The Major

Category: Media

  • CNN Pipeline

    CNN.com has launched a new service called CNN Pipeline. I have waited a long time for something like this. What a beautiful concept. On-demand, low-cost, commercial-free, online news. Four simultaneous video streams, three of which are unedited. It is $25 for a whole year. I will be signing up for this when I get home, especially since it has a free trial.

    I have always thought that our high-speed Internet connections weren’t really being utilized. But now we’re getting there. I think we’re really seeing the beginning of something big here. If I could get this kind of service for other shows, I would be all over it.

    Reviews here (news.com) and here (PC Magazine).

  • Hyphens

    I have many quirks, some bordering on being obsessive-compulsive. One of my quirks is that I am rather anal about hyphen usage (and to a lesser extent, grammar in general). On that note, I admit that I don’t have perfect grammar. But I do have a great desire to learn how to write and speak clearly.

    So it is with deep regret that I annouce that one of my heroes, Ralph Nader, has written an article titled “The Corporate Controlled Media”. Let’s just hope we can blame his webmaster.

    Having said that, I just read the article, and I suggest you do the same. Another great read.

  • A great quote from Tim O’Reilly

    Tim O’Reilly says:

    “Wikipedia may have its problems, but the output of traditional media can be pretty crappy too,” he said. “Fox News managed to persuade much of America that we found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, didn’t they?”

    The above quote was found in the article “Web 2.0 Cracks Start to Show” from Wired.