Thursday, May 8, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Wii games are getting a little out of hand
So I'm all about Wii games. It is a totally fun, interactive video game. However, I think this game is taking it a little too far. According to an article on Gizmodo, a new Wii game is in the works. This game isn't your typical golf or baseball game, this game is a pole dancing game. Yes, it's true, they are designing a poledancing game for the Wii. I'm not really sure how this is going to work, do you have to have a physical pole in your living room? I can see this getting a little out of hand at some college parties....
This is pretty cool...
I was reading in the New York Times and found this article "An Alternate Approach to Marketing Rock Bands." This article focuses on the band Panic at the Disco, which coincidentally happens to have a long playlist on my iTunes, so it caught my eye. To market their new CD, Panice web-site went completely blank in December. Building up to the cd's release date, over the next few weeks little hints and blogs began popping up to clue in their fans about what was in store for their new CD. This made their fans work for their music and spiked a lot of curiosity about the album. The album has sold a record number for its genre. The article goes a lot more in depth about the band and its music label. I think it's pretty cool that they are coming up with new ways to market their music and appeal to their fans.
Monday, April 28, 2008
And it's starting...
According to the New York Times, a 90 year-old paper in Madison, Wisconsin shut down their presses to devote their time to reporting online. The Capital Times was facing increased costs with lower print subscriptions, but a higher number of online subscriptions, so they reluctantly quit printing.
I think this marks an important trend in print journalism. Newspapers are becoming a dying a breed. While I do believe we will start to see more and more newspapers heading this direction, I do not believe that printed newspapers will die out completely. However, they will probably become pretty sparse with only the few major ones surviving eventually.
I know I would much rather pay for an online subscription to a newspaper than receive it daily in print. It is much more convenient to be able to read it whenever and access it from wherever there is a computer. Besides, reading online doesn't leave the dreaded black streaks on your fingers from reading the newspaper.
Read the article from the NY Times:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/business/media/28link.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
Tonight Show
I heard on the radio that Jimmy Fallon (SNL star) is the new replacement for Conan O'Brien's late night show. However, for those Conan fans out there he is not gone forever, because he will instead be taking over Jay Leno's spot earlier in the evening.
I'm kind of excited to see how Jimmy Fallon is going to do. I liked him on SNL so it will be interesting to see what he brings to late night television. However, I am sad to see Leno go. I will definitely miss his Jay-walking and headline segments, of course. I do think Conan will do a good job he will probably have to tone down some of his stuff if he is going to fill Leno's shoes.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
In yet another article I was reading on the Machinist's web page... I read an article about Macs being better than PC's. (duh) I thought this article highlighted a very important factor in the Mac vs PC war: start-up and shut down time.
I use a Mac at home and for school but at work I have to use a PC. I am always amazed at how my Mac will fire up at the push of a button almost instantly. However, when I'm at work I have to go to the bathroom, pour a cup of coffee and read my mail before my computer is fully up and running. According to the article, a "Gateway desktop computer at 1 minute, 13 seconds to start up, and 44.3 seconds to shut down. A comparable iMac started up in 28.7 seconds and shut down in only 4 seconds."
Take that PC users.
Check out that article here:
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