Speaking of American Telephone and Telegraph, the company rounds out the
2012 list with its early December decision to cave (at least in part)
on its block of FaceTime use for its cell subscribers. FaceTime is an
Apple app that allows users to video chat between Apple devices
(especially iPhones). Neither Sprint nor Verizon had trouble with the
app, but AT&T blocked it based on the claim that users would occupy
too much bandwidth.
The claim was technically questionable. Worse, the decision was barred
by the FCC’s net neutrality regulations. Though a service provider could
conceivably charge users extra for excessive use, it can’t block
software entirely. Only Ma Bell knows for sure whether the decision was
prompted by potential legal woes or the possibility of losing customers
to less assholish competitors.
Media criticism. Pop culture snark. And movie reviews. Lots and lots of movie reviews.
Showing posts with label Social media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social media. Show all posts
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Lesson learned
If you want to hear from a lot of people on Facebook, you needn’t bother with cute pictures of your kids, links to your favorite web sites, funny videos or fuzzy kitties. Just say something mean about a candidate.
A remark Mitt Romney made during a recent speech set me off, so this is what I posted:
“Hey Mitt Romney, here's a citizenship test for you: does being born in Michigan automatically make you a U.S. citizen even if one of your parents was Satan and the other was a jackal? I don't want to see your birth certificate, Mitt. I want you to shave your big, stupid, rubbery head on live TV to prove that you don't have a triple-six birthmark.
“Congratulations, jackass. You just made me decide to vote in November. I know the electoral college keeps you safe from the likes of me. But now I'm going to vote against state and local Republicans as well, something I might not have done if not for your birther crap. Keep up the good work.”
So as I expect you’ve gathered from that, the “birther” stupidity really pisses me off. Romney just made it worse by helping de-marginalize it.
Mass media nexus: this rant drew more feedback than anything else I’ve ever put on Facebook.
A remark Mitt Romney made during a recent speech set me off, so this is what I posted:
“Hey Mitt Romney, here's a citizenship test for you: does being born in Michigan automatically make you a U.S. citizen even if one of your parents was Satan and the other was a jackal? I don't want to see your birth certificate, Mitt. I want you to shave your big, stupid, rubbery head on live TV to prove that you don't have a triple-six birthmark.
“Congratulations, jackass. You just made me decide to vote in November. I know the electoral college keeps you safe from the likes of me. But now I'm going to vote against state and local Republicans as well, something I might not have done if not for your birther crap. Keep up the good work.”
So as I expect you’ve gathered from that, the “birther” stupidity really pisses me off. Romney just made it worse by helping de-marginalize it.
Mass media nexus: this rant drew more feedback than anything else I’ve ever put on Facebook.
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