Obviously we’ve had it too good too long. But never fear… Apple will fixit! With ads… pardon me, iAds on all those wonderful apps you’ve been using to clutter your iphone, iPod touch, Blackberry, etc and whatever. Isn’t that what we’ve all hoped and prayed for?
To wit: CUPERTINO, Calif. — “Apple, the maker of popular gadgets, is getting into the business of selling advertising, ratcheting up its rivalry with Google.
On Thursday the company gave a preview of a new version of the basic software for its mobile devices, including the iPhone. The software has a built-in advertising system, meant to be used by the developers who have created the more than 185,000 applications in Apple’s App Store.”(1)
And haven’t we all noticed how when Apple speaks the press leaps to lap it up? Yea Jobs! You’re the man! You keep us focused on the important stuff! Next, Mac Cob will introduce ads on coffins.
What? Class distinction in a classroom? Using the Internet? And the teacher didn’t see that coming? Duh-h!
MILPITAS, Calif. — “When Kevin Jenkins wanted to teach his fourth-grade students at Spangler Elementary here how to use the Internet, he created a site where they could post photographs, drawings and surveys.
And they did. But to his dismay, some of his students posted surveys like “Who’s the most popular classmate?” and “Who’s the best-liked?” (2)
Happens on the Internet all the time. Predators express their love for children. Anonymous people are all over the thing, posing as experts and being regarded as such, by the naive millions. And have you watched lately? What your kids really do on the Internet? Seen any secret passwords lying around? Hmmm?
And have you heard the latest most important stuff? About Twitter, Tweets, Chirp, Tweetie, Twitterific and UberTwitter? Well, let us inform:
“Ahead of Chirp, Twitter’s first developer conference next week, developers have been getting nervous that Twitter plans to build or buy more apps for itself, which could put them out of business.”(3)
Where’s that cat when we need him? The one who was always trying to catch Tweetie?
But why are we wasting time with paltry stuff like this, when there’s so much REAL time wasting stuff on the Net? Check it out: Forty Ways To Waste Your Time
It’s surely time for Siggy again: “…we men… find reality generally quite unsatisfactory” Sigmund FREUD, Psychoanalysis (1910)
(1)Apple Moves Into the Ad-Selling Business – NYTimes.com.
(2)Teaching About the Web Includes Troublesome Parts – NYTimes.com.
(3)Tweets Twitter: Is It War?
