By Rob on Jun 12, 2008 in Featured, News, Technology | 0 Comments
A neutral broadband network is one that is free of restrictions on the kinds of equipment that may be attached, on the modes of communication allowed, which does not restrict content, sites or platforms, and where communication is not unreasonably degraded by other communication streams.
There is a growing fear among the tech-savvy that telecommunications companies […]
By Rob on May 19, 2008 in Featured, politics | 0 Comments
I am getting concerned. With Sen. Hillary Clinton gumming up the works for the Dems only possible candidate and McCain keeping a clever silence until the fog of war clears it is any wonder if there will be anything left to vote for in November.
Hillary won West Virginiaby a huge margin and, just before her […]
By Rob on Mar 10, 2008 in Featured, News, politics | 3 Comments
New York’s first-term Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer this afternoon publicly apologized for the “involvement” in prostitution he admitted this morning. Police released to the New York Times evidence that Spitzer was the client of a high-end prostitution ring called Emperor’s Club.
Much of the televised media is reporting it as, “Spitzer admits involvement in prostitution to […]
By Rob on Feb 26, 2008 in Environment, Featured, News | 2 Comments
An article in the Observer of England that was published a few years back has been stirring people up after hitting the top of Digg recently. In 2004 the Observer managed to obtain a “suppressed” Pentagon report claiming that by 2020 we will live on shrunken continents with crumbling social infrastructures. And all because we […]
By Rob on Jan 31, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Featured | 2 Comments
I am not going to pretend to be a fanatic of the hit ABC show, “Lost.” The first two seasons were very entertaining and really did play out a load of those “if you were stranded on a desert island” scenarios we’ve all mused on. There was a gorgeous, dark haired girl who was not […]
By Rob on Jan 2, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Featured, News | 4 Comments
How frustrating it is, living in a world where most of those with any semblance of computer literacy are not of a ripe enough age to bail the world of publishing out of its age gap-induced bewilderment. Publishers seem to suffer from a cyber confusion that pales in insignificance only next to the general hubris […]
By Rob on Dec 28, 2007 in Featured, News, Video | 1 Comment
President George H. W. Bush last Thursday gathered an African shaman troupe in Washington to raise awareness for malaria, which runs rampant through Africa. It has been documented that thousands could be saved from the disease by obtaining a $4 mosquito net to sleep under.
Mr. Bush seemed to believe doing a little dance would raise […]
By Rob on Dec 10, 2007 in Featured, News | 1 Comment
Jeremy Schoemaker, alias “Shoe Money,” made his way through the BlogWorld exhibits and attendees in his markedly nonchalant manor. Shoe is a blogger, yes, but his true ability is his wizardry with affiliate marketing. While even highly trafficked bloggers struggle to earn even $100 per month through their monetization schemes, Shoe’s “skills to pay the […]
By Rob on Dec 1, 2007 in Featured, News | 4 Comments
The Expo opened with a few words from Matt Mullenweg, the creator of Wordpress, thanks to which you now read this blog. He said the secret to his success in creating a multi-million dollar blogging platform that sees 100 million users a month is the hiring. With 18 employees comprising the whole company, he adds […]
By Rob on Nov 20, 2007 in Featured, News | 0 Comments
The first thing I notice about Las Vegas, being the news junkie I am, was that all the newspaper vending machines typically found at busy intersections have been replaced with smut boxes. The trashy mags found inside display loose women wearing nothing but censor bars.
“$49.99 Special,” they proclaim, “Danielle is a real girl!”
During the days, […]