Professor iPod Discusses Device's Social Impact

PurdueGraphicsMan writes "There's an interesting story over at Wired News, involving an interview with UK university professor Dr. Michael Bull, apparently the 'world's leading expert on the social impact of personal stereo devices,' according to The New York Times. The piece also mentions: 'Bull, a lecturer in media and culture at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, is the author of 'Sounding out the City: Personal Stereos and the Management of Everyday Life', a book Bull calls the 'definitive treatment' of the impact of the Sony Walkman and its descendants.'"

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Bull

[blair1q]

Anyone done a study of the impact of the iPod on wishful marketing-driven jabber?

I've never seen a single human being carrying and listening to one.

But it's a story on /. about ever 18.6 hours.

There's easier ways to prove you're a follower than pretending little white music boxes are cool.

Re:$400 is too much for a personal stereo

[faaaz]

Wow, thanks. Now when I need to know how to enjoy music I'll come to you.