The Pew Internet study showed that more Americans get their news from the internet than from newspapers or radio and three-fourths say they hear of news via email or updates on social media sites. A majority of those surveyed, a full 61% said they get their news online. That's compared with 54% who said they listen to a radio news program and 50% who get the news from a local newspaper. Almost all respondents, 92% said they get their news from more than one platform. "In the digital era, news has become omnipresent. Americans access it in multiple formats on multiple platforms on myriad devices" reads the report, based on a survey conducted in December and January. "The days of loyalty to a particular news organization on a particular piece of technology in a particular form are gone." ...
By adding the news, Slacker becomes the first of the major internet music services to come closer to becoming full service. Not only is this a smart move on Slacker's part but it's sure to be copied by other music streaming services...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1916] They forgot the “un": During a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco, a bomb goes off killing 10…
2.1931] O Solo Mio: American aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world in 7 days, 18 1/2 hours…
3.1934] Dillinger down: A man identified as bank robber John Dillinger is shot to death by federal agents in Chicago…
4.1963] A Sonny day: Sonny Liston defends his heavyweight crown with a KO of Floyd Patterson (for the second time) in one round. The fight in Las Vegas was a rematch of a 1962 fight…
5.1981] Justice served: Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca is sentenced in Rome to life in prison for shooting Pope John Paul II. Agca is now a free man...
6.1991] He’s busted - we’re disgusted: Milwaukee police arrest Jeffrey Dahmer after finding the remains of 11 victims in his apartment. Dahmer confesses to 17 murders and is sentenced to life in prison…
7.1994] Guilty as charged: O.J. Simpson pleads innocent to the murders of his wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman…1995] Susan Smith is convicted by a jury in Union (SC) of 1st-degree murder for drowning her 2 sons…
8.2003] Welcome back: Months after her P.O.W. ordeal, Pvt. 1st Class Jessica Lynch returns home to a hero’s welcome in Elizabeth (WV)…
9.2003] Saddam’s sons: Saddam Hussein’s sons Odai and Qusai are killed by U.S. forces when they storm their villa in Mosul, Iraq…
10.2004] Grave report: The Sept. 11 commission issues a report saying America’s leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before 911…
Commentary: They called him "The Major" for his commanding presence and years of service in World War II. As a player he was light years away from the hall of fame as a third-string catcher for the Yankees in the 50s but his managerial career was another story. He would win three straight American League pennants and two World Series championships in his first seasons as Yankee manager. Ralph Houk would manage for 20 seasons with the Yankees, Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox but his high mark came in his first two seasons in the Bronx in 1961 and 1962. Houk passed away yesterday at the age of 90...
Music Memories:
- 1967] Rock & Roll Debut: Vanilla Fudge make their concert debut in New York...
- 1977] Surprise: Tony Orlando surprises everyone (including Dawn) when he announces on stage in Cohasset (MA) that he was retiring from performing...
- 1979] The evils of R&R: The Reverend Richard Penniman aka Little Richard, warns his North Richmond (CA) congregation against the evils of rock & roll music...
David Spade (46), Albert Brooks (63), Don Henley (63), Danny Glover (64), Sparky Lyle (66), Bobby Sherman (67), Ron Turcotte (69), Alex Trebek (70), Louise Fletcher (76), Oscar de la Renta (78), Orson Bean (82), Margaret Whiting (86) and Bob Dole (87)...
Timeline Countdown: 2 days until NFL training camps begin opening, 3 days until the MLB Hall of Fame Induction (Andre Dawson, Whitely Herzog & Doug Harvey) & 16 days until the Pro Football HOF induction...
