Monday, February 27, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Gore TV Seeks an Audience Via Unusual Fare - February 21, 2006 - The New York Sun - NY Newspaper
Al Gore's Current TV network for young people is struggling to reach viewers and now faces competition from big players on the Internet. The concept behind the network -- harnessing user-provided content -- is also at the core of the social site MySpace and the photo-sharing site Flickr. MORE HERE
Monday, February 13, 2006
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Sex Crimes
Now that I have your attention-- Sex, Crimes, and MySpace
The presence of sexual predators on online social networks is getting attention in the mainstream media, with most of the spotlight on News Corp.'s MySpace.com. This is a "huge problem" that is likely to turn away advertisers, writes Robert Young. "There is no definitive solution."
Actually the soultion is to screen for nudity and porn. I like porn as much as any one-- but it has a place--and its place is not in social networking--or free video blogging sites (unless that is the nature of the site). Everyone should know where that place is.
The presence of sexual predators on online social networks is getting attention in the mainstream media, with most of the spotlight on News Corp.'s MySpace.com. This is a "huge problem" that is likely to turn away advertisers, writes Robert Young. "There is no definitive solution."
Actually the soultion is to screen for nudity and porn. I like porn as much as any one-- but it has a place--and its place is not in social networking--or free video blogging sites (unless that is the nature of the site). Everyone should know where that place is.
