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Network TV bigwigs rail against bloggers

Network TV bigwigs rail against bloggersBrokaw and Jennings are next. They're just complaining ahead of time.They just don't like our ability to tell them that we know they are WRONG. They all want to tell us what to think, not be told to stick to facts if they are...

Tags: Blogging, INTERNET, fallout, network, TV, accesory, Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, blogger

Discussion threads 2004-10-04

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Gates: Yahoo deal unlikely

During his last day as a full-time Microsoft employee, Microsoft's Bill Gates told Tom Brokaw he does not think a deal with Yahoo was likely. NEW YORK--Microsoft's Bill Gates told journalist Tom Brokaw he does not think a deal with Yahoo was likely, CNBC reported on Friday. ...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Tom Brokaw, Internet, Reuters, Microsoft, Yahoo

News items 2008-06-27

Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talks

Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talksIs Microsoft really going to just walk away?Q. "Is Microsoft really going to just walk away?A. They already did! Jerry Yang is dead meet now!RE: Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talksI think Microsoft is done with Yahoo!...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., latest rumor

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Photos: Windows Server 2008 unveiled

Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw helps kick off formal launch of Microsoft server product at an event at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. by CNET News.com

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Photograph, Tom Brokaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-02-27

Apple dominates three Amazon categories

Yesterday I crowned Apple the new king of retail when it was revealed that the companys retail stores brought in more annual sales per square foot than any other retailer including heavyweights like Best Buy, Neiman Marcus and Tiffany & Co.In addition to Apples impressive sales per square foot its...

Tags: Retail, Apple Computer Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Blog posts 2006-12-28

Feds approve liberal election rules for Net

Feds approve liberal election rules for NetThere Are No 'Federal' ElectionsBy Ben DoubleCrossedPlease encourage your Congressman to co-sponsor Representative Roscoe Bartlett's “First Amendment Restoration Act” — HR 46.There are no 'Federal' elections, only elections for federal office held in the states. The Federal Election Commission is not the solution to...

Tags: Corporate law, Federal Election Commission, Nixon, Newspaper Preservation Act, federal politician

Discussion threads 2006-03-27

PC Forum: Who are the trustees?

Howard Gardner, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, kicked off PC Forum  with an apt topic—trust. Who can you trust? Gardner came up with the notion of trustees, people who are well known, widely respected, unbiased and impartial. They would be willing to resign on principle. He...

Tags: trustee, Howard Gardner

Blog posts 2005-03-20

Is anyone standing up for bloggers?

Is anyone standing up for bloggers?Good question"Wouldn't it have been something if CEO John Chambers had shown more interest in how his company's technology was going to be used?"Does a company have a responsibility, in the absence of government restrictions, to determine how its products will be used, and refuse...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., exemption, McCain-Feingold

Discussion threads 2005-01-21

Can technology close journalism's credibility gap?

Can technology close journalism's credibility gap?Campaign Reform? / I Call It Fraud!Section 431(9)Bi makes a distinction where there is no real difference: the media is extremely powerful by any measure, a "special interest" by any definition, and heavily engaged in the "issue advocacy" and "independent expenditure" realms of political persuasion...

Tags: First Amendment, exemption, finance

Discussion threads 2005-01-18

Ich bin ein Berlinder

I love David Berlind. He took my not-so-transparent pitch about a Ray Ozzie comment on the Gillmor Gang yesterday and ran with it for the usual end-to-endzone touchdown. Yes, it was newsworthy that Ozzie apparently agrees with my Software Blades conceit that Microsoft has slipped out of the conversation and...

Tags: Jonathan Schwartz

Blog posts 2004-12-08

Political jihads and the blogosphere

Political jihads and the blogospherePolitical jihads and the blogosphereSo what you are trying to tell me is that you will believe some random person and their blog about who wins the election over several official news sources? Anyone who does this is a complete putz. Sorry, but a...

Tags: Blogging, blog, Jihad, major media, media, blogosphere

Discussion threads 2004-10-29

CNN and Technorati: Unconventional wisdom

Political conventions have devolved since Kennedy commandeered television. As suspense went out the window thanks to front-loaded primaries and brokered tickets, the Big Show became an infomercial.The same thing has happened in the technology space, with Comdex giving way to vendor-controlled developer conferences such as Microsoft PDC and JavaOne. And...

Tags: CNN, Technorati

Blog posts 2004-07-21

Judge strikes down violent-game law

Judge strikes down violent-game lawI don't believe they are harmfulAt least no more harmful than watch the nightly new or reading the newspaper. Still I think that targeting kids with this type of media is wrong however. Sounds like the law needs to be redone to less vague to achieve...

Tags: Games, Government, OK Here, game

Discussion threads 2004-07-16