Comments on: The Power of Media Technology http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/the_power_of_media_technology.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tech guy http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/the_power_of_media_technology.html/comment-page-1#comment-253235 Tech guy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13234#comment-253235 Technology is really of the humans best, but we really need to distinguish ourselves at some point, too much tech can really harm us in many ways. Technology is really of the humans best, but we really need to distinguish ourselves at some point, too much tech can really harm us in many ways.

]]> By: Alex Kerr http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/the_power_of_media_technology.html/comment-page-1#comment-244498 Alex Kerr Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:13:56 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13234#comment-244498 The mainstream media is heavily biased, and controlled, when it comes to reporting non trivial news (and even trivia is sensationalised). We like to think the media is the "4th Estate" as the Americans call it, independent arbiters of truth, justice and the Western way. But actually, they're not, and have been on a VERY short leash for quite some time. Read "Into The Buzzsaw" by Kristina Borjesson, just for starters. There's plenty more evidence, too.<br><br>So...if real news can be routed around the mainstream media, then it is to be welcomed. Direct connections to those at the heart of news stories are to be welcomed. Those who scoff at non-mainstream media as "some dodgy internet site" (or alternative insult of your choice), are actually quite correct. There IS rubbish out there. But don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. There are also many excellent sources that are far more accurate and truthful than any mainstream source whose editors and managers hide their connections with corporate interests, government, and security services.<br><br>And don't turn to allegedly user-generated news sites like <a href="http://Digg.com" rel="nofollow">Digg.com</a> either - they sold their souls to the devil some time ago. The mainstream media is heavily biased, and controlled, when it comes to reporting non trivial news (and even trivia is sensationalised). We like to think the media is the “4th Estate” as the Americans call it, independent arbiters of truth, justice and the Western way. But actually, they're not, and have been on a VERY short leash for quite some time. Read “Into The Buzzsaw” by Kristina Borjesson, just for starters. There's plenty more evidence, too.

So…if real news can be routed around the mainstream media, then it is to be welcomed. Direct connections to those at the heart of news stories are to be welcomed. Those who scoff at non-mainstream media as “some dodgy internet site” (or alternative insult of your choice), are actually quite correct. There IS rubbish out there. But don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. There are also many excellent sources that are far more accurate and truthful than any mainstream source whose editors and managers hide their connections with corporate interests, government, and security services.

And don't turn to allegedly user-generated news sites like Digg.com either – they sold their souls to the devil some time ago.

]]> By: Alex Kerr http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/the_power_of_media_technology.html/comment-page-1#comment-234013 Alex Kerr Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:13:56 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13234#comment-234013 The mainstream media is heavily biased, and controlled, when it comes to reporting non trivial news (and even trivia is sensationalised). We like to think the media is the "4th Estate" as the Americans call it, independent arbiters of truth, justice and the Western way. But actually, they're not, and have been on a VERY short leash for quite some time. Read "Into The Buzzsaw" by Kristina Borjesson, just for starters. There's plenty more evidence, too.<br><br>So...if real news can be routed around the mainstream media, then it is to be welcomed. Direct connections to those at the heart of news stories are to be welcomed. Those who scoff at non-mainstream media as "some dodgy internet site" (or alternative insult of your choice), are actually quite correct. There IS rubbish out there. But don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. There are also many excellent sources that are far more accurate and truthful than any mainstream source whose editors and managers hide their connections with corporate interests, government, and security services.<br><br>And don't turn to allegedly user-generated news sites like <a href="http://Digg.com" rel="nofollow">Digg.com</a> either - they sold their souls to the devil some time ago. The mainstream media is heavily biased, and controlled, when it comes to reporting non trivial news (and even trivia is sensationalised). We like to think the media is the “4th Estate” as the Americans call it, independent arbiters of truth, justice and the Western way. But actually, they're not, and have been on a VERY short leash for quite some time. Read “Into The Buzzsaw” by Kristina Borjesson, just for starters. There's plenty more evidence, too.

So…if real news can be routed around the mainstream media, then it is to be welcomed. Direct connections to those at the heart of news stories are to be welcomed. Those who scoff at non-mainstream media as “some dodgy internet site” (or alternative insult of your choice), are actually quite correct. There IS rubbish out there. But don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. There are also many excellent sources that are far more accurate and truthful than any mainstream source whose editors and managers hide their connections with corporate interests, government, and security services.

And don't turn to allegedly user-generated news sites like Digg.com either – they sold their souls to the devil some time ago.

]]> By: Alex Kerr http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/the_power_of_media_technology.html/comment-page-1#comment-233619 Alex Kerr Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:13:56 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13234#comment-233619 The mainstream media is heavily biased, and controlled, when it comes to reporting non trivial news (and even trivia is sensationalised). We like to think the media is the "4th Estate" as the Americans call it, independent arbiters of truth, justice and the Western way. But actually, they're not, and have been on a VERY short leash for quite some time. Read "Into The Buzzsaw" by Kristina Borjesson, just for starters. There's plenty more evidence, too.<br><br>So...if real news can be routed around the mainstream media, then it is to be welcomed. Direct connections to those at the heart of news stories are to be welcomed. Those who scoff at non-mainstream media as "some dodgy internet site" (or alternative insult of your choice), are actually quite correct. There IS rubbish out there. But don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. There are also many excellent sources that are far more accurate and truthful than any mainstream source whose editors and managers hide their connections with corporate interests, government, and security services.<br><br>And don't turn to allegedly user-generated news sites like <a href="http://Digg.com" rel="nofollow">Digg.com</a> either - they sold their souls to the devil some time ago. The mainstream media is heavily biased, and controlled, when it comes to reporting non trivial news (and even trivia is sensationalised). We like to think the media is the “4th Estate” as the Americans call it, independent arbiters of truth, justice and the Western way. But actually, they're not, and have been on a VERY short leash for quite some time. Read “Into The Buzzsaw” by Kristina Borjesson, just for starters. There's plenty more evidence, too.

So…if real news can be routed around the mainstream media, then it is to be welcomed. Direct connections to those at the heart of news stories are to be welcomed. Those who scoff at non-mainstream media as “some dodgy internet site” (or alternative insult of your choice), are actually quite correct. There IS rubbish out there. But don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. There are also many excellent sources that are far more accurate and truthful than any mainstream source whose editors and managers hide their connections with corporate interests, government, and security services.

And don't turn to allegedly user-generated news sites like Digg.com either – they sold their souls to the devil some time ago.

]]> By: Ewan @ MIR http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/the_power_of_media_technology.html/comment-page-1#comment-233599 Ewan @ MIR Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:08:49 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13234#comment-233599 Have you been reading about the Gaza/Israeli twitterings, Samantha? Have you been reading about the Gaza/Israeli twitterings, Samantha?

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