MP3s From The Phone Box

An Economist writes "The .com bubble has come and gone, but the great ideas and implementations are starting to come through thick and fast now. The BBC reports on a planned development in the UK - download MP3s (or the like) from the phone box. Walking along the street and fancy a song - just plug in your iPod/MuVo/iRiver/whatever... awesome! Perhaps the lauded benefits of eCommunication are just beginning to be felt - plus it increases the viability of old-tech phone boxes, which are socially beneficial but financially challenged."

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Social Ramifications of "On Demand"

[reporter]

Is anyone concerned about the social impact of the Internet? Everything seems to be on-demand. If you want to hear the song, go to the nearest phone booth and download it into your iPod. If you want phone sex, dial the 1-900 number and whip out your credit card. If you want pornography, type the correct Web link.

Has anyone noticed how impatient the current generation is? Could there be a correlation between its attitude and the on-demand nature of current technology.