Blockbuster? Redbox? Netflix?

Personally I don't use any of these sources. I like to support the home town video rental store first. However if they don't have the movie Im looking for on hand I switch over to Red box. They seem to be the cheapest route for me since I only rent one to three movies a month. If I were to rent more than that Netflix would for sure be the cheaper route and the route that I would take. I do also like the fact that with Netflix you can rent whole seasons of shows were as red box you cannot and that Netflix is also available right through your internet so you wouldn't even have to leave the house.

Old Time Radio

Old Time Radio, has it been completely forgotten? I think that even though I struggled to sit through it if I would have grown up 50 years earlier I would have greatly enjoyed it. I think that as we have grown with technology our minds have become less able to focus. Back when old time radio was popular TV's were not redly available thus it was a time to spend with the family and friends in front of a radio everyone picturing the scenario in a different way and evolving their imagination.  Talking to my father and grandparents they all told me of their favorite shows and memories listening to them. This helped me to pick out which shows to listen to and try to relate to them. I haven't figured out how they were so excited about it but I attempted to listen and relate. This was quite the challenge. I wish I could say that I was able to make it through the show but I was unable to and thus I feel as though I too do not have a great imagination or patience and my mind is to technologically advanced to just listen to a show rather than watch it too.

iTunes vs. Napster???

I personally do not have an ipod or pay for music off of the internet, but for years I have used iTunes as my source of listening to music. I have never had a problem with it and iTunes has always been handy for me to share music with all of my friends and family. I personally do not think that I would switch to napster after reading that you can pay almost $10 a month just to rent music that just doesn't seem like you are saving any money. To me I just think that sticking with iTunes seems to be the best option and everyone that I know would agree.

Newspapers is it a thing of the past?

Right now with how technology is moving forward I would say newspapers, magazines and books are all headed for the same terrible death. Already many of your major newspapers are already available to read online along with magazines and books. I don't see any change in this even smaller newspapers are become available to the online reader. This is both a positive and a negative if you break it down. On a positive note, we are not destroying as many trees as we once were, and anywhere you are that the internet is available the news is only a click away. And on a negative note, how can these businesses stay afloat without having consumers pay to read them. Now books publishers have already figured that out by charging to download or buy a key to their books. Although I feel that this would be impossible for newspapers to do. Why you might ask? Well unless every news paper goes to a purchase or membership plan there is no way to stop people from just getting their news from another source. Is there really a way to charge for the use of newspaper that would be fair? To me it looks like these companies are going to need to live off of ad payments and hope that does the trick. I can honestly say that I have not picked up or paid for a newspaper in over 2 years, and somehow I still manage to keep caught up with the news off of the internet.

Ban Books?

I do not think that books should be banned. I feel that yes some books are inappropriate for certain age groups however I do not think that it is up to society or school systems to decide. Along with the fact that many of the books that have been banned are ridiculous do the school systems realize that the internet is much more of a risk. Even though most schools block certain sites at school there is no possible way that they can block every site that shows graphic or unsafe detail. All in all I do not think that books should be banned I think that they should let the parents decide what is right and wrong for their child.