Tag: early 2000s

Xanga blogs-messy, earnest, gif-heavy diaries of the early 2000s-are vanishing. This piece argues why they matter, how to rescue them, and the ethical lines we should draw while doing it.

How a seven-note guitar phrase from 1902 became the sonic logo of an era - and why the Nokia tune rewired how we understood phones, identity and attention during the late '90s and early 2000s.

A look back at how classic versions of Windows Media Player helped move music from discs to digital libraries, the nostalgic features that hooked users, and what today’s streaming platforms could borrow to create richer, more personal listening experiences.