ABSTRACT
Changes in culture are intricately connected to changes in technology (Carey 1988). In fact, the footprint of technology is found on the doorstep of every epochal change in how art and entertainment is produced and consumed. In many cases, new inventions in the way sounds, images, and texts are produced and captured have changed the way that artists and writers work, leading to new styles (e.g., dime novels, Impressionism, talkies, rock and roll) and forms (e.g., photography, synthesized music, new media art). But perhaps even more far reaching, new technologies have dramatically changed the market for art, typically leading to expanded audiences with access to more diverse cultural fare. In short, technology has been the handmaiden for both the expansion and diffusion of culture—more material made available to more people.
