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What I'm Reading
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?CBS News | Aug 30, 2010Apple has scheduled a big event for Wednesday. CBS News speculates on the company's coming announcements.
- Can Preschoolers Be Depressed?New York Times | Aug 25, 2010Some psychologists believe preschoolers can experience bouts of depression, this New York Times report says.
- Electronic Arts stands by Medal of Honor Taliban featureCNET | Aug 25, 2010EA defends the ability to play as Taliban soldiers in the upcoming "Medal of Honor" game.
- Twitter’s not stupid – you just have boring friendswww.andrewdubber.com | Aug 16, 2010A nice look at how to get the most out of Twitter and refutation of some common Twitter complaints.
- Is 3-D dead in the water? A box-office analysisSlate | Aug 24, 2010Slate magazine looks at whether people are happy with just two dimensions in their movies, thank you very much.
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?
Recent Comments
My Clips- Cause of plane crash west of Bozeman under investigation, pilot pronounced dead at scene August 31, 2010
- The man who wanted train horns August 16, 2010
- Money well spent? August 15, 2010
- Local telecom company gets $64 million to bring high-speed Internet to rural Gallatin County August 5, 2010
- Montana Opticom receives $64 million in stimulus money for rural broadband August 4, 2010
- AT&T to replace Alltel in Montana within a year June 25, 2010
- Bozeman twin looks to scale namesake peak: K2 June 21, 2010
- High water claims Amsterdam Road bridge June 12, 2010
- Trio of veteran Belgrade teachers retiring June 7, 2010
- MSU robot digger wins NASA competition May 29, 2010
Monthly Archives: September 2007
AHHH!!
LED ZEPPELIN LIVE IN CONCERT... ...IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY EVEN!!!! I don’t care if I’m the last one in the world to know this. It deserves mention, screaming loud mention, until your lungs bleed kind of screaming.
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Free Press
In the wake of the New York Times dropping its paid Times Select service, there is news today that the Wall Street Journal’s Web site may drop its pay wall as well. Again, the role of liberator is being played by advertising revenue. The WSJ, purchased recently by Rupert Murdoch, a closely monitored development that had [...]
Mr. New York Times, Tear Down that (Pay) Wall!
The New York Times plans to dismantle its Times Select paid service in an effort to drive more readers deeper into their Web site and increase ad revenue, Reuters reports. The service will shut down on Wednesday after two years of service. Times Select had about 227,000 paid subscribers, who will receive pro-rated refunds when [...]
Protecting Children Online
Virginia has become the first U.S. state to require Internet safety education in public schools, according to a report on National Public Radio today. Officials at the Virginia Attorney General’s office told NPR that children often don’t realize they are at risk online, and parents don’t know enough to teach their children how to protect [...]
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Michael Becker has been blogging about academia, digital culture and journalism since 2005. He is the Web editor of the
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