Thursday, February 14, 2008
No theme, just some random thoughts
Once again we have received a comment to a story without a name or email address. It was about a convicted rapist receiving a suspended sentence. I hope the author didn't really think we would print the comment sans name and email address.
Now, email addresses are not published with comments. I see them. No one else does. I can use them to cross-check for authenticity. This is especially important if the comment could be controversial.
Don't expect your criticism to make the site, if you won't at least let me know who you are. So with that proviso, keep the comments coming. I appreciate them about me or anything to do with the site or the stories on it.
And now for further evidence of the rise of the Internet.
Last summer we reported that the Internet would overtake all other media in ad spending by 2011. Online Media Daily is now reporting that the Internet should overtake television in ad spending by next year 2009. Online display advertising is expected to grow some 14.4 percent this year which would outpace the growth of the overall industry.
The Mid-Shore Computer Users Group will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce Building in the Easton Plaza Shopping Center. "Rip that Music" will be the topic. The presentation will be led by Michael Alloy. If you want to learn how to select and copy your favorite music onto your computer, create playlists for portable music devices, this discussion might interest you. Want more information? Call 410-822-7207. The meeting is open to everyone.
If you monitor tech news on the Internet, you probably know that last week was the week of CES. The acronym stands for Computer Electronics Show and it takes place in of all places, Las Vegas, Nevada. It has come to be considered one of the major technology-related trade shows. Initial observations rippling across the Web have been less than spectacular this year. The show is full of huge flat-panel television displays. Bigger is better. So big you need to build your house around it and mortgage your home to pay for it, while you are at it.
The show also featured what is expected to be the last appearance of Bill Gates as the head of Microsoft.
Some notable product introductions at past CES sessions include: the Microsoft Xbox in 2001, the DVD in 1996, the compact disc (CD) player and the camcorder in 1981, Pong home console by Atari in 1975 and the video cassette recorder (VCR) in 1970. To give proper credit, all this was gleamed from the CES entry on Wikipedia.
Past shows have been attended by as many as 150,000 people. It is believed to be the largest electronics event in the United States.
The results are in on the New Year's Resolution question. A total of 42 percent don't find them useful, eight percent do and a whopping 51 percent don't bother with them. I wonder if they don't bother with them because they know they can't keep them?
Yes. I know the numbers add up to 101 percent. The percentages are rounded up for convenience and accuracy is often scarified for convenience. That is like saying "close enough for government work." If you are a government worker and take offense, I'm sorry. The image is well established.
Do you have an idea for a blog? I would be interested in your thoughts. One might be on local sports. I would be interested in contributions of the local sports scene. As always, you can send your thoughts, ideas and comments to me at rpolk@chespub.com. Even if you just want to vent, I'll listen.
Now, email addresses are not published with comments. I see them. No one else does. I can use them to cross-check for authenticity. This is especially important if the comment could be controversial.
Don't expect your criticism to make the site, if you won't at least let me know who you are. So with that proviso, keep the comments coming. I appreciate them about me or anything to do with the site or the stories on it.
And now for further evidence of the rise of the Internet.
Last summer we reported that the Internet would overtake all other media in ad spending by 2011. Online Media Daily is now reporting that the Internet should overtake television in ad spending by next year 2009. Online display advertising is expected to grow some 14.4 percent this year which would outpace the growth of the overall industry.
The Mid-Shore Computer Users Group will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce Building in the Easton Plaza Shopping Center. "Rip that Music" will be the topic. The presentation will be led by Michael Alloy. If you want to learn how to select and copy your favorite music onto your computer, create playlists for portable music devices, this discussion might interest you. Want more information? Call 410-822-7207. The meeting is open to everyone.
If you monitor tech news on the Internet, you probably know that last week was the week of CES. The acronym stands for Computer Electronics Show and it takes place in of all places, Las Vegas, Nevada. It has come to be considered one of the major technology-related trade shows. Initial observations rippling across the Web have been less than spectacular this year. The show is full of huge flat-panel television displays. Bigger is better. So big you need to build your house around it and mortgage your home to pay for it, while you are at it.
The show also featured what is expected to be the last appearance of Bill Gates as the head of Microsoft.
Some notable product introductions at past CES sessions include: the Microsoft Xbox in 2001, the DVD in 1996, the compact disc (CD) player and the camcorder in 1981, Pong home console by Atari in 1975 and the video cassette recorder (VCR) in 1970. To give proper credit, all this was gleamed from the CES entry on Wikipedia.
Past shows have been attended by as many as 150,000 people. It is believed to be the largest electronics event in the United States.
The results are in on the New Year's Resolution question. A total of 42 percent don't find them useful, eight percent do and a whopping 51 percent don't bother with them. I wonder if they don't bother with them because they know they can't keep them?
Yes. I know the numbers add up to 101 percent. The percentages are rounded up for convenience and accuracy is often scarified for convenience. That is like saying "close enough for government work." If you are a government worker and take offense, I'm sorry. The image is well established.
Do you have an idea for a blog? I would be interested in your thoughts. One might be on local sports. I would be interested in contributions of the local sports scene. As always, you can send your thoughts, ideas and comments to me at rpolk@chespub.com. Even if you just want to vent, I'll listen.
# posted by Richard Polk @ 10:26 AM 
