Very light topic, but . . . . With all the recent Michael Jackson focus, I guess it's not surprising that an article about him made it into the NYT Week in Review. The article was not a recap of his life, but more a speculation as to the probability that there may never be another entertainer with the same world wide popularity & influence (not to mention sales).
The reason ? The radical changes & advancements in technology that limit the size of any one potential audience (for discovery of new artists such as The Ed Sullivan Show for the Beatles). Now there are simply too many choices available to reach such a majority of the population at one time. In addition, the likelihood of similar influence & monetary gain is more limited as a result of this increased competition, as well as the current ease of pirating.
I think they may be right, but I don't think they've considered You Tube's potential for being a modern world wide Ed Sullivan Show.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/weekinreview/28segal.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
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