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Date: 1/05/2008 07:08:00 PM [permalink]
Author: yahooza
Entry: Wow, Facebook is pushing itself into important issues by sponsoring (or however they are participating) the "online" piece to the Presidential Debates in New Hampshire. I've played w/ their FB Politics App and it's refreshing to read perspectives from other members, sans some of the 'noise.'

I'm surprised that Y! hadn't tried to jump into the opportunity, riding the election year (at least 10 months) marketing bandwagon; Yahoo! is a media company, ain't it? Or is it just an entertainment portal, an online "cable TV box?" What was its mission statement? "Share .... communities .... explore ...." Hmm, yeah.

A year and half ago, Y! Answers opened its doors to politicians and discussed important issues w/ tens of thousands of responses. See Hilary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney. Could it have been more? It should have been.

Okay, if Facebook can engage more and more of apathetic America, then more power to 'em, regardless of the beacon bullshit and being the latest web 2.0 whipping boy for Techcrunch and Valleywag. The interwebs is much, much more than just advertising and porn.

Go interwebs!
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Date: 8/28/2007 12:08:00 AM [permalink]
Author: yahooza
Entry: Wouldn't it be nice if for a single hour, one could watch objective news about the world and the States? I'd pay $20 a month for a single hour per day, just get the cold hard facts and not the 24/7 excess of "interesting" tidbits on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc. It ain't important news if you're bombarded by it.

I just don't know what's the real deal anymore.
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