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4 edits | Re: On the surface said by Matt  :On the surface this sounds like a good, pro-consumer pick. Does anyone know where to find any more information about him? He is a lawyer & money guy and not really a technologist though he has been involved in the money & legal affairs of various technology companies.
»www.netcaucus.org/biography/juli···ki.shtml
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»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Genachowski
Genachowski was Chief of Business Operations and a member of Barry Diller's Office of the Chairman at IAC/InterActiveCorp. He had previously served on the Boards of Directors of Expedia, Hotels.com and Ticketmaster.[1]
He is a co-founder of LaunchBox Digital and Rock Creek Ventures. [2] He is also a special advisor at General Atlantic and a member of the Boards of Directors at The Motley Fool, Website Pros, Mark Ecko Enterprises, and Beliefnet.[2]
Genachowski serves as a board member of Common Sense Media, a leading organization seeking to improve the media lives of children and families; and as an advisory board member of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). He also recently helped found the New Resource Bank, the country’s first commercial “green bank.” [1]
He is the father of three children and is married to Rachel Goslins, a documentary filmmaker. His parents are immigrants who survived the Holocaust. The views of a venture capitalist who loves him:
»www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/01/this-news-made.html
And the views of the Vallewag Gawker who sees some flaws:
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From what I have read, he looks like he will be another captive of the Hollywood crowd and I would expect the main cause of high cable/sat/telco TV rates(content providers) will get a free ride at the FCC.
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| Re: On the surface Thanks Tk. Believe it or not, I disagree that he will be in the pocket of Hollywood based on what you posted. He's on the board of some pretty impressive dot com startups that survived ... although he is involved with Ticketmaster ... Ticketmaster is IMHO pond scum. | |
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| Meet the new boss... Same as the old boss. While his politics are different from Kevin's, it's a good bet that not too much will change since he's an attorney and willing to share the views of any lobbyist that may come his way. Here's to hoping that I'm wrong and some good does come out of this. | |
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Camden, TN | Re: Meet the new boss... If he's the guy telling Obama to get the DTV transiton delyed I already don't like him.
We'll see though. nice to see he's for helping America get out of being a 3rd world broadband nation. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... what a reason not to like him. if he doesnt think that we're ready to go DTV then we're not ready.
We would have HSI in the rural areas if more companies would deply. Why not go out and build a WISP in a rural area and by pass the LTE tech that won't be here for another two or three years anyway. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by hottboiinnc :what a reason not to like him. if he doesnt think that we're ready to go DTV then we're not ready. Listen dude we are 35 days away from the transition. Too late to delay. Besides only procrstinators aren't ready. stations have spend BILLIONS getting ready for this transition companies spent 20 BILLION in the FCC auction last year and have a RIGHT to used that spectrum they PAID for on Feb 17th. Anyone suggesting we aren't ready is either ignorant or has an agenda. If some old fart refuses to get a converter box or a new Tv because they are against this, fuck em. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... And companies long before the wireless companies were given the right to use the Airwavz for public TV.
Regardless if the country is not ready we're not ready. Maybe you should pony up the money and buy the boxes that people need.
Or maybe AT&T should expand their "future proof" tv service their marketing and we wouldn't have this problem since they're claiming their the ONLY TV service that won't be affected by the change. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by hottboiinnc :And companies long before the wireless companies were given the right to use the Airwavz for public TV. Regardless if the country is not ready we're not ready. Maybe you should pony up the money and buy the boxes that people need. Or maybe AT&T should expand their "future proof" tv service their marketing and we wouldn't have this problem since they're claiming their the ONLY TV service that won't be affected by the change. Sorry, but there were enough people in North Carolina that ignored all warnings because they were "too busy" to do anything about it.
Some people don't want the change. Should we hold it up until these people say it is o.k.?
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| Re: Meet the new boss... I agree. When the changeover occurs, they'll finally have to do something about it. We've all been hearing about this changeover for a long time now. I normally have sympathy for people who aren't tech-savvy or who can't afford new tech (goodness knows, I can't, many times), but the commercials about the change have been stuck in between all those shows that people who don't pay attention to tech normally watch for over a year now, so there is no excuse. If they don't have the money now for the new box, they're not going to have it later.
Let's take that giant step into the future and be done with it already. 
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| said by moonpuppy :Sorry, but there were enough people in North Carolina that ignored all warnings because they were "too busy" to do anything about it. Some people don't want the change. Should we hold it up until these people say it is o.k.? Sometimes the ONLY way to force the issue is to make them face it head on. Yeah... I remember once the USA was going to adopt the Metric system.....
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| said by KrK :said by moonpuppy :Some people don't want the change. Should we hold it up until these people say it is o.k.? Sometimes the ONLY way to force the issue is to make them face it head on. Yeah... I remember once the USA was going to adopt the Metric system..... And eliminate paper dollars.
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| said by KrK :Yeah... I remember once the USA was going to adopt the Metric system..... We have 2 liter bottles of soda.
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1 edit | Re: Meet the new boss... said by hottboiinnc :you may have soda. But i have pop. LoL I came across that distinction as a kid. Growing up in Philadelphia, it was always soda. But when I visited my cousins in upstate NY, it was pop.
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by LiamJunket :said by hottboiinnc :you may have soda. But i have pop. LoL I came across that distinction as a kid. Growing up in Philadelphia, it was always soda. But when I visited my cousins in upstate NY, it was pop. Down here in the South, it's just Coke or Pepsi, depending on which you prefer. Most people call everything a "Coke", even if it's a Dr. Pepper or Mtn. Dew. | |
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| said by BF69 :If he's the guy telling Obama to get the DTV transiton delyed I already don't like him. He's also the guy who spearheaded and developed the most successful use of technology by a Presidential candidate ... EVER. Add that together with the fact he is pro net-neutrality and I am (initially) happy with his selection.
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by Matt :And if DTV needs to be delayed, delay it rather than half-assing it. Once again 35 days away. Too late. Also we are NOT half assing it. Lots of Chicken Littles out there. In 5 weeks people will notice nothing different. There will not be rioting in the streets because TV went away. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by BF69 :said by Matt :And if DTV needs to be delayed, delay it rather than half-assing it. Once again 35 days away. Too late. Also we are NOT half assing it. Lots of Chicken Littles out there. In 5 weeks people will notice nothing different. There will not be rioting in the streets because TV went away. I'm sorry, but a lot of people think we're not ready. And while I may in fact be a Chicken Little when it comes to this topic, I do know how to read and research a topic that interests me ... which I have done in this case.
A lot of very knowledgable people strongly feel we're not ready for this .. in the Wilmington test market (perhaps 75k people) over 1,000 people called the local stations or the FCC because things went awry. Wilmington had to send the FIRE DEPARTMENT out to help people ... can you imagine what it's going to be like in larger cities who don't have those kinds of resources? Screw 'em though right? They deserve it?
So while the stations might be ready and the technology is out there, there is a very large contingent of people who simply don't understand what all this means. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by Matt :said by BF69 :said by Matt :And if DTV needs to be delayed, delay it rather than half-assing it. Once again 35 days away. Too late. Also we are NOT half assing it. Lots of Chicken Littles out there. In 5 weeks people will notice nothing different. There will not be rioting in the streets because TV went away. I'm sorry, but a lot of people think we're not ready. And while I may in fact be a Chicken Little when it comes to this topic, I do know how to read and research a topic that interests me ... which I have done in this case. A lot of very knowledgable people strongly feel we're not ready for this .. in the Wilmington test market (perhaps 75k people) over 1,000 people called the local stations or the FCC because things went awry. Wilmington had to send the FIRE DEPARTMENT out to help people ... can you imagine what it's going to be like in larger cities who don't have those kinds of resources? Screw 'em though right? They deserve it? So while the stations might be ready and the technology is out there, there is a very large contingent of people who simply don't understand what all this means. If your basis of 'we're not ready' is defined by the fact that some people don't know how to handle this analog shut-off, then we should just shuttle the whole thing right now and forget about EVER going full digital. If you're waiting for every person to be technically literate enough for this transition to go by without someone panicking (who the hell calls the fire department when they're TV goes out?), then just forget the whole thing, because, by that definition, we'll NEVER be ready.
I look to the analog shut-off that Verizon did. They notified us by every means imaginable - fliers in the mail, automated phone calls, e-mails, messages on their site in about a million different places (including a big link off their home page about it), a scroll on one of their cable channels, a message sent to our set top boxes, and even a VOD item that was all about that transition. And guess what? There were STILL people caught off guard! Forget about living under a rock, you had to be living under a mountain to miss this, and yet some people still did. I don't know what else Verizon could have done.
Actually, even if you somehow missed every one of those notifications, they did one final notification (and this IS something I think the FCC should have done as well). When they cut off the TV analog feeds, they didn't shut down analog entirely. For about 10 - 14 days per market, they replaced the analog feed with a red screen of death - a message (on a blood red background) saying in essence 'if you're seeing this message YOU NEED TO CALL US NOW TO GET A FREE DIGITAL ADAPTER!'
I really think the FCC should have transitioned that way too. Cut off the analog TV feeds for about a month. During that month show a 2-minute infomercial on those analog feeds, telling the people who missed the boat what they need to do to get their TV programming back.
Point is, when someone doesn't understand something, they procrastinate on doing anything about it. That's what you're hitting now with this transition - people who don't understand it and are just sitting on their hands (hell, my wife's 93 year-old grandfather knows that this is coming). No amount of delay will correct THAT issue. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by JPL :Actually, even if you somehow missed every one of those notifications, they did one final notification (and this IS something I think the FCC should have done as well). When they cut off the TV analog feeds, they didn't shut down analog entirely. For about 10 - 14 days per market, they replaced the analog feed with a red screen of death - a message (on a blood red background) saying in essence 'if you're seeing this message YOU NEED TO CALL US NOW TO GET A FREE DIGITAL ADAPTER!'
I really think the FCC should have transitioned that way too. Cut off the analog TV feeds for about a month. During that month show a 2-minute infomercial on those analog feeds, telling the people who missed the boat what they need to do to get their TV programming back. That is EXACTLY what stations will be doing. After the shutoff, the analog signal will be maintained with a screen explaining ONCE AGAIN that a cutover has occurred and where to call to get help.
It is called the "Analog Nightlight" program and was passed by Congress late last year.
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by LiamJunket :said by JPL :Actually, even if you somehow missed every one of those notifications, they did one final notification (and this IS something I think the FCC should have done as well). When they cut off the TV analog feeds, they didn't shut down analog entirely. For about 10 - 14 days per market, they replaced the analog feed with a red screen of death - a message (on a blood red background) saying in essence 'if you're seeing this message YOU NEED TO CALL US NOW TO GET A FREE DIGITAL ADAPTER!'
I really think the FCC should have transitioned that way too. Cut off the analog TV feeds for about a month. During that month show a 2-minute infomercial on those analog feeds, telling the people who missed the boat what they need to do to get their TV programming back. That is EXACTLY what stations will be doing. After the shutoff, the analog signal will be maintained with a screen explaining ONCE AGAIN that a cutover has occurred and where to call to get help. It is called the "Analog Nightlight" program and was passed by Congress late last year. » hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a···20A1.pdf Well there you have it. A completely acceptable solution to just saying, "F'em all. Let them wake up to snow and figure it out themselves."
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| said by Matt :Well there you have it. A completely acceptable solution to just saying, "F'em all. Let them wake up to snow and figure it out themselves." Thanks Tk, I wonder why all the self-proclaimed experts in this thread didn't know about this? This the first I've heard of the Analog Nightlight Program and suspect many haven't heard of it because the law was passed at the last minute during the holiday season. Now if Congress will just authorize the NTIA to use the money for the coupons that aren't expected to be redeemed before they expire there really isn't any reason for further delay. | |
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| said by Matt :said by LiamJunket :said by JPL :Actually, even if you somehow missed every one of those notifications, they did one final notification (and this IS something I think the FCC should have done as well). When they cut off the TV analog feeds, they didn't shut down analog entirely. For about 10 - 14 days per market, they replaced the analog feed with a red screen of death - a message (on a blood red background) saying in essence 'if you're seeing this message YOU NEED TO CALL US NOW TO GET A FREE DIGITAL ADAPTER!'
I really think the FCC should have transitioned that way too. Cut off the analog TV feeds for about a month. During that month show a 2-minute infomercial on those analog feeds, telling the people who missed the boat what they need to do to get their TV programming back. That is EXACTLY what stations will be doing. After the shutoff, the analog signal will be maintained with a screen explaining ONCE AGAIN that a cutover has occurred and where to call to get help. It is called the "Analog Nightlight" program and was passed by Congress late last year. » hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a···20A1.pdf Well there you have it. A completely acceptable solution to just saying, "F'em all. Let them wake up to snow and figure it out themselves." Thanks Tk, I wonder why all the self-proclaimed experts in this thread didn't know about this? I knew about this. appearantly you didn't yet claimed to have done extensive "research". hmmm. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by BF69 :I knew about this. appearantly you didn't yet claimed to have done extensive "research". hmmm. I really knew it too, I was just checking to see if you did.
See how I did that? I can claim whatever I want after the fact to make it seem like I really knew something I had no idea about too. | |
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| Was Wilmington fire dispatch that stupid that the fire department was dispatched because people lost TV? I am not sure who is more moronic, the dispatchers or those who called for help.
For at least the past 6 months my area has been bombarded with PSA's, crawls on the screen, etc. How much more does one have to do? Yes, I have helped a person get ready for the change over by getting a converter for them, etc.
Who are the very knowledgable people who fee we are not ready, besides obama and his henchmen? | |
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2 edits | said by Matt :I'm sorry, but a lot of people think we're not ready. And while I may in fact be a Chicken Little when it comes to this topic, I do know how to read and research a topic that interests me ... which I have done in this case. And if you are trying to suggest that I don't you have no clue as to who you are talking to.
A lot of very knowledgable people strongly feel we're not ready for this . A lot of "knowledgeable" people where in charge of our financial sytems. How'd that one turn out for the "all knowing"?
in the Wilmington test market (perhaps 75k people) over 1,000 people called the local stations or the FCC because things went awry. That's why it was called a TEST. You're the kind of person that gets a beta version of something then bitches about the glitches. And most of those 1000 people will
A) not have an issue come Feb 17th.
B) are fucking retarded and need to educate themselves.
So while the stations might be ready and the technology is out there, there is a very large contingent of people who simply don't understand what all this means. And that's their own fault.
I'm so tired of people who refuse to educate themselves on stuff then complain. I have a friend who is 6 years younger than me and hell I'm 40 and doesn't hardly know shit about shit technology wise. I'm his computer "expert" and just about everything else electronic. He didn't even know how to properly use his HDTV. His excuse is "I don't know anything about that stuff." I tell him he'll probably live another 40-50 years and he better start catching up before he gets too far behind. That's just the way it is now. The days of just being blissfully ignorant are over. | |
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| said by Matt :I'm sorry, but a lot of people think we're not ready. And while I may in fact be a Chicken Little when it comes to this topic, I do know how to read and research a topic that interests me ... which I have done in this case. A lot of very knowledgable people strongly feel we're not ready for this .. in the Wilmington test market (perhaps 75k people) over 1,000 people called the local stations or the FCC because things went awry. Wilmington had to send the FIRE DEPARTMENT out to help people ... can you imagine what it's going to be like in larger cities who don't have those kinds of resources? Screw 'em though right? They deserve it? So while the stations might be ready and the technology is out there, there is a very large contingent of people who simply don't understand what all this means. A lot of people are never going to be ready for DTV, just like they were never ready for horseless carriages (automobiles), universal suffrage, women's rights etc.
If we keep waiting on people who aren't ready, we'll be waiting forever.
I also know for a fact that some people don't want the DTV transition to happen in their lifetimes. Some of those people think that analog TV is just fine for everyone, and some are even jealous of those with new HDTVs. | |
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| A lot of people thought the world was going to collapse when the W2k issue came.
However, I and nobody I know, noticed a single glitch.
I didn't think I was financially ready to buy a house or new car. I didnt think I could or was ready to have 1 kid, especially 2. And yet everytime I simply had to take a dive and do it. And everytime it has worked itself out.
Delaying this will do nothing more than simply delay it. When the next due date comes you will have the same whining and it will probably be by the same people it is now. | |
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by Skippy25 :A lot of people thought the world was going to collapse when the Y2k issue came. However, I and nobody I know, noticed a single glitch. Think harder about that. (hint: It didn't just work itself out.)
That said, I'm not convinced a delay is needed.
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| said by Matt :He's also the guy who spearheaded and developed the most successful use of technology by a Presidential candidate ... EVER. You mean the un-regulated on-line campaign donation scam ?
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| Re: Meet the new boss... said by Subaru :I said to a member here about 3 years ago after they were set on the 2009 date for DTV I told this person I BET they will delay it one more time.. and looks like it's going to happen.. Nah, I think it's too close now. I think the argument "Delaying now will just cause MORE confusion" will win out and the change will go ahead as scheduled.
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|  Genachowski's thoughts on censoring rogue boobies ??
The news of Genachowski's pending appointment was hailed as a "happy day for those of us who care about media and kids," by Jim Steyer, CEO and founder of Common Sense Media. Genachowski is on the board of Common Sense.
"The choice of Julius, albeit no big surprise, is a superb one on so many levels," Steyer told B&C, "none more important than his understanding of the media/tech world's impact on kids and education."
Under Reed Hundt he pushed for more children's programming and for cleaning up programming. So I will guess he is against rogue boobies and for cleaning up prime time TV.
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| Re: Genachowski's thoughts on censoring rogue boobies ?? His board membership at Common Sense Media aside, you can be pretty sure he'll not give two nipples about boobies on television. That was driven by the right-wing religious zealots and their congressional puppets.
I'm reserving my opinion until I get a better handle on where his current interests lie. They appear to be more broadly focused on promoting infrastructure than on content.
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| Re: Genachowski's thoughts on censoring rogue boobies ?? I'm reserving my opinion until I get a better handle on where his current interests lie. They appear to be more broadly focused on promoting infrastructure than on content. It's really quite interesting that despite so many years in very public positions, there's very little out there on this guy's personal technology opinions. I see he worked with Nielson to help get more accurate viewership stats, but other than some nebulous support of network neutrality (and who knows what his definition of that is), there's really not much to go on yet.
Other than a few venture capitalist bloggers who think he's "neat" and "really smart" because they met him at a convention in Chicago circa 2002. | |
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| Re: Goodbye Kevin Martin! said by atuarre :He thought he was going to stay till his term was up, but he'll resign on January 20th, just like the head of the CDC. He term on the FCC board isn't up just his term as head of the FCC. He'll still get a vote he just won't be in charge. whether or not that enough for him is up to him. | |
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| Re: Goodbye Kevin Martin! said by BF69 :said by atuarre :He thought he was going to stay till his term was up, but he'll resign on January 20th, just like the head of the CDC. He term on the FCC board isn't up just his term as head of the FCC. He'll still get a vote he just won't be in charge. whether or not that enough for him is up to him. I say remove him entirely. | |
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North Babylon, NY | So on FCC stuff.. If he does stupid shit, we'll be seeing pretty pictures of him smiling just like we have with Martin in the past? | |
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| Re: So on FCC stuff.. said by mrchris :If he does stupid shit, we'll be seeing pretty pictures of him smiling just like we have with Martin in the past? Of course not - we'll hear a bunch of liberals blaming all his mistakes on Geo Bush. Aa a Obama appointee, he can do no wrong...
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join:2000-05-11 | Re: So on FCC stuff.. Take it easy there, your envy is showing.
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1 edit | BPL I hope this new chairman isn't pro BPL. | |
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antarctica | Change? "former Harvard classmate of Obama"
That's not change, that's more of the same. | |
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| Goodbye Privacy This guy was a big fundraiser for obama and his privacy policies are questionable if you look at his his past performance. Change we can't count on.
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As all communications, from Internet to the TV become digital, it’ll be interesting watching how the FCC acts toward online privacy, under a Genachowski administration. There is this tidbit from SFGate.com, from six years ago, when Genachowski was chief of business operations at InterActive Corp., which at the time owned Ticketmaster, as well online travel service Expedia, lodging reservation service Hotels. com, dating service Match.com, an online dating service, local listings service CitySearch and the Home Shopping Network.
Ticketmaster’s privacy policy states that the company shares customers’ info with “our subsidiary and parent companies and businesses, and other affiliated legal entities and businesses with whom we are under common corporate control.”
Why is that a concern? Because Ticketmaster is owned by InterActive Corp., formerly USA Interactive, the Internet powerhouse run by business mogul Barry Diller.
Imagine using Ticketmaster to buy a ticket to a Giants game. In short order, you could have the Home Shopping Network pitching baseball memorabilia your way, Expedia and Hotels.com asking if you want to follow the team on their next road trip, or Match.com seeing if you’re interested in meeting other Giants fans.
How is Genachowski quoted as responding?
“Something like that makes sense to us.”
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| Re: Goodbye Privacy instead of fear mongering and attacking before anything is done, you think we can wait until he actually does something?
Are you implying that he will be the same as Martin when you say "change we can't count on".
You can use his past performances, quotes, and everything else as a basis for what he might do; but I wouldn't put a lot of stock into it. Under ticket master, he had to do what was best for the company; and well, if means getting it's parent company to use it's assets in order to make more money, well I guess that's what he had to do, or at least agree with it. | |
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| Obama Change!!! Well its not like things can get worse from the flunkies assigned under George DEE DEE DEE Bush. Hopefully obama can cut out the cancer that was appointed to under Douche i mean Bush. Perhaps deregulation and and retardation will no longer be botching things in the USA.
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Obama Picks Genachowski To Run FCC
