09th November 2009
If there is one thing that everybody uses the Internet for its music. With less diversity on the radio and rising album prices, the Internet has become more popular, less expensive, and a much faster alternative in finding the music you love. In rural Ame...
30th October 2009
Are Movie Ideas Ever Stolen?
The idea for Jingle All The Way with Arnold Schwarzenegger was stolen. 20th Century Fox lost a $19 million dollar lawsuit in 2001 to a high school teacher named Brian Webster. He wrote and copyrighted the script and sent it...
30th October 2009
Pete Best, Former Drummer, The Beatles
How can you be kicked out of the greatest rock band ever? Pete Best goes down in history as the most famous person, famous for not being famous. Best left the band just two years before their historic Ed Sullivan sh...
30th October 2009
The University of North Carolina picked up another NCAA men’s basketball trophy last year, which will make a nice addition to the school’s trophy case. The adorned wooden plank is one of the more recognizable awards in all of sports, but what’s the ...
30th October 2009
Whenever my friend is having a party I always show up late. I just don’t want to be the first one there. I like to wait and let the party settle in before I show up. At every party you have different kind of party friends. You have the “Lightweight”...
30th October 2009
15. In May 2002 Baltimore Orioles left fielder Marty Cordova fell asleep in a tanning bed and got a sunburn on his face. His doctor ordered him to stay out of direct sunlight, which meant Cordova had to hide out in the clubhouse during day games until his...
30th October 2009
With the economy the way it is, it was no surprise that Chrysler announced that they would be going into bankruptcy, also the discontinuation of the Pontiac line, and the imminent demise of GM’s Saturn. So I was thinking let’s take a look back at some...
30th October 2009
MLB merchandise just keeps getting weirder. Last week the New York Times ran a really weird article about Yankees Sod, a new product that’s pretty much just what it sounds like. It is grass that’s been licensed by the New York Yankees for sale to fans...
26th October 2009
With the proposed Broadband Stimulus plan, set forth by the Federal Government to enable rural areas of the country to have access to high-speed Internet services. An old fear has arisen, the erosion of community interactions in small town America. The th...
26th October 2009
The Government's commitment to providing high-speed Internet connections to rural America through the Federal Broadband Stimulus program, may have a positive economic effect for customers accessing newly born services. However, the effect on rural busines...
26th October 2009
Over the last several decades the service sector has experienced the most employment growth in the United States. This sector is especially conducive for Broadband applications. Services makes up roughly 50% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is ripe...
26th October 2009
In America the Internet has become vital in allowing individuals to have greater access to health information, products and services. Though this may seem ordinary to us, rural communities have long faced challenges in getting adequate local health care, ...
22nd October 2009
There are more Internet providers today then ever before. Everything from cable to DSL and fiber to the little local sub contracted Internet providers. If you are like me, it can get confusing as to whom to use.
When I first starting considering an In...
22nd October 2009
As I assist people in signing up for Satellite Internet Providers, I sometimes forget how much time and aggrevation the rural consumer goes through to find a High Speed Internet Provider in their area.
Here are a few tips and comparisons that may short...
22nd October 2009
With the economy the way it is, consumers are looking to save money wherever they can. Families are not going out as much and staying home in an effort to save a few bucks here and there. So it’s not a surprise when we see the rising popularity of in-ho...
