If you’ve been reading my last few posts, I’ve touched on, among other topics, social media. Some believe it is the greatest thing since sliced bread, others, like myself, believe it is a passing fancy. In today’s Media Decoder in The New York Times, it was reported that the once social media giant, MySpace, was sold by News Corp. – that’s Rupert Murdock’s (FOX) entertainment conglomerate – for $35 million. He bought it six years ago for $580 million.
“The sale closes a complex chapter in the history of the Internet – MySpace was the world’s fastest growing social network, with 20 million unique visitors each month in the US. That figure soon soared to 70 million, but the network could not keep pace with Facebook, which overtook MySpace two years ago. As users fled MySpace, so too, did, advertisers. In preparation for the change in ownership, many of MySpace’s roughly 400 employees were dismissed.”
So Facebook and Twitter is all the rage right now. I identified a consultant that claimed it is transforming trucking. I believe someone had said the same about MySpace. Oooo, what a great new way for truckers to communicate. Trucking companies can get the “word” out to their employees quicker and more fun. They said “more” fun, those are not my words. And all the kiddies had to have a MySpace page. It was the hula hoop – the new Coke – of 2004. Fast forward to 2011 and I wonder if somewhere in the world there isn’t someone working on the next media phenomenon. The one that will truly transform trucking.
Google has just introduced Google+ Invite, which, according to Inc., is a “social-network-news-feed-video-chat hybrid”. There seems to be some confusion about the new “product” – “service”? Inc. writes “it’s still too early to tell where Google+ will fall primarily in the social networking realm. Is it the new Facebook? A substitute for Twitter? Mashable even compared it to social Q&A website Quora. Google experienced a backlash of hate with its last social-networking attempt, Buzz, and there seems to be a fair amount of frustration out there already about Google+. The link to this entire discussion can be found here: Google+/INC./LOTR.
Let’s change gears here. It’s been a while since I discussed politics, but with the defense resting in the Casey Anthony case, we all need something interesting to follow. You know that I’m passionate about censorship and the freedom of the press and the media as guaranteed by our Constitution. I mentioned a few posts ago about the “Don’t Tread On Me” flag (yellow with the coiled snake) which is being used by the Tea Party. It was designed by American Revolutionary General Christopher Gadsden. I support what that flag stands for, namely the American spirit and vigilance. And as such, when it comes to the written or verbal word, we must have the freedom to say what we will about each other, without threats of harm or prosecution.
Recall my applause of Rand Paul in his “discussions” with the TSA. Here’s where I’m going with this. Yesterday, an MSNBC “talking head” called the President a “dick.” Today, he was suspended. This past Sunday, FOX’s Chris Wallace asked Sen. Bachmann if she was “flake” – he still has his job. We had the stupid statements of Imus about the Rutgers Women’s basketball team. Recently, Tracy Morgan, hat in hand, had to apologize for remarks he made during one of his performances about the gays. Back in March, a airline pilot, not knowing his mic was keyed open, over the air, trashed overweight flight attendants. He apologized, took a “sensitivity” training course, and is back in the air.
This is all quite absurd. I think the President himself would admit that at times he could possibly be a “dick.” I’m sure the Taliban has a similar opinion of him. Speaker “the crier” Boehner, I’m sure, feels that way about him. That’s what’s called being human. The talking-head shouldn’t lose his job or be suspended because he was being honest. For one second, his “filter” was off. Could Sen. Bachman, at times, be “flaky”? Of course. The question goes more to the stupidity of Chris Wallace than anything having to do with the Senator. He was trying to be “cute” – a smartass – and that’s OK – if that’s how wants to be perceived by his audience.
You know what? – it’s OK people. We should all stop acting like a bunch of old yentas sitting in the park feeding the birds whining about what this person said about the other. Let’s all get a life and laugh about what is being said.
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