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Broadcast Television Industry In Same Place Newspaper Industry Was Five Years Ago

June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Harry Blodget says the traditional broadcast television industry (i.e., cable companies, networks, and broadcasters) is in the same place traditional newspapers were about five years ago:  In denial.
Here’s the best part, according to Blodget:
You won’t have five channels, or 50 channels, or 500 channels. You’ll have millions of channels. You’ll be able to watch anything [...]

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10 Enjoyable Things To Do On Inauguration Day

November 18th, 2008 · 20 Comments

A lot of conservatives will be tempted to stay in bed Jan. 20.  After all, that date is set to go down in history as the one on which Barack Obama was inaugurated 44th president of the United States. Rather than stay in bed, though, I recommend you enjoy one or more of the following [...]

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Blogger Recalls Wi-Fi Robbery, Applauds Fix

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Some news about Wi-Fi access caught my eye today and might be of interest to you, especially if you — or anyone in your family — has a history of heart problems:
It appears Bluetooth wireless technology that allows people to use a hands-free earpiece while making a mobile telephone call could soon alert the emergency [...]

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‘The Grid’ Destined to Change the Language

April 7th, 2008 · 13 Comments

News broke over the weekend of a new entity in cyberspace — something called “The Grid” — that’s likely to render today’s internet obsolete. After reading articles like this one and this one.  I thought about how this superfast web replacement might change the world’s vocabulary. Below are the Top 10 words [...]

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Worldwide Internet Crash Receives Little News Coverage

August 1st, 2007 · No Comments

In case you missed news reports, let Bob McCarty Writes be the first to share news with you about the recent crash of the internet — an event very few mainstream news media outlets — especially newspapers, since they hate the internet — covered. The video below tells the story:
Kudos to the folks at [...]

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