I posted this on my Nostalgic Trip blog but wanted to share it here too.
In 2000, the parody “Internet Killed the Video Star” from eStudio (by “The Broad Band,” LOL) was released. And yup, I firmly agree that TV networks — and traditional media as a whole, for that matter — will have to reinvent themselves in a world where videos are online and on-demand. “I want my MTV” is giving way to “I want my YouTube.”
The song’s hilarious, particularly the lines: “Gates didn’t like it/He didn’t own it.”
I DON’T know if it’s just a sign of age, but I find myself becoming even more nostalgic lately. And the funny thing about technology is that the more advanced it becomes, the more it makes us long for the content of yesteryears.
Think about it: before the Internet became commonplace, it was harder to access the past. If you were fascinated by a certain subject, or were a fan of a certain celebrity, you had to work harder in those days. Maybe you had clippings from various magazines and newspapers that had articles about your idol. Maybe you had lots of pics that you cut out from these publications or bought from sidewalk vendors. You had to be a huge fan of a celebrity to devote that much time and effort. Unlike today, when whatever our interests may be, whoever our idols are, we can more easily find information online — and link up to others who feel the same way. Just Google or check out Wikipedia, and you’re already off to a head start.
I've started another WordPress blog called Nostalgic Trip.
Here's an excerpt from my first post there to explain what it's all about:
I remember years ago talking to PR practitioner Mel Dominguez and dotPH exec Emil Avancena about putting up a site like this.
It was back when Dominguez Marketing was still the PR firm of dotPH and I was still a smoker, so yup, this was way back when. I'd started reminiscing about different products and pop culture stuff from the 80s and even late 70s, and Mel, Emil and I found ourselves saying stuff like, "Remember Choco-Vim? Remember Fress Gusto?"
Visit Nostalgic Trip, and hope you could share your memories and memorabilia.
