So i watched this video instead of doing a reading because it's Easter today and i didn't feel like reading anything, plus i was playing halo so i could just listen while i killed people...
But anyway, that video kind of freaked me out a little because it definitely seemed like a real possibility to me. I rely heavily on the internet to get news, and rarely look at a newspaper (maybe twice a week, maybe). Looking online for news allows me to multi-task better, like check e-mail while instant messaging and texting but also checking my facebook while getting all the news i need and watching sportscenter (gotta love being able to have more than one tab per window). By using the internet i can get a lot more done than having to worry about folding a newspaper correctly.
And i don't think i'm the only one that operates like this, so if companies like google and amazon were to merge they could easily get a strangle hold on how the news is relayed to internet users and do exactly what this video suggests. Scary yes, but only because it's possible.
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