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face, and polished stainless steel back, known as the iPod. This was the device that truly transformed Apple Inc. Other companies had made portable music players, but all contained many deficiencies, such as complex interfaces, short battery life, a playlist that only allowed ten songs, and a storage capacity of about sixteen songs total. Jobs was able to produce the iPod with a small LCD screen, a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery that would last through one thousand songs, and most…

life consisted of finishing college, dropping out, or going part time I wanted that decision to be up to me. My decision is obvious as I am still in college, but all last semester after class I would drive up to Whitewater Lake put on my favorite playlist and reflect for 30 minutes. There were times I would cry, no shame in that, because I was letting out all my emotions. We all have our demons, some deeper than others. But once we find whatever helps us deal with our emotions we are able to…

“Taylor vs. Treadmill” was an advertisement developed by Apple to promote its new music feature called Apple Music. The advertisement was released by the company in April 2016. The advertisement features star singer Taylor Swift getting ready to run on the treadmill while listening to Apple Music. As Taylor Swift begins to run, she also begins to sing and dance obnoxiously to “Jumpman” by Drake. As she continues to run she becomes distracted by the song being played and her singing. Swift then…

with different vibes that are given off, but overall, they are positive, and mostly turn up vibes from the songs that I have listened to. A song with vibes that someone can feel when they are listening, is a song that should be number 1 on their playlist. Vibes are a big part in a…

Have you ever been in a situation where you always wonder what it would be like if you’ve made another decision in life? I was. Born and raised in China, I have been always influenced by the traditional value—do what most people do, listen to your parents. Pursuing music has always been my dream that I was too scared to reach to. Most people around me always define success in a monetary way. I was never brave enough to challenge the traditional way of thinking until I recently moved to the…

The first origin of hypertext is microphotography, a method of condensing documents, which were stored in a massive library. A massive library, so people could send in questions, and the workers would field their responses, giving related topics as well. The second origin, is referred to the Memex; an idea that it would somehow be possible to digitally condense information on a computer, so it can be used at any time, by the use of free association. This was supposed to augment human…

"The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow." ― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings I sat in the old oak tree, listening to my favorite playlist. My little sister ran around the yard. Through my earbuds, I heard an eerie but familiar screech. I pulled out my earbuds. What- She screamed. It was the type of scream that you never can get out of your head; the one that will haunt you for the rest of your life. I was paralyzed with shock I could see no more than a dot in the sky. "Violet...?" My…

there early to get check in and get our luggage checked, and especially that the lines for check in are endless. When I was finally inside the plane I was patiently waiting for the other passengers to get settled in, meanwhile I was listening to my playlist, and the Weeknd was on. Listening to him made my nerves calm down as I closed my eyes and had my focus on the music and not the fact that I was about to fly up high up the sky. It was time to go finally. The speed of the plane’s wheels…

You no longer need a powerful record label or a great marketing campaign to have an international hit anymore. Just ask our very own New Zealand pop star, Lorde. In April 2013, Spotify added the musician’s song “Royals” to an influential Spotify playlist and the song went viral. The song went from being a new coming artist off Spotify to the top of the radio charts, and Spotify is credited for exposing Lorde to the US market, making her one of the biggest musicians in the music industry at the…

was sitting up against the wall on my uncomfortable dorm bed with my knees holding up my spiral notebook. The only light was coming from my desk in the opposite corner of the small room and the sole sound was my computer faintly playing my country playlist through the speaker. In the darkness, I was easily drawn to the…