Forrester’s straw-man study on media trust
ReadWriteWeb has a post on Forrester Research’s study about consumer trust of information sources. It puts corporate and personal blogs at the very bottom (with 16% and 18% trust respectively), with...
View ArticleTales from the Oligarchy
There is a fine line between conspiracy theory and reasonable deduction. Most would agree it is insane to believe that a group of elite men have existed since before the founding of the United States...
View ArticleOh yeah, McCain
Photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters I sometimes forget John McCain is running for president. The guy came in second last go-round (2000) against W, but this time he just can’t seem to get his foot out of...
View ArticleGive Kucinich a Hand
I received this email today from Dennis Kucinich’s election campaign (below the jump). It’s a quick poll where you choose your top 3 candidates (democratic) for president if you had to vote today. So I...
View ArticlePay-to-view? That’s so web 1.0
As someone who has been getting the New York Times headlines by email everyday since 9/11, the announcement to get rid of their archaic pay-to-view Times Select service is great news. Duncan Riley...
View ArticleEdwards on MSNBC
Well, I didn’t get a chance to listen to Edwards last night on MSNBC, since I apparently can’t work a TV anymore. I thought I was watching MSNBC, it was actually NBC and then after Senator Jack Reed of...
View ArticleGiuliani = Hamas?
Sometimes journalists say the damnedest things. “Giuliani’s Gaza Analogy” caught my attention because I haven’t been following the Republican candidates very well and was curious what his take on...
View ArticleSurprise! Everest kills old people better.
Mt. Everest, that bastian of adventure that draws thrill-seekers and wall street brokers with nothing else left to accomplish alike, is three times more likely to kill people over 60. No kidding....
View ArticleBarack Obomba
My friend John (the Wrathful Dove) pointed me to a great article today about Barack Obama, who is turning into quite the warhawk. This comes as no surprise. All of the mainstream candidates are clones...
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