When George W. Bush launched the Iraq War in 2003, the Pressitutes passionately quoted, and the vast majority of the American public bought, his “Shock and Awe” strategy, which would wipe out Saddam Hussein, destroy his fictional weapons of mass destruction, and bring freedom and democracy to the Iraqi people. The Shock and Awe strategy...
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The daily newspaper, the bedrock of the 4th Estate, is on life support
The state of the dying newspaper industry had managed to slip out of the news the last couple of years as the depth and frequency of news staff layoffs, dramatic cuts in content and news of newspaper mergers/acquisitions and closings became routine. But when Warren Buffet recently declared the newspaper business model is “toast” and...
Sunny money: The next cryptocurrency trend
First there was Bitcoin. It was followed by scores of cryptocurrency competitors. Now there’s SolarCoin. Think of it as solar energy’s equivalent of frequent-flyer miles. People or businesses that generate solar electricity can claim one SolarCoin for every megawatt-hour of solar electricity they generate and can document through their utility. Players submit proof to the...
Fake news? How about fake advertising?
It’s a scam. It’s a grand deception. It’s a colossal failure. It’s a mass of data confusion and contradictions rammed down the throats of individuals, businesses and industries. It doesn’t work. It has no future. “It” is digital advertising. You’ll remember the promise of the glorious future of online marketing and advertising. A mere decade...
Selfie Journalism
The Forecast: In the year ahead, the era of selfie journalism fully takes root. As print-driven journalism fades, robust coverage of communities, and the issues that drive life in those areas, suffers. General news coverage provided by dominant media outlets fades. And that encourages upstart media outlets to fill the coverage gaps — and local...
How extreme weather patterns will change your life
Publisher’s Note: Throughout history (or what we know of it) there have been extreme weather patterns that have dramatically affected life on Earth. What caused them? Who was responsible? Were they man-made or made by Mother Nature? Today there is great debate concerning climate change and global warming. While we contend that pouring trillions of...
The bitcoin bubble
The buzz about bitcoin has become a roar over the past year as the digital currency has undergone a wild spike, fall, and subsequent rise in valuation. Its fluctuation from $11 per bitcoin (BTC) at the start of November 2012 to well over $1,000 per BTC in late November 2013 has made it fodder for...
The bitcoin bubble: spike, crash, what’s next?
The buzz about bitcoin has become a roar over the past year as the digital currency has undergone a wild spike, fall, and subsequent rise in valuation. Its fluctuation from $11 per bitcoin (BTC) at the start of November 2012 to well over $1,000 per BTC in late November 2013 has made it fodder for...