MTV turns 40

[Scout]

That's… wow…

But we all had Blackberries 12 years ago.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

That's… wow…

But we all had Blackberries 12 years ago.

iPhones officially began in 2007 and iPads began in 2010. Hardly seems like ancient history to this Gen Xer.

Then again, I enjoy being able to check my fantasy teams any time I like instead of having to go to a computer with internet access.

 

[Twirling Time]

Is … is it now a man?

It's definitely sporting a mullet these days.

 

[Twirling Time]

That's… wow…

But we all had Blackberries 12 years ago.

I had a Blackberry 16 years ago and it was amazing. Speak for yourself.

 

[Scout]

I had a Blackberry 16 years ago and it was amazing. Speak for yourself.

But it's ancient history to teenagers.

 

[Neutral Corner]

I might like you better
If we slept together

I had both the EP and the album. Romeo Void was the ship.

 

[wicked]

Has there ever been a company that imploded as quickly as BlackBerry did. They were the thing in D.C. until Obama came to town.

 

[Tighthead]

Has there ever been a company that imploded as quickly as BlackBerry did. They were the thing in D.C. until Obama came to town.

In the simplest possible terms, I don't think they foresaw smartphones as a consumer device, just as a business device. They had great tech and zero fun/fashion appeal.

When I got my first blackberry I don't think I'd sent a text in my life.

They were durable though, and I had a charger for extra batteries which was great.

 

[forever_town]

MTV turning 40 this year.

Have they finally given us 15 years of music yet?

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

 

[Twirling Time]

Fake German band. V is pronounced "fau" in German.

 

[sgreenwell]

I recommend it all the time, and I'll do so again - "I Want My MTV" is a great oral history on the formation of the network, and evolution of the music video. In the span of like 10 years, MTV went from having to beg executives and anyone with videos to air them; to getting payola for said videos; to completely phasing them out as the audience for them declined, and the audience for scripted and then reality TV increased.