, billboards, and anywhere else imaginable that has advertisements.  If the younger generation had not heard about Apple or the iPod before, this certainly grabbed their attention.  The iPod commercials have mainly remained the same with some slight alterations.  In 2006, apple released a commercial that spotlighted album art that was constructed into a city and then flowed into an iPod nano.  All the other changes in September 2006 and beyond all dealt with darker backgrounds and different color schemes than the original commercial (iPod Advertising).  While Apple was coming up with remarkable commercial campaigns to promote their iPods to the younger generation, Sony did basically nothing with their Walkman to compete with Apple’s new “hip” portable audio player.<br />   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />Sony was very clever in the way they advertised to young music enthusiasts, with bright and upbeat commercials, as well as modern campaign advertisements.  The main advertisements were the infamous commercials with the black shadow dancing and listening to an iPod with the white ear-bud headphones (iPod Advertising).  In the background, bright colors flashed across the screen as the song, “Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet,<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMlDzBWU4b4] </ins>dictated the gyrations and movements of the character on the screen. This image of a shadow dancing with white ear-bud headphones was advertised on television, posters, magazines, online, billboards, and anywhere else imaginable that has advertisements.  If the younger generation had not heard about Apple or the iPod before, this certainly grabbed their attention.  The iPod commercials have mainly remained the same with some slight alterations.  In 2006, apple released a commercial that spotlighted album art that was constructed into a city and then flowed into an iPod nano.  All the other changes in September 2006 and beyond all dealt with darker backgrounds and different color schemes than the original commercial (iPod Advertising).  While Apple was coming up with remarkable commercial campaigns to promote their iPods to the younger generation, Sony did basically nothing with their Walkman to compete with Apple’s new “hip” portable audio player.<br />   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />Compared to the iPod, the Walkman was much less efficient and stylish.  Some of the reasons for this are because the Walkman came out more than 20 years after the release of the iPod. As such, the latest version of the Walkman simply did not compare to Apple’s new gadget.  The only item Sony provided at the time that was comparable to the iPod was the CD Walkman.  The only difference from the original Walkman was it took CD’s instead of audio cassettes.  Thus, in theory, it was basically an updated version of the original device, and nothing more. Its size was still an issue.  Although it was considered “portable”, it was nowhere near comfortable to use on a daily basis, as the best way to carry the player was probably in a backpack (History of Digital Audio Players | Random History).  The technological advances since the CD Walkman came out have been astronomical, and yet Sony still did not change its product to be more suitable for the 21st century.  However, in the past few years Sony has come out with a few new mp3 players of there own.  Sony launched MiniDisc Walkman’s in the early 2000s, which failed in comparison to the iPod, then they introduced NetworkMD that the use of a PC to convert music from CDs or MP3s into ATRAC3 format, and use a USB cable to transfer the music to the MiniDisc at a much faster rate than was possible when using a line-in cable (Walkman, Wikipedia).  Since 2005 there have been many versions of the NW (Network Walkman) to be released, but they have all failed in comparison to all the versions of the iPod (Sony MP3 Players Finally Debut, Techtree.com).  Also, Sony has not had a successful advertising campaign for the Walkman in years.  They may have had good reviews on commercials in the 1980s and early 1990s, but the younger generations do not remember those commercials, and many were not born to see there advertisements, which gave Sony a distinct disadvantage.  While there were some people who bought Sony’s version of the mp3 player, iPod still destroyed their numbers with 22 million units sold nation wide in 2005, about 40 million in 2006, and the pinnacle number in 2008 with about 55 million units sold (File:Ipod Sales per Quarter.svg, Wikipedia).  With the difference in sales from Sony’s Walkman mp3 player to Apple’s iPod, this shows that the advertising campaign to younger music enthusiasts and the sleek, slender look of the iPod were main reasons for the popularity of the iPod compared to the Walkman.  However, nothing is perfect so the continual improvements of the iPod also played a role in grabbing a large market share.<br />   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />Compared to the iPod, the Walkman was much less efficient and stylish.  Some of the reasons for this are because the Walkman came out more than 20 years after the release of the iPod. As such, the latest version of the Walkman simply did not compare to Apple’s new gadget.  The only item Sony provided at the time that was comparable to the iPod was the CD Walkman.  The only difference from the original Walkman was it took CD’s instead of audio cassettes.  Thus, in theory, it was basically an updated version of the original device, and nothing more. Its size was still an issue.  Although it was considered “portable”, it was nowhere near comfortable to use on a daily basis, as the best way to carry the player was probably in a backpack (History of Digital Audio Players | Random History).  The technological advances since the CD Walkman came out have been astronomical, and yet Sony still did not change its product to be more suitable for the 21st century.  However, in the past few years Sony has come out with a few new mp3 players of there own.  Sony launched MiniDisc Walkman’s in the early 2000s, which failed in comparison to the iPod, then they introduced NetworkMD that the use of a PC to convert music from CDs or MP3s into ATRAC3 format, and use a USB cable to transfer the music to the MiniDisc at a much faster rate than was possible when using a line-in cable (Walkman, Wikipedia).  Since 2005 there have been many versions of the NW (Network Walkman) to be released, but they have all failed in comparison to all the versions of the iPod (Sony MP3 Players Finally Debut, Techtree.com).  Also, Sony has not had a successful advertising campaign for the Walkman in years.  They may have had good reviews on commercials in the 1980s and early 1990s <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijoS1zj309M]</ins>, but the younger generations do not remember those commercials, and many were not born to see there advertisements, which gave Sony a distinct disadvantage.  While there were some people who bought Sony’s version of the mp3 player, iPod still destroyed their numbers with 22 million units sold nation wide in 2005, about 40 million in 2006, and the pinnacle number in 2008 with about 55 million units sold (File:Ipod Sales per Quarter.svg, Wikipedia).  With the difference in sales from Sony’s Walkman mp3 player to Apple’s iPod, this shows that the advertising campaign to younger music enthusiasts and the sleek, slender look of the iPod were main reasons for the popularity of the iPod compared to the Walkman.  However, nothing is perfect so the continual improvements of the iPod also played a role in grabbing a large market share.<br />   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />When the iPod came out in 2001, now people could listen to music portably and were allowed the possibility to listen to more than one artist at a time.  Now the iPod can hold thousands of songs, but when it first came out it could hold up to 1,000 CD-quality songs and featured up to 20 minutes of shock protection for nonstop playback when running, biking, or other activities.  One could download an entire CD into the iPod in less than 10 seconds and 1,000 songs in less than 10 minutes.  It could play up to 10 hours of continuous music, and the battery was rechargeable by plugging the iPod into a computer that holds your iTunes using a USB cord (Apple Present iPod).  The second generation iPod in July of 2002 had over 20 GB of storage space, 4 times the size of the first iPod.  In 2003, the third generation iPod was created and the GB ranged from 10-40 (Hormby & Knight, A History of the IPod: 2000 to 2004).  Later versions of the iPod were smaller and more advanced with access to the internet, online gaming, instant messaging, and watching videos and movies.    Regardless, even though those versions of iPods are much more advanced than the original one, there was still at least 8 GB of storage space minimum for each new version (Hormby & Knight, A History of the IPod: 2005 to Present).  While the iPod is able to hold at least 1,000 songs, the Walkman was not able to match up with that kind of GB storage.<br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />When the iPod came out in 2001, now people could listen to music portably and were allowed the possibility to listen to more than one artist at a time.  Now the iPod can hold thousands of songs, but when it first came out it could hold up to 1,000 CD-quality songs and featured up to 20 minutes of shock protection for nonstop playback when running, biking, or other activities.  One could download an entire CD into the iPod in less than 10 seconds and 1,000 songs in less than 10 minutes.  It could play up to 10 hours of continuous music, and the battery was rechargeable by plugging the iPod into a computer that holds your iTunes using a USB cord (Apple Present iPod).  The second generation iPod in July of 2002 had over 20 GB of storage space, 4 times the size of the first iPod.  In 2003, the third generation iPod was created and the GB ranged from 10-40 (Hormby & Knight, A History of the IPod: 2000 to 2004).  Later versions of the iPod were smaller and more advanced with access to the internet, online gaming, instant messaging, and watching videos and movies.    Regardless, even though those versions of iPods are much more advanced than the original one, there was still at least 8 GB of storage space minimum for each new version (Hormby & Knight, A History of the IPod: 2005 to Present).  While the iPod is able to hold at least 1,000 songs, the Walkman was not able to match up with that kind of GB storage.<br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />The iPod immediately grabbed everyone’s attention with the ability to hold 5 GB worth of music, while at the same time looking fashionable and being small enough to fit into a pocket.  Apple created a fantastic brand with the all white look, with the earphones being featured prominently in advertisements.  The white earphones have become the symbol for iPods because of their advertising campaign, and ironically, they have become so recognizable that they have been blamed for an increased number of street robberies in certain places (How the IPod Dominates the MP3 Market). As Steve Jobs said, “With the iPod, Apple has invented a while new category of digital music player that lets you put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it wherever you go.” (Apple Present iPod).  With the creation of the iPod, it was now possible to listen to music whenever and wherever a person wanted to.  The small and sleek mp3 player was accessible and desirable to people of all ages.<br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />The iPod immediately grabbed everyone’s attention with the ability to hold 5 GB worth of music, while at the same time looking fashionable and being small enough to fit into a pocket.  Apple created a fantastic brand with the all white look, with the earphones being featured prominently in advertisements.  The white earphones have become the symbol for iPods because of their advertising campaign, and ironically, they have become so recognizable that they have been blamed for an increased number of street robberies in certain places (How the IPod Dominates the MP3 Market). As Steve Jobs said, “With the iPod, Apple has invented a while new category of digital music player that lets you put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it wherever you go.” (Apple Present iPod).  With the creation of the iPod, it was now possible to listen to music whenever and wherever a person wanted to.  The small and sleek mp3 player was accessible and desirable to people of all ages.<br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />Compared to the iPod, the Walkman was much less efficient and stylish.  Some of the reasons for this are because the Walkman came out more than 20 years after the release of the iPod. As such, the latest version of the Walkman simply did not compare to Apple’s new gadget.  The only item Sony provided at the time that was comparable to the iPod was the CD Walkman.  The only difference from the original Walkman was it took CD’s instead of audio cassettes.  Thus, in theory, it was basically an updated version of the original device, and nothing more. Its size was still an issue.  Although it was considered “portable”, it was nowhere near comfortable to use on a daily basis, as the best way to carry the player was probably in a backpack (History of Digital Audio Players | Random History).  The technological advances since the CD Walkman came out have been astronomical, and yet Sony still did not change its product to be more suitable for the 21st century.  However, in the past few years Sony has come out with a few new mp3 players of there own.  Sony launched MiniDisc Walkman’s in the early 2000s, which failed in comparison to the iPod, then they introduced NetworkMD that the use of a PC to convert music from CDs or MP3s into ATRAC3 format, and use a USB cable to transfer the music to the MiniDisc at a much faster rate than was possible when using a line-in cable (Walkman, Wikipedia).  Since 2005 there have been many versions of the NW (Network Walkman) to be released, but they have all failed in comparison to all the versions of the iPod (Sony MP3 Players Finally Debut, Techtree.com).  Also, Sony has not had a successful advertising campaign for the Walkman in years.  They may have had good reviews on commercials in the 1980s and early 1990s, but the younger generations do not remember those commercials, and many were not born to see there advertisements, which gave Sony a distinct disadvantage.  While there were some people who bought Sony’s version of the mp3 player, iPod still destroyed their numbers with 22 million units sold nation wide in 2005, about 40 million in 2006, and the pinnacle number in 2008 with about 55 million units sold (File:Ipod Sales per Quarter.svg, Wikipedia).  With the difference in sales from Sony’s Walkman mp3 player to Apple’s iPod, this shows that the advertising campaign to younger music enthusiasts and the sleek, slender look of the iPod were main reasons for the popularity of the iPod compared to the Walkman.  However, nothing is perfect so the continual improvements of the iPod also played a role in grabbing a large market share.<br />   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />Compared to the iPod, the Walkman was much less efficient and stylish.  Some of the reasons for this are because the Walkman came out more than 20 years after the release of the iPod. As such, the latest version of the Walkman simply did not compare to Apple’s new gadget.  The only item Sony provided at the time that was comparable to the iPod was the CD Walkman.  The only difference from the original Walkman was it took CD’s instead of audio cassettes.  Thus, in theory, it was basically an updated version of the original device, and nothing more. Its size was still an issue.  Although it was considered “portable”, it was nowhere near comfortable to use on a daily basis, as the best way to carry the player was probably in a backpack (History of Digital Audio Players | Random History).  The technological advances since the CD Walkman came out have been astronomical, and yet Sony still did not change its product to be more suitable for the 21st century.  However, in the past few years Sony has come out with a few new mp3 players of there own.  Sony launched MiniDisc Walkman’s in the early 2000s, which failed in comparison to the iPod, then they introduced NetworkMD that the use of a PC to convert music from CDs or MP3s into ATRAC3 format, and use a USB cable to transfer the music to the MiniDisc at a much faster rate than was possible when using a line-in cable (Walkman, Wikipedia).  Since 2005 there have been many versions of the NW (Network Walkman) to be released, but they have all failed in comparison to all the versions of the iPod (Sony MP3 Players Finally Debut, Techtree.com).  Also, Sony has not had a successful advertising campaign for the Walkman in years.  They may have had good reviews on commercials in the 1980s and early 1990s, but the younger generations do not remember those commercials, and many were not born to see there advertisements, which gave Sony a distinct disadvantage.  While there were some people who bought Sony’s version of the mp3 player, iPod still destroyed their numbers with 22 million units sold nation wide in 2005, about 40 million in 2006, and the pinnacle number in 2008 with about 55 million units sold (File:Ipod Sales per Quarter.svg, Wikipedia).  With the difference in sales from Sony’s Walkman mp3 player to Apple’s iPod, this shows that the advertising campaign to younger music enthusiasts and the sleek, slender look of the iPod were main reasons for the popularity of the iPod compared to the Walkman.  However, nothing is perfect so the continual improvements of the iPod also played a role in grabbing a large market share.<br />   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />Music has always been a part of American culture.  It helps people relax during troubled times, it helps define people, and it tells the stories of people who have suffered heart ache, trauma, happiness, joy, excitement, and everything in between.  A song or a certain genre of music, such as the 1950s with Frank Sinatra and the 2000s with Rap music, can often define a decade or a generation.  With the creation of the portable audio player in the late 1970s, music became more a part of individual’s lives.  In 1979, Sony came out with the Sony Walkman.  It was a bulky square music player that required two AA batteries and an audio cassette to listen to music.  There was no skip, replay, or changing artists; one cassette, one artist, all in order.  Then came the Sony Walkman CD version.  It was a circular device, however it was still nowhere near comfortable to use on a daily basis (History of the Portable Audio Player).  This was the only method of portable audio players at the time, until Apple released the iPod in 2001, a release that would subsequently change the music world forever.  The Sony Walkman is still sold and used today, however the iPod has taken over the mp3 market and it does not seem to be going away anytime soon.  In 2005 the iPod owned 92 percent of the market for hard-drive-based music players (iPod’s 92 percent market share due to competitors’ neglect of niche, macdailynews.com) and as of September 2009, the iPod owns 73.8% of the market share (Goldman, CNNMoney.com).<br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><br />Music has always been a part of American culture.  It helps people relax during troubled times, it helps define people, and it tells the stories of people who have suffered heart ache, trauma, happiness, joy, excitement, and everything in between.  A song or a certain genre of music, such as the 1950s with Frank Sinatra and the 2000s with Rap music, can often define a decade or a generation.  With the creation of the portable audio player in the late 1970s, music became more a part of individual’s lives.  In 1979, Sony came out with the Sony Walkman.  It was a bulky square music player that required two AA batteries and an audio cassette to listen to music.  There was no skip, replay, or changing artists; one cassette, one artist, all in order.  Then came the Sony Walkman CD version.  It was a circular device, however it was still nowhere near comfortable to use on a daily basis (<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Lungu, </ins>History of the Portable Audio Player).  This was the only method of portable audio players at the time, until Apple released the iPod in 2001, a release that would subsequently change the music world forever.  The Sony Walkman is still sold and used today, however the iPod has taken over the mp3 market and it does not seem to be going away anytime soon.  In 2005 the iPod owned 92 percent of the market for hard-drive-based music players (iPod’s 92 percent market share due to competitors’ neglect of niche, macdailynews.com) and as of September 2009, the iPod owns 73.8% of the market share (Goldman, CNNMoney.com).<br /></div></td></tr>
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</table>71.79.118.91http://hst250.history.msu.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Evan_Goldfarb&diff=22354&oldid=prev71.79.118.91: /* Works Cited */2010-07-01T19:16:56Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Works Cited</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Swisher, Kara. "AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Plans Rebranding Effort." Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD. Dow Jones & Company, Inc., 28 July 2009. Web. 27 June 2010. <http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090728/dear-tim-heres-a-tour-of-the-it-takes-a-licking-and-keeps-on-ticking-aol-brand/>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Swisher, Kara. "AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Plans Rebranding Effort." Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD. Dow Jones & Company, Inc., 28 July 2009. Web. 27 June 2010. <http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090728/dear-tim-heres-a-tour-of-the-it-takes-a-licking-and-keeps-on-ticking-aol-brand/>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''Wiki Article: iPod'''</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"Apple IPod | How the IPod Dominates the MP3 Market." Houston Chinatown,Chinese Restaurant in Houston Guide. ChinatownConnection.com, 2005. Web. 27 June 2010. <http://www.chinatownconnection.com/apple-ipod-mp3-player.htm>. </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br />On July 1, 1979, history was made when Sony Corp. introduced the world to the Sony Walkman TPS-L2, a 14 ounce blue-and-silver, portable cassette player with huge buttons and headphones.  It also had a second earphone jack so two people could listen to in at once (Haire, A Brief History of the Walkman).  Sony’s portable audio player ruled the 80s and 90s, as the Walkman helped the cassette tape outsell vinyl records for the first time since 1983.  Similarly, during their peak years of sales and production, aerobics became incredibly popular. Everyone seemed to be listening to his or her favorite band rock out on a Walkman while they got their daily exercise.  However, as the technological advancements became more prevalent, Sony seemed to stand pat with their older version Walkman.  With this brought a new competitor to the portable audio world and the creator of the mp3 player.<br />  </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br />On October 23rd, 2001, Apple introduced the iPod.  This was a new breakthrough mp3 music player that held up to 1,000 songs in a portable device that fit in your pocket. (Apple Presents iPod). Ever since its release, the iPod line has dominated digital music player sales in the United States, with over 90% of the market for hard drive-based players and over 70% of the market for all types of players (Marsal, iPod: How Big can it Get?)  Right from its release date, the iPod brought in a shift in musical technology; the Apple product was the hot new portable audio player that everyone had to have, while the Walkman was pushed into the distance. The iPod has been able to grab and maintain such a large market share and beat out other mp3 players because of it’s sleek, sexy look and advertising towards young music enthusiasts, the ability to hold thousands of songs by multiple artists, and the new technological advances and ease of use.<br /></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br />Sony was very clever in the way they advertised to young music enthusiasts, with bright and upbeat commercials, as well as modern campaign advertisements.  The main advertisements were the infamous commercials with the black shadow dancing and listening to an iPod with the white ear-bud headphones (iPod Advertising).  In the background, bright colors flashed across the screen as the song, “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet, dictated the gyrations and movements of the character on the screen. This image of a shadow dancing with white ear-bud headphones was advertised on television, posters, magazines, online, billboards, and anywhere else imaginable that has advertisements.  If the younger generation had not heard about Apple or the iPod before, this certainly grabbed their attention.  The iPod commercials have mainly remained the same with some slight alterations.  In 2006, apple released a commercial that spotlighted album art that was constructed into a city and then flowed into an iPod nano.  All the other changes in September 2006 and beyond all dealt with darker backgrounds and different color schemes than the original commercial (iPod Advertising).  While Apple was coming up with remarkable commercial campaigns to promote their iPods to the younger generation, Sony did basically nothing with their Walkman to compete with Apple’s new “hip” portable audio player.<br />  </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br />Compared to the iPod, the Walkman was much less efficient and stylish.  Some of the reasons for this are because the Walkman came out more than 20 years after the release of the iPod. As such, the latest version of the Walkman simply did not compare to Apple’s new gadget.  The only item Sony provided at the time that was comparable to the iPod was the CD Walkman.  The only difference from the original Walkman was it took CD’s instead of audio cassettes.  Thus, in theory, it was basically an updated version of the original device, and nothing more. Its size was still an issue.  Although it was considered “portable”, it was nowhere near comfortable to use on a daily basis, as the best way to carry the player was probably in a backpack (History of Digital Audio Players | Random History).  The technological advances since the CD Walkman came out have been astronomical, and yet Sony still did not change its product to be more suitable for the 21st century.  However, in the past few years Sony has come out with a few new mp3 players of there own.  Sony launched MiniDisc Walkman’s in the early 2000s, which failed in comparison to the iPod, then they introduced NetworkMD that the use of a PC to convert music from CDs or MP3s into ATRAC3 format, and use a USB cable to transfer the music to the MiniDisc at a much faster rate than was possible when using a line-in cable (Walkman, Wikipedia).  Since 2005 there have been many versions of the NW (Network Walkman) to be released, but they have all failed in comparison to all the versions of the iPod (Sony MP3 Players Finally Debut, Techtree.com).  Also, Sony has not had a successful advertising campaign for the Walkman in years.  They may have had good reviews on commercials in the 1980s and early 1990s, but the younger generations do not remember those commercials, and many were not born to see there advertisements, which gave Sony a distinct disadvantage.  While there were some people who bought Sony’s version of the mp3 player, iPod still destroyed their numbers with 22 million units sold nation wide in 2005, about 40 million in 2006, and the pinnacle number in 2008 with about 55 million units sold (File:Ipod Sales per Quarter.svg, Wikipedia).  With the difference in sales from Sony’s Walkman mp3 player to Apple’s iPod, this shows that the advertising campaign to younger music enthusiasts and the sleek, slender look of the iPod were main reasons for the popularity of the iPod compared to the Walkman.  However, nothing is perfect so the continual improvements of the iPod also played a role in grabbing a large market share.<br />  </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br />When the iPod came out in 2001, now people could listen to music portably and were allowed the possibility to listen to more than one artist at a time.  Now the iPod can hold thousands of songs, but when it first came out it could hold up to 1,000 CD-quality songs and featured up to 20 minutes of shock protection for nonstop playback when running, biking, or other activities.  One could download an entire CD into the iPod in less than 10 seconds and 1,000 songs in less than 10 minutes.  It could play up to 10 hours of continuous music, and the battery was rechargeable by plugging the iPod into a computer that holds your iTunes using a USB cord (Apple Present iPod).  The second generation iPod in July of 2002 had over 20 GB of storage space, 4 times the size of the first iPod.  In 2003, the third generation iPod was created and the GB ranged from 10-40 (Hormby & Knight, A History of the IPod: 2000 to 2004).  Later versions of the iPod were smaller and more advanced with access to the internet, online gaming, instant messaging, and watching videos and movies.    Regardless, even though those versions of iPods are much more advanced than the original one, there was still at least 8 GB of storage space minimum for each new version (Hormby & Knight, A History of the IPod: 2005 to Present).  While the iPod is able to hold at least 1,000 songs, the Walkman was not able to match up with that kind of GB storage.<br /></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br />The older versions of the Sony Walkman could only hold one audio cassette or one CD at a time.  The cassette or CD may have had 20 songs at the most, nothing compared to Apple’s iPod.  The MiniDisc player only had up to 74 minutes of music that could be uploaded and the newest MiniDisc’s as of 2005 only allowed for 1 GB of music to be stored, 20% of what the original iPod allowed users to download in 2001.  The newest Walkman mp3, the Walkman X Series, has a touchscreen audio and video player from Sony. It has a 3 inch OLED touch screen, internet access through Wi-Fi and digital noise-cancelling as well as applications for Slacker and Youtube. It is available in 16 GB and 32 GB versions (Walkman, Wikipedia).  This series came out in 2008, but despite its video and audio capabilities, it proved to be a disappointment. By this time, the iPod had built such an enormous reputation that they seemed to have a monopoly over mp3 players, leaving Sony and their Walkman X series in the dust.  The iPod may have been more at the time of its release (I believe it was retailed at $399), for the amount of music that it holds, it was a much better deal than having to carry around a overly large “portable” CD player that could only play one CD at a time.  The amount of GB of storage space was not the only technological advancement the iPod carried. Apple kept on refurbishing their prized jewel almost every year to make it more advanced, yet easy to use at the same time.<br /></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br />Of course there was the original version of the iPod in 2001, but since then, there have been 19 different versions of the iPod to come out.  For the class iPod, the second version came out in July of 2002, and it contained 10 or 20 GB storage and a cover came with it.  The next version came out in April 2003.  The third had either 10, 15, 20, 30, or 40 GB and was the first complete redesign with all-touch interface, dock connection, and a slimmer case.  The fourth generation came out in July 2004, and had a color screen with picture viewing.  This was the beginning of the iPod becoming what it is today.  The fifth class generation came out in October of 2005, and it was a full redesign with a slimmer case, a larger screen, and it had video playback.  It was offered in black or white and held up to 80 GB of storage.  The final class generation was the sixth, which came out in September of 2007, and it held either 80, 120, of 160 GB.  The iPod Mini line started I 2004 and they are basically a smaller and thinner version of the original iPod’s but they are available in many bright colors.  Then there is the iPod Nano, which is very similar to the iPod mini.  The real technological difference in the iPod’s came in 2009 with the fifth generation nano in 2009.  It was the first iPod to include a video camera, it had a larger screen, an FM radio, a speaker, a pedometer, and a strong exterior case.  Finally, you have the iPod Touch first, second, and third generation.  Starting in 2007, the iPod touch almost works as a computer.  The iPod Touch has Wi-Fi, a Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes and YouTube, and 32 GB of storage.  There are thousands of applications and games to download and now the phone has 3G (Hormby & Knight). There are other mp3 players, specifically the Walkman X Series, that have many of the things that iPod has.  They have audio storage and video storage and they allow playlists and they are touch screens, however they do not have all the amenities that the iPod Touch has and they do not advertise as well, so many consumers do not know about their products.  As such, it is clear to see that the ease of use and the technological upper-hand on the rest of the mp3 players are prime reasons why the iPod has succeeded in beating out other mp3 players.<br /></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since 1983, Steve Case, Jim Kimsey and their vision which soon became AOL has transformed the way we use computers today.  I think that at one point or another, every person who has ever used a computer in America has heard the static dial-up connection of AOL and finally after many minutes of waiting for AOL to load were always hoping to hear the wonderful phrase "Welcome, You've Got Mail!"  It was AOL that started the first instant messenger service and now there are tens of different types of messengers that people can use.  AOL was the first to develop chat rooms that were not for the use of gamers so differently people who share a similar interest could find new friends or a group of people who lived in all different parts of the country could communicate in an easy manner.  Now there is gmail, email at colleges, yahoo, MSN, and all other sorts of websites where you can have an email address.  However, none of this would have been possible without AOL.  AOL has revolutionized almost every aspect of the internet we use today.  Today there are browsers that when you open them up immediately bring you the daily news from around the globe.  You can thank America Online for that as well.  When they connected with Internet Explorer, their homepage would show the latest news from all over.  Thanks to AOL, we have all the new and updated email providers, browsers, and instant messengers.  Sadly AOL has fallen off the map a little with the tough competition over the past few years, but with their history of making technological history, AOL will soon be back at the top of its game.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since 1983, Steve Case, Jim Kimsey and their vision which soon became AOL has transformed the way we use computers today.  I think that at one point or another, every person who has ever used a computer in America has heard the static dial-up connection of AOL and finally after many minutes of waiting for AOL to load were always hoping to hear the wonderful phrase "Welcome, You've Got Mail!"  It was AOL that started the first instant messenger service and now there are tens of different types of messengers that people can use.  AOL was the first to develop chat rooms that were not for the use of gamers so differently people who share a similar interest could find new friends or a group of people who lived in all different parts of the country could communicate in an easy manner.  Now there is gmail, email at colleges, yahoo, MSN, and all other sorts of websites where you can have an email address.  However, none of this would have been possible without AOL.  AOL has revolutionized almost every aspect of the internet we use today.  Today there are browsers that when you open them up immediately bring you the daily news from around the globe.  You can thank America Online for that as well.  When they connected with Internet Explorer, their homepage would show the latest news from all over.  Thanks to AOL, we have all the new and updated email providers, browsers, and instant messengers.  Sadly AOL has fallen off the map a little with the tough competition over the past few years, but with their history of making technological history, AOL will soon be back at the top of its game.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><br />Music has always been a part of American culture.  It helps people relax during troubled times, it helps define people, and it tells the stories of people who have suffered heart ache, trauma, happiness, joy, excitement, and everything in between.  A song or a certain genre of music, such as the 1950s with Frank Sinatra and the 2000s with Rap music, can often define a decade or a generation.  With the creation of the portable audio player in the late 1970s, music became more a part of individual’s lives.  In 1979, Sony came out with the Sony Walkman.  It was a bulky square music player that required two AA batteries and an audio cassette to listen to music.  There was no skip, replay, or changing artists; one cassette, one artist, all in order.  Then came the Sony Walkman CD version.  It was a circular device, however it was still nowhere near comfortable to use on a daily basis (History of the Portable Audio Player).  This was the only method of portable audio players at the time, until Apple released the iPod in 2001, a release that would subsequently change the music world forever.  The Sony Walkman is still sold and used today, however the iPod has taken over the mp3 market and it does not seem to be going away anytime soon.  In 2005 the iPod owned 92 percent of the market for hard-drive-based music players (iPod’s 92 percent market share due to competitors’ neglect of niche, macdailynews.com) and as of September 2009, the iPod owns 73.8% of the market share (Goldman, CNNMoney.com).<br /></ins></div></td></tr>
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