Andrew Sullivan: “There were little white wires hanging down from their ears, or tucked into pockets, purses or jackets. The eyes were a little vacant. Each was in his or her own musical world, walking to their soundtrack, stars in their own music video, almost oblivious to the world around them. These are the iPod people.”

al3x after chatting with a girl via iTunes library titles: “And then: sorry gotta go. The girl in corner with dark hair packs up and bustles the hell out of there, probably afraid I'd just have to talk to her. Don't call it social technology.”