The US, Britain and Spain – the coalition of the determined – have given up on diplomacy to deal with Iraq. Powell speaking now – Bush to speak tonight. An unpopular second resolution for the U.N. Security Council that would have set a firm deadline to disarm will not be …
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Yahoo to Challenge RealNetworks
Yahoo to announce a subscription video/audio streaming service: Internet media company Yahoo Inc. will launch its most substantial subscription video service yet next week, an offering that will combine streaming coverage of news, entertainment and live sporting events, sources close to the company said on Friday. The new service takes …
Read More »Ads: Cultural Artifacts
You may have noticed our Blogad strip over on the left there has been slowly but surely growing. Blogads is a noble, patient experiment by the stalwart, ever pleasant Henry Copeland, and it’s a damn good one. If you are a blogger or read blogs, put your money where your …
Read More »Arbitron and Nielsen in Trouble
Forbes reports that broadcasters are displeased with Arbitron’s falling response rate as people filter out unsolicited calls and telemarketers. Arbitron still relies on a diary system, filled out by hand by members of the public, who are paid $2 a week for the pleasure. And they wonder why the response …
Read More »Three Days of “Total Technolgy Immersion”
"Hotel Remix" March 19-21 in Miami.
Read More »No Avoiding Politics
When we started back in August, I told the writers I was going to fold my old site and concentrate on this one. All of the other writers have their own sites to take care of – this IS my home site. So since I used to write a lot …
Read More »“The Attack on Iraq”
There has been mucho discussion of late regarding protest music or the lack thereof regarding war with Iraq. Nothing along those lines has really struck a chord here in the US, perhaps because the majority of Americans (and growing according to NY Times report today) support military action to disarm …
Read More »Free Speech Crushed in Nashville
This is an interesting little tale about freedom of speech. Charlie Daniels sent out “An Open Letter To The Hollywood Bunch”: An Open Letter To The Hollywood Bunch Ok let’s just say for a moment you bunch of pampered, overpaid, unrealistic children had your way and the U.S.A. didn’t go …
Read More »Of Blondes and Hotness
Blondes – it’s always the blondes, but what is it about them? Chris Cotner just put up a post about smoking hot BLONDE softballer Jennie Finch replacing super hot BLONDE Anna Kournikova as the Hottest Female Athlete. Coincidentally, the NY Times ran a story about blonde power over the weekend: …
Read More »Another Signpost
As if we need any more indications that war is imminent, ABC’s political blog “The Note” is temporarily suspending operations with the following explanation: With the nation (and our network) preparing for the possibility of military action, we have decided to temporarily (and briefly) suspend publication of The Note. This …
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