Summary:
A conversation with Justin Frankel, creator of the Winamp application, which was arguably the software package responsible for popularizing the MP3.
Professional Blogging Pioneer Josh Marshall
Justin Frankel, Creator of Winamp
A conversation with Justin Frankel, creator of the Winamp application, which was arguably the software package responsible for popularizing the MP3.
PLEASE post edit the sound. Almost impossible to hear. Fantastic interview. SHIT sound. PLEEEEEASE repair it
Believe me, I know. If anyone out there is an audio editing expert, please feel free to grab the audio and take a crack at fixing. Or, ping me at internethistorypodcast@gmail.com and I can dropbox you the original audio. Fixing it is beyond my powers.
[…] MP3 files proliferated, the question of how to play them loomed large. Enter Justin Frankel, a laid back college dropout and “dude speak” teenager, in the words of one journalist. […]