Journal improfane's Journal: PR Firms Own The News 2
It's not even funny anymore. PR films own our news. Is anyone else suspicious that there has been an unbelievable amount of articles on the following:
- Google+
- BlackBerry's death
Something makes me think that maybe some company is funding these articles. BlackBerry may very well be in decline but these constant articles alluding to it make me think it's an induced Streisland effect. Some PR firms are attacking BlackBerry relentlessly. I wonder if it is Google or Apple?
Conjecture.
Hmm? (Score:2)
I'm not sure I see your rationale for coming to this decision. Google is extremely popular. Blackberry is extremely popular but when a keyboard takes up half the phone it doesn't look as sexy to most people expecting to see one, big interactive screen.
Anyways, the point of free market is to give people what they think they want (or make them want it). Broadcast is an extension of that and is at its mercy. Also, with this sort of thing, cause and effect are subjective. Is Google+ popular because it was made
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I think it's a magnetic hype cycle.
If everybody says X, it makes more people say X. ComputerWorld, ITWorld and all these sensationalist "tech journalists/bloggers" are accelerating the end that they describe. It's essentially not news. It's a 'self fulfilling prophecy'.
I think this article summarises it [reocities.com] perfectly. It applies more than just IT.
As for my journal, I believe there are large vested interests that want the news articles to be true. As a result, they become true. People jump ship from Facebook to