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XM and Sirus

Is satellite radio going to make it?
Yea I think it will make it. Its has a lot of benifits includng no comercials, and the satelite radio has categories and plays the most popular songs in each category.

Will the merger hurt or help the industry?
I think that the merger will help the company. The reason I have to support this is that if the companies corrispond with eachother then they can help eachother with there flaws and help make it more benifitial for others to invest in the company. Hence better service, more consumers.

Will the merger hurt or help consumers?
Yea i think that it would aswell be benifitial to the consumers because people like it when they dont have to listen to comercials and if the companies corrispond with eachother then they will have more money and not have to have as many sponsers, if any and that way they wont have comercials.

First Link
This article talks about Justin Timberlake and how he won two grammy's on Sunday night atthe Grammy Awards in Los Vegas. Timberlake won the award for Best Dance Recording for his hit "Sexyback". He also snagged the Best Rap/Sung Collaberation for "My Love" Featuring T.I.

Second Link
This article talks about how sign language is becoming popular with students in schools. Also the main reaon why kids are taking this class with such intrest is to better communicate with those with special needs. David Pacheco said he was in the class because he has a deaf coworker and he would like to be able to understand him better. Several others in the class had children with disabilities such as Down syndrome.


Third Link
This article talks about Anna Nicole Smiths death, and her final hours in hollywood florida.

1. "When it is more important to be seen than to be talented, it is hardly surprising that the less gifted among us are willing to fart our way into the spotlight." - Lakshmi Chaudhry. What is your reaction?
My reaction to this statement is that its true, for somebody to think that just by putting a random picture of themselves on the internet will make them famous is stupid.
I think that you should ahve to work for where you stand you life and not just be able to slide your way into fame and fortune.

2. What would you do if someone took a compromising picture of you and posted it on the Internet? Should people have a right to say if they don't want a picture online?
I would be really upset, and feel violated. I definatly think that if someone takes a picture of you without consent and furthermore posts it on the internet, they should suffer major consequences. Ii I wanted a picture of myself on the internet I would put it there, there is no reason why somebody else should get to decide if MY picture goed on the internet.

3. Is the "truly private life" an illusion? Why or why not?
Yes, i strongley believe that a "truely private life" is an illusion on the internet. So many people are very computer literate and find out whatever they want about whoever they want, and by having a "life" on the internet your not making it very hard for somebody to find what they want about you. You are more prone to be stalked, raped, phisically hurt, or even die, if you think you life is "truly private" on the internet.

4. What does the author mean by the "Creolization of media"?
Shirky describes this generational shift in terms of pidgin versus Creole. “Do you know that distinction? Pidgin is what gets spoken when people patch things together from different languages, so it serves well enough to communicate. But Creole is what the children speak, the children of pidgin speakers. They impose rules and structure, which makes the Creole language completely coherent and expressive, on par with any language. What we are witnessing is the Creolization of media.” which in my opinion means that this generation is learning at a young age what is right and wrong, but stil do what is wrong. We expres ourselves way t mush on the internet, and give wakos easy axses to know who you are.


5. “Things that were not silly. I tried to make my posts highly stylized and short, about things I would imagine people would want to read or comment on.”- I've wondered this about websites like reddit.com. Could the same be said for newspapers?
I think that most people would agree on the fact that things that people would persay comment on or really thoughouly read, are somethings to consider for a newspaper. It is now geared towards older people, not nessesarilly teens, I think that if it was geared toward teens they would be more aware what is goin on in the world, rather then being so nieve and dumbfounded.

6. "When she worked at American Apparel, management posted encouraging remarks on employee MySpace pages." Personally, I find this weird. What do you think?
I think that it is weired, people that work in the buisness world dont need to be worrying about somebodys myspace , and commenting persuading remarks to keep it going. It's none of there buisness. That just shows that there mind isnt fully on there job, but more the women that work there.

7. Iamfacingforeclosure.com is a site written by an idiot. Acknowledge he is an idiot for getting in so much trouble with money.

8. What is your reaction to the article? Did you enjoy it?
I enjoyed the article, i thought it was very informing and helpful to what is happening on the internet with young people.