What is Old is New Again (opens in new tab)

Facebook has named its , which debuted today, “Paper”. As Lev Manovich points out, this naming signifies that “” In fact, old media themselves aren’t going away. Nowadays, fears that e-books and mp3s will dominate the reading and listening landscapes are all over the media. These fears seem somewhat cyclical, with the same old complaints cropping up decade after decade, as documented by the , , and Research has proven that not only do books have some staying power, old forms of music media ar...