“I do not buy CDs any more; I usually stream Internet radio. For movies, I hardly every buy any DVDS. I have a DVR, so just record things off HBO, Showtime and so on.” RecordsInternetRadioStreamsCdsDvdsHboShowtime Author:Oren Peli
“Whether it's by helping us search for health-related information, connecting us with doctors through online portals, or enabling us to store and retrieve our medical records online, the Internet is starting to show the promise it has to transform the way people interact with and improve their own health and wellness.” PeopleWayHelpingShowsRecordsInformationInternetPromiseDoctorsStartingStoresMedicalRelatedWellnessOnlineConnectingEnablingHealth And WellnessPortalMedical RecordsHealth Related Author:Dean Ornish
“The Internet has obviously wiped music off the human map - killed the record shop, and killed the patience of labels who consider debut sales of 300,000 to not be good enough.” HumansEnoughRecordsInternetBe GoodLabelsShopsMapsGood EnoughDebut Author:Steven Morrissey
“I consider us to be one of the first Internet-based bands, especially because we basically started our entire band via the Internet. Before MySpace Music even existed, we had a band MySpace page. We were one of the first fifty bands on PureVolume(.com), and we really built everything from the Internet. That's how we started talking to record labels, that's how we booked our first tours. Without the Internet social networking, like Twitter, we definitely wouldn't be where we are today. It is a huge part of the band.” FirstsTodaySocialTalkingRecordsHugeInternetBandPagesBuiltLabelsFiftyNetworkingSocial NetworkingSocial NetworkRecord Labels Author:Jack Barakat
“... We have seen dog-tired Members of Congress marching lockstep ahead with their eyes fixed only on the end of the 100 Days of the 1995 Republican 'Contract with America' reform efforts. Many of the changes wrought by the House were passed without the benefit of a single hearing, or at best with a minimal legislative record. Is this what Jefferson and Madison had in mind?” MindEndsEyeAmericaHouseEffortRecordsDogInternetRepublicanMembersBenefitsTiredCongressHearingReformFixedContractsFree SpeechMadison Author:John Gibbons
“The rise of the Internet has caused the demise of the record labels, and has destroyed the music business of old, but it's also created new opportunities for young artists.” YoungArtistOpportunityRecordsInternetDestroyedLabelsMusic BusinessDemiseRecord LabelsNew OpportunityYoung Artists Author:Judy Collins
“Fans decide what pop culture is. We can define ourselves. Music and the presentation of art nowadays is totally in our control, with the Internet specifically. You no longer need record labels. You no longer need movie distribution companies. You can just make it and put it online, and it will distribute itself to millions of people. The borders and everything have been broken down. It really is in the hands of the people.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensArtHandsCultureCompanyMillionsRecordsFansBrokenInternetPopsLabelsBordersOnlineDistributionPop CulturePresentationRecord LabelsBroken Down Author:Laura Jane Grace
“The Internet made the world smaller, so it's easier for people to hear your music. You don't necessarily need a radio record.” PeopleWorldNeedsMadeRecordsInternetEasierRadio Author:Nas
“The internet has not granted us more control in relation to the record company because we're still bound by an agreement with them not to release our music without their consent. But they generally let us do what we want, anyway, so it doesn't matter who's officially in control.” WantStillsMatterCompanyRecordsInternetRelationBoundsReleaseGrantedAgreementConsentRecord Companies Author:Rivers Cuomo
“I have a huge record and cd collection of all kinds of great classical, jazz and all music but I find the internet very accessible and quick.” KindRecordsHugeInternetJazzAll KindsCollectionsCds Author:Aaron Zigman
“It's traumatic to meditate on the availability of information through the Internet, or the way we perceive the world as a result. People don't experience things totally or viscerally anymore. It's all through representation, be it a record on YouTube or a post on a blog.” PeopleWorldWayResultsRecordsInformationInternetPostsPerceiveRepresentationBlogsYoutubeAvailability Author:Sufjan Stevens
“The government can now delve into personal and private records of individuals even if they cannot be directly connected to a terrorist or foreign government. Bank records, e-mails, library records, even the track of discount cards at grocery stores can be obtained on individuals without establishing any connection to a terrorist before a judge. According to the Los Angeles Times, Al Qaeda uses sophisticated encryption devices freely available on the Internet that cannot be cracked. So the terrorists are safe from cyber-snooping, but we're not.” IfsUseGovernmentIndividualRecordsJudgingInternetSafeConnectionsLibraryTrackAvailableConnectedStoresTerroristCardsDevicesLos AngelesAlsMailSophisticatedGroceriesAl QaedaCrackedGrocery StoresDiscountsCyberEncryptionSnooping Author:Molly Ivins
“The Internet has killed the traditional record business, but it's given back in the way of instant access.” WayGivenRecordsInternetAccessTraditionalInstant Author:James Young
“The security of computers and the Internet is a horrible and dangerous mess. Every week we hear about breaches of databases of Social Security numbers and financial information and health records, and about critical infrastructure being insecure.” SocialNumbersRecordsWeekSecurityDangerousInformationInternetComputerFinancialCriticalHorribleMessInsecureSocial SecurityInfrastructureBreachDatabasesBeing Insecure Author:Matt Blaze