The Daily Loper – January 18, 2007
Posted by Lopy in The Daily Loper on Jan 18, 2007
I Don’t Know How To Do This Anymore Edition
Todays links of interest:
- Gadgets as Tyrants
Big innovations at this year’s CES: limiting consumer access to entertainment media. There’s a gadget for every tyrannical scheme. - Apple Q1 earnings top records, forecasts
That’s without a new version of the iPod, mind you. - Price cuts on Apple iPhone likely, analysis finds
HA!! - MySpace Hit With Online Predator Suits
Because it’s always someone else’s fault. - Why Joost Is Good for TV
Is Joost the future of television? Well, something has to be… - Internet pushes the concept of ‘free’ content, supported by advertising
Giving it away becomes trendy again. - A Woman At The Table
Katie Couric attends a White House briefing, discovers she’s the only woman in the room. Unless you count "support staff". You wonder why we worry about old media? - Web newspaper blog traffic triples in Dec-study
Worth noting: newspaper blogs had nowhere to go but up. Also worth noting, newspaper blogs barely existed a year ago. - Full-Season Pickups Slated for NBC
Heroes, The Office — we are now safe to watch television for another year. - F.C.C. Chairman Says Rules Bar Satellite Radio Merger
Finally, a monopoly our government can’t support. It’s good to know that our nation has standards. - The Idolatry Holds Tight as ‘Idol’ Snags 37 Million Viewers
Apparently, our agony will never end. - Microsoft to Make Vista Easier to Buy Online
Just because it’s easier doesn’t mean that you should rush out and do it. - Voters use Internet more, big role seen in 2008
File under "Duh." - Everybody’s Happy Nowadays
Yeah, we watch, like, one commercial a month. Imagine our surprise when we heard "Everybody’s Happy Nowadays"…advertising the AARP. We are now officially old. - Did Anybody Not Watch American Idol?
Oh, did that get renewed again?
