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Although it's a stretch, I'm comparing Google to your local Barnes and Noble bookstore. Years ago, it was a book store that did no evil, dropping chairs at the ends of aisles and encouraging a customer to sit and read. You could lounge and read, like a library. Next they added coffee followed by Starbucks and "Barnes and Noble" brand books. They still don't mind if you stay, but they've made sure that they get some revenue from you while you are "reading" their books. So what's the point? Barnes and Noble gave the consumer everything they needed to build a habit on which the store could profit later. Google has done the same thing, and their tag rewrites are the coffee. Don't frown when you taste the bitterness--you walked into the trap. Are you willing to walk out? [Via house of warwick] Actually I think that's a pretty good analogy. . .< 8:55:13 PM  >Dolby Laboratories Announces Initial Public Offering Dolby Laboratories today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 27,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock at $18 per share. Of the total shares sold, 10.5 million shares have been sold by Dolby Laboratories and 17 million shares have been sold by Ray Dolby, founder and principal stockholder of Dolby Laboratories. More [Via Mix News] . .< 4:03:38 PM >Peggy Noonan , writing in the Wall Peggy Noonan, writing in the Wall Street Journal, explains blogging better than I've ever seen it done. Savor every word. It's a gem. [Via Scripting News] . .< 3:58:08 PM >Announcing: PublicRadioFeeds.com I'll have more to say about this later, but for now, have a look at PublicRadioFeeds.com (Yes, it does have its own RSS feed.) [Via I Love Radio .org] Congratulations Todd . .< 3:52:52 PM >GM Inserts Opinion into Canadian Satellite Radio Situation Canada is looking to grant up to three licenses for domestic satellite digital radio broadcasters. There’s quite a
bit of graymarket XM and Sirius gear up north, we hear; the New York Times wrote about this weeks ago. Canada would
like to regulate it, expand it, and make sure Canadian content is included.
General Motors has stuck its foot in the door on this one, asking that Canada approve the two systems that use
satellites and terrestrial transmitters instead of a third that plans on ground statiosn only. GM says that they can’t
offer the more advanced navigation, help, and information services that they want to offer in their cars without
satellite coverage.
GM will work with Canada Satellite Radio, which is a joint venture of a Canadian entrepreneur and XM. The Canadian
Broadcasting Company (CBC) and Sirius have partnered in Sirius Canada.
The third proposal promises enormously larger amounts of Canadian content but won’t launch if the other two services are approved. Sirius and XM will add Canadian channels to their existing line-ups, which they say will boost Canadian exposure to U.S. markets. [Via Droxy (Digital Radio)] . .< 2:50:34 PM >The Rich Did Get Richer Income inequality in Canada is higher than in Europe but lower than in the United States, according to a new report that summarizes the findings of recent studies that have examined family income inequality and low income… [Via Xanada] . .< 2:06:32 PM >British nuclear plant 'loses' plutonium Britain's biggest nuclear site can't account for 30 kilograms of plutonium - enough to make seven or eight nuclear bombs.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman cancelled the hockey season Wednesday after a series of 11th-hour offers by the league and the Players' Association failed to produce a new collective bargaining agreement.
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