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Gee, You Had to Pay $2, Once, to Get News?

October 8, 2009 by Tim Berry with 190 views

Interesting juxtaposition: while much of the world worries about where we get real news, and particularly investigative reporting, while iPhone users are up in arms about CNN charging less than $2, once, for an iPhone app that includes ads. Megan Berry posted Do You Get What You Pay For? yesterday on the Huffington Post: CNN’s new... [read more]

A New Road and 25 Jobs - The Stimulus Package at Work

May 20, 2009 by Steve King with 132 views

CNN has an article about a small construction company starting on Rhode Island's first stimulus package project.  Family-run D'Ambra Construction is resurfacing and improving a section of Route 138 in RI.  The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has 53 projects it plans to fund with stimulus money.  They expect these projects to... [read more]

Will Twitter See An "Oprah Effect", Or Is Influence Overrated?

April 18, 2009 by David Armano with 77 views

Influence Ripples (2006)Oprah Winfrey has not only joined Twitter, but is actively using the service. She began using the service on her show and since her first communication her amount of followers went from 54,864 at  9:30pm CST. to 215,961 followers (in a 24 hour period). The NY Times reports:"The popularity of Twitter, which... [read more]

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