You’ve got to love the internet for it’s ability to communicate fast & effectively about odd rumors and/or news.
I stumbled across an interesting read on the theory of why the Dave Chappelle show was cancelled.
If it’s true, I’d not be shocked as they say ‘truth is stranger than fiction.’
Anyways, check it out, it’s an interesting read.
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You’ve GOT to love internet forums & message boards for humorous animated gifs. Here’s one that I stubled on recently that I got a kick out of. Hopefully you like it too.
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Found another great news article on web cams bringing people together. Our military does so much for us, it’s nice to know that technology is helping maintain their morale during the holiday season. My hat is off to all the men and women in the armed services during this time of the year, as I personally know what it’s like. I spent 12 years on active duty in the US Air Force, and many holiday seasons spent abroad. Communication with family makes all the diference in the world this time of the year.
Anyways, here’s the link to the article:
Web Cams Bring Soldiers Together With Kin
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So streaming webcams have brought even more to our viewing of entertainment, this time in the ability to watch directors preparing Hollywood movies!
Streaming Web Watches As Director Preps Hollywood Flick
Dec. 9, 2005
Movie buffs can catch a glimpse inside the creative process as director Christopher Coppola and a team of writers draft a movie script in 72 hours live over the Internet with a Webcam looking over their shoulders.
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This is a great article I found on Japanese families that live abroad in keeping their family ties close with the use of live webcams.
THE FAMILY–Seeking stronger bonds / Kin use IT to overcome distance
The following is the last of the final six installments of the yearlong “Family” series focusing on the impact of rapidly growing internationalization on contemporary families.
As mixed-nationality marriages increase and Japanese families increasingly find themselves living abroad, many are turning to the Internet and other forms of electronic communication to keep in touch with family members living in other countries.
Shunichi Futagami, a 60-year-old executive in Matsuyama, looks forward to talking to his grandson, who lives in Michigan, via his computer’s webcam every weekend.
“Good morning, Hiro-chan,” he greeted the 1-year-old Hiroki on the Internet at 10 p.m. on a Sunday, which was 8 a.m. in the U.S. state. Hiroki smiled at his grandfather as his father, Takahiro, and mother, Mikako, appeared behind him.
The Futagamis began this weekend ritual after Takahiro was transferred to his company’s subsidiary in the United States. Futagami’s wife and daughters join him when he talks with Takahiro on the Net.
“I think my family’s ties have become stronger than when we all lived in the same country,” Futagami said.
Kayoko Roppongi’s six family members live in four countries.
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Well it looks as if my favorite web portal & search engine directory is coming on strong in the VOIP wars. Yahoo has been a leader in the search, messaging and webcam world for many years. I’m not shocked to see Yahoo step-up and take on some of these new fish in the pond. Good for them, and I wish them the best. They really do offer some of the best services online.
Here’s an excerp from the article I read this morning:
Yahoo! targets! Skype! with! improved! VoIP! offer!
Yahoo! is adding more features to its existing VoIP service in a bid to gain a bigger of the rapidly growing broadband telephony market.
A new version of Yahoo!’s Messenger service is due to be released soon that will enable users to make broadband calls that are reportedly cheaper than those on offer by VoIP giant Skype.
The new offer includes PC-to-phone calling and inbound calling with prices for calls ranging from 1 cent a minute to US destinations and 1.9 cents per minute to 30 other countries. Punters will also be able to choose phone numbers for incoming calls in the US, UK and France for $2.99 per month or $29.90 per year.
According to Jan Dawson, principal analyst at Ovum, Yahoo! is “frustrated” that Skype is “grabbing all the VoIP headlines when Yahoo! has been offering PC to PC calling for five years and webcam-based video calling for several years as well”.
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It amazes me how being gay is still such a big issue in the year 2005. The article mentions that he met some guy online that was 18 and wanted to hookup. That may be considered odd as the age difference is fairly large. But as long as all he sought after were people of legal age that were consenting adults, what should it matter to us?
Gay-chat room talk could be mayor’s doom
Northwest Herald Sun, 04 Dec 2005 07:48:00 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Mayor Jim West, a former Boy Scout executive and sheriff’s deputy, says he no longer engages in gay sex and has stopped visiting Internet chat rooms.
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I guess the only thing that is noteable is that he is a Republican who’s platform is the most unaccepting of people from his sexual preference.
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I figured it’s been a bit since I’ve posted. Here’s a webcam news item I stumbled across today.
TechWeb via Yahoo! News Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:10:00 GMT
Logitech and Creative, which together own about three-quarters of the Webcam market, joined Skype on Thursday to co-market the Luxembourg-based VoIP developer’s newest software with their cameras and headsets.
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