Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Latest From T-Mobile
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10221037-1.html
This article describes the newest version of the T-Mobile sidekick they just came out with. This new version has features like 3G, a flash video support, and will be twitter and facebook accessible. They are giving the option of pre-ordering the phone to their current customers then opening sales up to everyone. They are probably hoping to get their loyal customers first and then the rest will follow.
The sidekick used to be considered the coolest phone out there back in the time when The O.C. was on air. All of the characters on the show carried their t-mobile sidekicks and called each other from them. This before the i-phone was invented and when the blackberry was only seen as a work device. The O.C. has been off air for 3 years now and times have definitely changed. Popular show Gossip Girl is sponsored by Verizon and features their phones in every episode when they send in gossip to an anonymous website. To gain back their popularity T-mobile is going to have to work up some major publicity with the younger crowds.
This article describes the newest version of the T-Mobile sidekick they just came out with. This new version has features like 3G, a flash video support, and will be twitter and facebook accessible. They are giving the option of pre-ordering the phone to their current customers then opening sales up to everyone. They are probably hoping to get their loyal customers first and then the rest will follow.
The sidekick used to be considered the coolest phone out there back in the time when The O.C. was on air. All of the characters on the show carried their t-mobile sidekicks and called each other from them. This before the i-phone was invented and when the blackberry was only seen as a work device. The O.C. has been off air for 3 years now and times have definitely changed. Popular show Gossip Girl is sponsored by Verizon and features their phones in every episode when they send in gossip to an anonymous website. To gain back their popularity T-mobile is going to have to work up some major publicity with the younger crowds.
Friday, April 10, 2009
I-Tunes tiered pricing
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/music/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=BK3IMSCDYEQHWQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=216403586&pgno=2&queryText=&isPrev=
Whenever I write my weekly blog I post I usually look for an article first that sounds interesting, then I comment on it. But this week I had a specific topic in mind. Earlier this week I logged on to my i-tunes account to buy the new Black Eyed Peas song I heard on the radio. I hit download, the site asks me to confirm, and I do. Only after I’ve listened to the song several times on repeat did I get back on my account and realize that the song I bought didn’t actually cost .99 cents like I thought all songs did. The song was in fact $1.29, as are about half of the top 100 downloaded songs on I-tunes.
So I found this article on information week to see why in the world the price of some i-tunes songs went up and why I wasn’t informed. Apparently i-tunes is using a tiered system of pricing so customers will pay more to download more popular songs. I understand the need for this with the increasing amount of songs downloaded illegally, but just because I understand it doesn’t mean I have to like it. I think the same sentiment will be felt by customers everywhere. This could give Apple a lot power within the music industry as well. If they charge a discounted price for a new artist they might have a stake in then that person might become very well-known and popular. I’m very interested to see what will happen in the future to i-tunes and their pricing, and next time I buy a song I will be careful to look at the price.
Whenever I write my weekly blog I post I usually look for an article first that sounds interesting, then I comment on it. But this week I had a specific topic in mind. Earlier this week I logged on to my i-tunes account to buy the new Black Eyed Peas song I heard on the radio. I hit download, the site asks me to confirm, and I do. Only after I’ve listened to the song several times on repeat did I get back on my account and realize that the song I bought didn’t actually cost .99 cents like I thought all songs did. The song was in fact $1.29, as are about half of the top 100 downloaded songs on I-tunes.
So I found this article on information week to see why in the world the price of some i-tunes songs went up and why I wasn’t informed. Apparently i-tunes is using a tiered system of pricing so customers will pay more to download more popular songs. I understand the need for this with the increasing amount of songs downloaded illegally, but just because I understand it doesn’t mean I have to like it. I think the same sentiment will be felt by customers everywhere. This could give Apple a lot power within the music industry as well. If they charge a discounted price for a new artist they might have a stake in then that person might become very well-known and popular. I’m very interested to see what will happen in the future to i-tunes and their pricing, and next time I buy a song I will be careful to look at the price.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Twitter and Google merger?
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/04/report_google_i.html?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_news+%2B+analysis
Here's the website I forgot...
Here's the website I forgot...
The problem with big companies like Google and Twitter buying each other out is that there is less competition in the market. Ever since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, With less market competition, costs will go up and choices and options will go down. An example of this would be facebook. The site recently changed it’s layout and the homepage of the website. Many people voiced dislike about the changes, but since there aren’t any other sites with the popularity facebook, there’s nowhere for unhappy consumers to turn to. Another example of this would be cable companies in local cities. When there’s only one provider, they can charge whatever prices they want and show whatever content they choose.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Blockbuster and Tivo
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903251136DOWJONESDJONLINE000574_FORTUNE5.htm
This article talks about Blockbuster and Tivo teaming up together to increase both of their sales. This new service would allow people to directly download movies onto their Tivo devices for a fee. Blockbuster stores would in turn sell Tivo machines at their stores to generate profit for both companies. This seems like a great idea to me and would greatly increase my likelihood of paying to rent a movie. With the convenience of netflix and on-demand movies from time warner, blockbuster and Tivo are both suffering and looking for a way to make money.
Everything in life is becoming easier and more convenient, which could make many things obsolete. Movies prices have risen to around $10 for one showing, which is a lot of money to see a movie once. People are starting to opt for more money-conscious ideas of entertainment like movies shown on cable. This is a problem because it could slowly lead to the extinction of the movie industry.
The movie industry isn’t the only media business in trouble with the world’s growing need for accessibility and convenience. Newspapers and journalists everywhere are trying to deal with the low circulation numbers of print newspapers and the growing popularity of online publications. The music industry is struggling with the amount of music being stolen on the internet and the poor sales of CD’s. So this partnership between Blockbuster and Tivo seems like a small step towards the inevitable.
This article talks about Blockbuster and Tivo teaming up together to increase both of their sales. This new service would allow people to directly download movies onto their Tivo devices for a fee. Blockbuster stores would in turn sell Tivo machines at their stores to generate profit for both companies. This seems like a great idea to me and would greatly increase my likelihood of paying to rent a movie. With the convenience of netflix and on-demand movies from time warner, blockbuster and Tivo are both suffering and looking for a way to make money.
Everything in life is becoming easier and more convenient, which could make many things obsolete. Movies prices have risen to around $10 for one showing, which is a lot of money to see a movie once. People are starting to opt for more money-conscious ideas of entertainment like movies shown on cable. This is a problem because it could slowly lead to the extinction of the movie industry.
The movie industry isn’t the only media business in trouble with the world’s growing need for accessibility and convenience. Newspapers and journalists everywhere are trying to deal with the low circulation numbers of print newspapers and the growing popularity of online publications. The music industry is struggling with the amount of music being stolen on the internet and the poor sales of CD’s. So this partnership between Blockbuster and Tivo seems like a small step towards the inevitable.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
My Favorite Things
My Favorite Things
I'm going to write some of my favorite things.
- Starbucks coffee
- Snow Days
- OSU football
- sticky rice
- green
- perez hilton
Friday, March 20, 2009
Technology and Physical Fitness
Bailenson, Jeremy, Kayur Patel, Alexia Nielson, Ruzena Bajscy, Sang-Hack Jung, and Gregorji Kurillo. “The Effect of Interactivity on Learning Physical Actions in Virtual Reality.” Media Psychology 11 (2008): 354-376.
My topic for the annotated bibliography was the connection between technology and physical fitness. Although some blame it as the reason for the problem, there are many ways in which technology is helping children fight obesity. Game systems like the Wii and virtual reality are encouraging kids to be active.
This article focuses on the relationship between virtual reality and physical therapy, a type of exercise. It talks specifically about two aspects of virtual reality that are helpful to physical therapy patients: the ability to review what physical behavior and the ability to see one’s avatar in real time from third person points of view. This was a helpful source because the article explores the sub-topic of physical therapy which none of the sources I have found thus far talk about. With the baby boomer generation getting older, physical therapy and technology will become more prominent in society. Technology is used more and more for medical uses. Doctors use microscopic instruments to do surgeries and to diagnose things that you can’t see with the naked eye. As time goes on, I believe technology will become more and more important to exercise. When you go to the rec center at Miami, you can see evidence of technology everywhere. Most people listen to music while working out and track their progress on automated machines. I think this topic is growing and will continue to be prominent in the media.
My topic for the annotated bibliography was the connection between technology and physical fitness. Although some blame it as the reason for the problem, there are many ways in which technology is helping children fight obesity. Game systems like the Wii and virtual reality are encouraging kids to be active.
This article focuses on the relationship between virtual reality and physical therapy, a type of exercise. It talks specifically about two aspects of virtual reality that are helpful to physical therapy patients: the ability to review what physical behavior and the ability to see one’s avatar in real time from third person points of view. This was a helpful source because the article explores the sub-topic of physical therapy which none of the sources I have found thus far talk about. With the baby boomer generation getting older, physical therapy and technology will become more prominent in society. Technology is used more and more for medical uses. Doctors use microscopic instruments to do surgeries and to diagnose things that you can’t see with the naked eye. As time goes on, I believe technology will become more and more important to exercise. When you go to the rec center at Miami, you can see evidence of technology everywhere. Most people listen to music while working out and track their progress on automated machines. I think this topic is growing and will continue to be prominent in the media.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Technology and Lent
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cotown-lent5-2009mar05,0,5041732.story
The pope has put a ban on technology for the 40 days of lent. His reasoning behind this is that people should focus on concrete relationships and less on virtual ones. While this sounds sensible, is it reasonable to ask people to give up their technology? Where is the line drawn? Is just texting not allowed or are cell phone conversations banned too?
The fact that the pope has even taken the time to ban technology shows how important it has become in our current culture. Catholic groups in Italy are calling for a ban on text messaging every Friday of lent. I personally think it’s hilarious that texting is playing a part in religion. There are a lot of people who give up facebook or other social networking sites for lent. This brings up the question as to whether technology is actually something bad that needs to be given up.
Although technology makes our lives much easier in many different ways, there are several who still see it in an unfavorable light. Watching too much TV or playing video games for too long are seen as bad things, and parents often limit their children’s exposure to technology. Poor exercise and diet habits tend to be associated with technology because a lot of times people are immobile when using it. But devices like the Wii fitness have been designed to try to counter the sometimes negative connotation of technology.
The pope has put a ban on technology for the 40 days of lent. His reasoning behind this is that people should focus on concrete relationships and less on virtual ones. While this sounds sensible, is it reasonable to ask people to give up their technology? Where is the line drawn? Is just texting not allowed or are cell phone conversations banned too?
The fact that the pope has even taken the time to ban technology shows how important it has become in our current culture. Catholic groups in Italy are calling for a ban on text messaging every Friday of lent. I personally think it’s hilarious that texting is playing a part in religion. There are a lot of people who give up facebook or other social networking sites for lent. This brings up the question as to whether technology is actually something bad that needs to be given up.
Although technology makes our lives much easier in many different ways, there are several who still see it in an unfavorable light. Watching too much TV or playing video games for too long are seen as bad things, and parents often limit their children’s exposure to technology. Poor exercise and diet habits tend to be associated with technology because a lot of times people are immobile when using it. But devices like the Wii fitness have been designed to try to counter the sometimes negative connotation of technology.
Friday, February 27, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008782994_milbank25.html
I wasn’t really aware what Congress was doing on Twitter until our last class on Thursday. When our guest speaker showed us the website, I have to say I was suppressing the strong urge to laugh. Some of the “twitterings” of the members of Congress were pretty hilarious. The fact that John McCain is posting things about the sports games he’s watching and his opinions about other members of Congress highly amuses me.
This article talks about Obama’s address on Tuesday night and the fact that his audience was Twittering on their phones instead of listening. This is an example of both the growing prominence technology in our lives and the increasing rudeness of society. We all text in inappropriate places, class, family dinners, church. The politicians present at Obama’s speech are no different then the college students texting their friends in their lecture class. In the days before blackberrys and wireless internet on phones, people would get bored and pass notes or doodle. There’s no way to force our politicians to pay attention when our president speaks, but now hopefully they will be more stealth when twittering.
I think that these members of Congress aren’t familiar with technology and don’t realize who all is reading their Tweets. Because the current young generation has grown up talking on AIM and having facebook and xangas, they seem to be more aware that everyone can and probably is reading what they are posting. By the time kids are in middle school now a days they usually have an awareness of internet privacy and accessibility.
I wasn’t really aware what Congress was doing on Twitter until our last class on Thursday. When our guest speaker showed us the website, I have to say I was suppressing the strong urge to laugh. Some of the “twitterings” of the members of Congress were pretty hilarious. The fact that John McCain is posting things about the sports games he’s watching and his opinions about other members of Congress highly amuses me.
This article talks about Obama’s address on Tuesday night and the fact that his audience was Twittering on their phones instead of listening. This is an example of both the growing prominence technology in our lives and the increasing rudeness of society. We all text in inappropriate places, class, family dinners, church. The politicians present at Obama’s speech are no different then the college students texting their friends in their lecture class. In the days before blackberrys and wireless internet on phones, people would get bored and pass notes or doodle. There’s no way to force our politicians to pay attention when our president speaks, but now hopefully they will be more stealth when twittering.
I think that these members of Congress aren’t familiar with technology and don’t realize who all is reading their Tweets. Because the current young generation has grown up talking on AIM and having facebook and xangas, they seem to be more aware that everyone can and probably is reading what they are posting. By the time kids are in middle school now a days they usually have an awareness of internet privacy and accessibility.
Friday, February 20, 2009
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10168157-92.html
There is a website that has been steadily growing in popularity among college age students in the past 5 years. You might have heard of it, they call it facebook. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t check mine at least once, and I’m sure most Miami Students do the same. The big news about facebook this week was the changes in the terms of use. They changed the terms to say that anything and everything a person posts on facebook belongs to them. While the press release was written in vague language, internet gatekeepers picked up on it. This change caused a huge uproar in the blogosphere. I know I read about the changes on Perez Hilton.com, who was telling his readers to boycott the website. On Tuesday the 17th, Mark Zuckerberg posted a retraction of the new terms of use.
As frequent users of facebook, we have come to expect certain things from the website. The smallest change can incite hundreds of thousands of people joining groups to reverse the change. Earlier in the school year, facebook changed the format to “new facebook” and there were a lot of people unhappy. But in the end, no one really boycotted because how we look at pictures or write out our status’s really isn’t that big of a deal. Privacy is another story though. People take their privacy very seriously, and the new facebook terms interfered. Privacy on facebook is very important for a lot of people. When I was in high school, boys on the basketball team posted pictures of themselves drinking and got in trouble with the school. 10 boys ended up being suspended from the team for 2 weeks and missed the play-offs. There were lawyers and court cases involved and it was very messy. So privacy on facebook is very important and maintaining it for some is very essential.
There is a website that has been steadily growing in popularity among college age students in the past 5 years. You might have heard of it, they call it facebook. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t check mine at least once, and I’m sure most Miami Students do the same. The big news about facebook this week was the changes in the terms of use. They changed the terms to say that anything and everything a person posts on facebook belongs to them. While the press release was written in vague language, internet gatekeepers picked up on it. This change caused a huge uproar in the blogosphere. I know I read about the changes on Perez Hilton.com, who was telling his readers to boycott the website. On Tuesday the 17th, Mark Zuckerberg posted a retraction of the new terms of use.
As frequent users of facebook, we have come to expect certain things from the website. The smallest change can incite hundreds of thousands of people joining groups to reverse the change. Earlier in the school year, facebook changed the format to “new facebook” and there were a lot of people unhappy. But in the end, no one really boycotted because how we look at pictures or write out our status’s really isn’t that big of a deal. Privacy is another story though. People take their privacy very seriously, and the new facebook terms interfered. Privacy on facebook is very important for a lot of people. When I was in high school, boys on the basketball team posted pictures of themselves drinking and got in trouble with the school. 10 boys ended up being suspended from the team for 2 weeks and missed the play-offs. There were lawyers and court cases involved and it was very messy. So privacy on facebook is very important and maintaining it for some is very essential.
Friday, February 6, 2009
New I-phone models
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/02/04/the-great-ipod-migration/
Apple is trying to take over the world one smart phone at a time. The company practically has a monopoly on personal mp3 players with their various types of ipods, and now they want to make a bigger dent in the cell phone market. The article says that the current problem with the iphone is the expense. Not only do customers have to buy the $199 phone, but they also have to purchase the internet and data service which is over $70 a month. I have a blackberry and the internet cost is only $30. An extra $40 a month can really add up, especially if you are a college student.
According to the article, Apple is going to come out with two new models that combine different elements of the iphone, but not every feature in order to cut down on costs. I think their idea of an iphone nano will be extremely successful. A combination phone and i-pod without the internet will be perfect for both younger and elderly consumers who wouldn’t utilize the e-mail part of the phone. Many like a simpler model when it comes to their phones and I believe these new options will appeal to those who might have been originally intimidated by the idea of a smart phone.
Apple’s main problem is the fact you can only have one of their phones using AT&T. Everyone in my family and several of my friends would probably have iphones if they were available through other wireless services. Apple should look at what the blackberry creators have done to further their own success. Blackberry offers their phones through many different providers with only small differences at each place like the color of the phone.
Apple is trying to take over the world one smart phone at a time. The company practically has a monopoly on personal mp3 players with their various types of ipods, and now they want to make a bigger dent in the cell phone market. The article says that the current problem with the iphone is the expense. Not only do customers have to buy the $199 phone, but they also have to purchase the internet and data service which is over $70 a month. I have a blackberry and the internet cost is only $30. An extra $40 a month can really add up, especially if you are a college student.
According to the article, Apple is going to come out with two new models that combine different elements of the iphone, but not every feature in order to cut down on costs. I think their idea of an iphone nano will be extremely successful. A combination phone and i-pod without the internet will be perfect for both younger and elderly consumers who wouldn’t utilize the e-mail part of the phone. Many like a simpler model when it comes to their phones and I believe these new options will appeal to those who might have been originally intimidated by the idea of a smart phone.
Apple’s main problem is the fact you can only have one of their phones using AT&T. Everyone in my family and several of my friends would probably have iphones if they were available through other wireless services. Apple should look at what the blackberry creators have done to further their own success. Blackberry offers their phones through many different providers with only small differences at each place like the color of the phone.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Super Bowl 3D
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1875943,00.html
Dreamworks Animation and Pepsi bought a 90 second commercial spot during the Super Bowl on Sunday. This commercial will be the first ever 3D commercial in the history of the Super Bowl. The reason the companies decided to do their commercial in 3D was to promote Dreamworks upcoming movie “Monsters.”
Jeffery Katzenberg from Dreamworks seems to feel very strongly about 3D and it’s future. He compares the technology to being as epic as sound and color in movies. I personally don’t think 3D is going to catch on the way Katzenberg and his company would like it to. People aren’t fans of having to put on those annoying glasses while in the theaters and I don’t think that’s going to change. I took the kids I babysit to see “Spy Kids 3D” a few years ago and happened to be wearing my actual glasses while at the movie. Putting the cardboard 3D glasses over my actual ones was very difficult to do and I probably looked awesome attempting to wear 2 pairs of glasses at once.
In the article, Katzenberg says their movie coming out will set a new precedent for movies everywhere. But that’s what was said when 3D technology first came out in the 1970’s, and if it didn’t take hold then it’s not going to now. The Super Bowl is always a good place to advertise new and innovative products and everyone tunes in specifically for the commercials. But I can’t see any of my friends of my dad putting on 3D glasses during a football game just to watch a commercial. Just the fact that this commercial is getting an article written about it in Time magazine is a good sign for the future of the technology, but the true test will be after the Super Bowl when the movie “Monster” comes out and how much money it makes. Anything that makes a lot of money has a good future in American mass media.
Dreamworks Animation and Pepsi bought a 90 second commercial spot during the Super Bowl on Sunday. This commercial will be the first ever 3D commercial in the history of the Super Bowl. The reason the companies decided to do their commercial in 3D was to promote Dreamworks upcoming movie “Monsters.”
Jeffery Katzenberg from Dreamworks seems to feel very strongly about 3D and it’s future. He compares the technology to being as epic as sound and color in movies. I personally don’t think 3D is going to catch on the way Katzenberg and his company would like it to. People aren’t fans of having to put on those annoying glasses while in the theaters and I don’t think that’s going to change. I took the kids I babysit to see “Spy Kids 3D” a few years ago and happened to be wearing my actual glasses while at the movie. Putting the cardboard 3D glasses over my actual ones was very difficult to do and I probably looked awesome attempting to wear 2 pairs of glasses at once.
In the article, Katzenberg says their movie coming out will set a new precedent for movies everywhere. But that’s what was said when 3D technology first came out in the 1970’s, and if it didn’t take hold then it’s not going to now. The Super Bowl is always a good place to advertise new and innovative products and everyone tunes in specifically for the commercials. But I can’t see any of my friends of my dad putting on 3D glasses during a football game just to watch a commercial. Just the fact that this commercial is getting an article written about it in Time magazine is a good sign for the future of the technology, but the true test will be after the Super Bowl when the movie “Monster” comes out and how much money it makes. Anything that makes a lot of money has a good future in American mass media.
Friday, January 23, 2009
The switch to digital TV
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/obamas-balancing-act-on-digital-tv/
The date that television is supposed to switch from analog to digital is February 17th, 2009. This date wasn’t chosen for any specific reason or purpose so I don’t see why it would be a problem to push the date back. Giving citizens an extra four months will ensure that no one is left without television to watch. Although it doesn’t seem like it should be so essential for everyone to be able to watch reruns of Friends, there are many elderly people who only know what’s going on outside their house except for what they see on the television.
This is a fairly safe early legislation for Obama to pass. Instead of starting with a controversial issue like gay marriage or the death penalty, choosing a technology issue is a good bridge into the presidential position. No one will probably feel too strongly about this legislation to speak out against it. I personally don’t see a reason to be in any hurry to switch from analog to digital. The longer we wait to make the change, the more time people will have to get the converter boxes. I don’t really understand what the difference in the picture quality between the two types is, but most TV’s are already equipped with HD by now and are very clear.
The date that television is supposed to switch from analog to digital is February 17th, 2009. This date wasn’t chosen for any specific reason or purpose so I don’t see why it would be a problem to push the date back. Giving citizens an extra four months will ensure that no one is left without television to watch. Although it doesn’t seem like it should be so essential for everyone to be able to watch reruns of Friends, there are many elderly people who only know what’s going on outside their house except for what they see on the television.
This is a fairly safe early legislation for Obama to pass. Instead of starting with a controversial issue like gay marriage or the death penalty, choosing a technology issue is a good bridge into the presidential position. No one will probably feel too strongly about this legislation to speak out against it. I personally don’t see a reason to be in any hurry to switch from analog to digital. The longer we wait to make the change, the more time people will have to get the converter boxes. I don’t really understand what the difference in the picture quality between the two types is, but most TV’s are already equipped with HD by now and are very clear.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Radio's Downward Spiral
In this article, the author describes how Europe is fazing out AM radio. Radio isn’t what it used to be back in the beginning of the 20th century. Before televisions became a fixture in the United States, people used to listen to radio not only as their source of information, but entertainment too. Just like Ralphie in “A Christmas Story”, kids waited anxiously to listen to their favorite program on the radio. But now with the constant advances in technology, less and less people are listening to radio. Many opt for plugging in i-pods or listening to CDs in the car to avoid commercials and the amount of advertising radio stations are getting is dropping.
While the bad economy is probably partially to blame for the declining ad sales, the fact is that radio is becoming obsolete. More and more programs are moving over to digital radio technologies like Sirius and XM which can be heard all over the country and sound clearer. Many inventions have taken the need of radio away like podcasts and the fact that you can listen to radio online. More and more different elements of technology are being put together for the convenience of the user. An example of this would be the i-phone that features the phone abilities, internet access, your i-tunes library, and various other options. Consumers are getting more and more used to having everything they could ask for compiled into one gadget, and the fact that radio doesn’t really fit into the equation is a problem.
While the bad economy is probably partially to blame for the declining ad sales, the fact is that radio is becoming obsolete. More and more programs are moving over to digital radio technologies like Sirius and XM which can be heard all over the country and sound clearer. Many inventions have taken the need of radio away like podcasts and the fact that you can listen to radio online. More and more different elements of technology are being put together for the convenience of the user. An example of this would be the i-phone that features the phone abilities, internet access, your i-tunes library, and various other options. Consumers are getting more and more used to having everything they could ask for compiled into one gadget, and the fact that radio doesn’t really fit into the equation is a problem.
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