Posts Tagged ‘Telecommunications’

over 1 million iphones sold in the first weekend

Monday, July 14th, 2008

line for iphone in manhatten

Looks like iphone mania is sweeping the world! Evidentaly, the overwhelming purchases of the new 3G iphone tied up the itunes activation servers when too many people tried to connect.

From reuters:

“Activation problems marred the U.S. launch of the new iPhone on Friday, with many eager buyers leaving stores frustrated that they could not use the hotly anticipated gadget after waiting in line for hours.AT&T Inc, the sole U.S. carrier for the iPhone, blamed problems synchronizing the phone with Apple’s iTunes online music and software store, saying it was probably caused by too many people trying to access iTunes at the same time.”

I guess the venerable Steve Ballmer (Microsoft CEO) was wrong again when he was quoted as saying:

“There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.”

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Who owns the media in the U.S.?

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

octomedia!

There are thousands of channels of radio, television, magazines and periodicals that are published/broadcast in the U.S. Did you ever wonder who owns it all and where it all comes from?

Well you don’t have to dig too deep to find some answers. It all boils down to 6 companies that dictate almost everything you see, read and hear. 6 companies! The “big six” are Time warner, CBS, Viacom, General Electric (huh?) and News Corp.

Here is a more detailed list of what the big 6 own and control. Its this stranglehold over media outlets that are keeping the american people “in the dark” about the nefarious happenings occuring within our governmental institutions.

I’m not saying stop watching TV or listening to radio, I enjoy music, movies and TV just like the next guy– just be aware of the “unified voice” coming from most mainstream corporately owned outlets. If you just dust away the top layer of soil, you can begin to see the truth behind matters.

Think for yourself. Don’t let any network or magazine tell you how to think. Find whats “cool” for you, not what the latest fashion magazine tells you is “cool”. There are millions of people in this country, we should have millions of styles and perspectives… not 6.

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