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  Posted By: joshreader @ 12/29/2008 11:29:27 PM

  The websites listed here are, for the most part, stale and desperate (as if Twitter and Facebook were new), and this piece feels hurriedly cobbled together and irrelevant. If anything, this piece draws attention to the fact that it has been a while since a truly revolutionary, innovative site emerged. Listing The Daily Beast is particularly tired; the site is just another aggregator. The only reason it gets any attention is because of Brown herself and Barry Diller. If anyone else was behind the site you would barely hear about it, but because Brown has cash and connections the entire news media falls in her lap.

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  Posted By: TheNewWorld @ 12/27/2008 2:33:57 PM

  Wow jobobbafett;
  
  What is it with you? It should not matter anymore. What are you afraid of? No one is anti-white. I feel that the times are changing and the realization that the entire world does not just consist of white people. Come to terms with the change where all people will get along with each other. The past election proves that the world is tired of the same old way of doing business. It does not work anymore. Bigotry and racism does not work for anyone anymore.

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  Posted By: Radrunner @ 12/27/2008 5:01:23 AM

  Sparkly... the article authors do have understanding of the internet fads and "hopefuls", who (I agree) probably are best at sucking money out of investors rather than customers. They're trying to highlight that... however, AOL tried to be the center of people's Internet-verse... look what happened to them, and Microsoft's 'passport'. A netwide login might be nice, but who wants to put their virtual life all over out there exposed for marketers, et al, to bombard... people don't want to be 'tracked', like economic slave/assets. As for TV, I"ve watched a particular favorite tv show over the 'net... it works great. Like Tivo/ReplayTV, I can watch when I want, pause it, catch up on episodes missed... unfortunately, the TV networks themselves still limit their offerings, access, and convenience. Communications, TV, movies, and the 'net -will- merge.. it just makes sense. I only have 2mb connect now and don't have herkyjerky net-TV.
  But I agree with George C's comment ;)...
  Twittering is for social twits... those who obsess over mini-lives/gossip, and want to take the time to constantly/chronically post/read via their gadgets... or for those may find a use for it for business reasons, etc. Sad that good writers get side-tracked though.
  Orygunboy... I suppose Acepilot is another confused Alaskan (misposting)... oh, I forgot, I'm Alaskan too.. so it's alright with me ;) Alaska's been a state since -after- I was born!
  I hope that lawyer/biz mogul friend of Obama gets some tech skilled people to advise -him-... to support net neutrality.