In a generation filled with MTV, VH1, Ipods, Cell Phones, and laptops, it is very hard to distinguish what is pop, versus what has become a norm. For example, while sitting in the marketplace, a common student gathering area on the campus of American University, there are about 20 tables, none of which are empty. At least 14 of those tables have at least one laptop resting on them, some even have three or four. At the table to my right are four girls, with four laptops (2 macs, 1 dell, 1 HP), four cell phones, and a lone ipod nano. I was able to see that one of these girls had what looked like a paper in progress up on her screen, but was talking with people on instant messenger at the same time.
At the table directly in front of me, three guys crowd around a laptop, all eating their newly purchased box lunches and checking out various clips on YouTube.com. This is not the first You Tube gathering that I have witnessed, in fact, I have been part of one myself. You Tube has gained quite a bit of momentum and has become a commonly discussed topic as of late. These guys happen to be watching a video of someone dancing, and making a fool of himself. The popularity of internet sites such as AIM and You Tube beg the question, is there a new internet pop culture, or has the internet itself become pop culture.
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