Category Archives: Commentary

Commentaries on anything and everything. Could be about politics, technology, an specific industry, or just my general thoughts on a particular subject. Anything that could spark debate where people can learn and share opinions

Why Comic Books Matter

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Michael Koby

The way television is today, it is hard to get a show that is not based on reality to become popular. Shows like American Idol and America’s Next Top Model dominate the airwaves and have for the better part of … Continue reading →

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The Beatles & iTunes

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Michael Koby

Rumors abound that EMI and Apple are going to make announcement today, those same rumors have them announcing the availability of Beatles music on iTunes.  We have heard this rumor many times before now, and if this does not happen … Continue reading →

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Children and Technology

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Michael Koby

Today, kids have it easy. All the technology that we only dreamed about is at their fingertips. They can watch almost any television show they want at the press of a button, they get music on devices that don’t ruin … Continue reading →

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Will Someone PLEASE Think of the Children

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Michael Koby

This saying is always so funny to me. That one little quote has started so many battles, legal and otherwise. Because of it we have the “Parental Advisory” sticker on music albums, we have a movie rating system, a video game rating system, and a TV rating system. We have V-chips and cyber-nannies. Our children have to be in car seats until they are practically old enough to drive. And heaven forbid they ride their bicycles without helmets, knee pads, and elbow pads.

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Are News Outlets Still Relevant

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Michael Koby

In today’s world of
consistently updated
news websites, RSS
feeds, and push mail
phones like
Blackberrys, it is
tough to imagine that
normal news outlets
like newspapers and
television news
stations not becoming
more obsolete
everyday. Today it is
all about the RSS
reader, the gadget or
widget, and news
website. So what
does this mean for the
common news outlet? Continue reading →

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Who is Really Winning

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Michael Koby

When it comes to
digital media, who is
really winning? Are
the consumers coming
out ahead with the
ability to get their
media from more
places or are the
companies winning
because of the
consumer’s ability to
get their media in
multiple places? The
idea of consumer
choice might be
helping the large
corporations, that a
large portion of the
geek community
hates, to really come
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