Posted by  Mike Darrah in on January 17, 2001 at 9:48 AM
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"MP3 Missionaries" Bruce Fries and Marty Fries have a emerging MP3 consumer in mind, Senior Citizens who are curious about the technology but not as knowledgeable as they would like to be.
The pair of men claiming to be "MP3 Missionaries" are the authors of " The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook". The pair have been on tour promoting the book and in turn MP3 technology to over 100 cities over the past year.
Recently, they picked up funding from EMusic.com and MusicMatch and now have announced that they are extending their "missionary tour" across the US through July 2001, booking dates with senior citizens and several computer clubs.
The group will demonstrate how to use MusicMatch Jukebox, and discuss issues such as Napster, and "legal and ethical use" of MP3's.
The group will also promote EMusic's library of downloadable music and unlimited subscription services. This means they will most likely be explaining to senior citizens that, unlike Napster, EMusic's catalog is "fully licensed" and legal, in their own words at least.
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User Comments
 doobybrain
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Date: January 17, 2001 @ 9:57 PM
its a nice idea, but what if they dont even know how to use a computer? thats a whole other lesson in itself.
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 milladrive
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Date: January 18, 2001 @ 8:15 AM
On the contrary, the "older" can afford cable more easily than you or me.  |
 Anonymous
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Date: January 19, 2001 @ 12:35 PM
I wonder if the seniors' taste in music would run toward Ragtime, Old Standards, etc. ...tunes for which the copyrights have long ago expired? That would define an audience perhaps willing to pay for music legally royalty-free. A boon for the provider?
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doobybrain
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Date: January 21, 2001 @ 8:51 PM
heh, thats true. why else do you think they are always giving away money? they have no real use for it anymore.
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dschreier
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Date: January 25, 2001 @ 8:55 PM
I recently converted a neighbors (who is 82) vinyl record collection into mp3s and put them on her new computers' hard drive with a winamp player...Taught her the winamp basics...and to say the least she is simply delighted.
I'm a mobile dj in the Oregon community of Brookings specializing on Big Band and 40's 50's pop hits,
Most people my age are fasiinated with amount of music I can store on my laptop.
I wish we had this technolgy when I was a radio announcer in the late 50's 60's and early 70's.
I'm 65...my musical taste may be old but my technology isn't.
dschreier in Brookings
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