Wow, a real blogger actually agrees with me on the Oprah Network sale and the failure of all of Oxygen‘s Big Multimedia Plans. Silicon Alley Insider: Oxygen’s Dashed Synergy Dreams

What do we really know about these three aldermen?  What kind of name is “Poolas?”  Sounds a little terrorist-y to me.  What do they want to put in the gumball machines, huh?  Anthrax jawbreakers?  As if regular candy that breaks your jaw isn’t scary enough.  I say let’s look into these three guys.  You just [...]

“The Secret” is to palm your unprofitable and unnecessary TV network off on the suckers at NBC Universal for $925 million. I remember when The Oprah and her as-seen-on-TV pals Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner and Caryn Mandabach started Oxygen.  Oh, it was going to be the Cutting Edge® of television, with those “interactive” elements everyone [...]

Hey, China!  Yeah sure, your underage workers make shoes for Wal-Mart and poisoned Thomas the Tank Engine toys for the children of America, but OUR eight-year-olds are putting in their time in high-tech settings.  Our march backwards to 19th Century Dickensian England is MUCH more advanced than yours.  Nyah nyah nyah-nyah nyah (“neener neener neener” [...]

Diamonds?  Not Swarovsky crystals?  This thing is a disgrace to the entire ridiculously-overpriced-yet-technologically-mediocre-gadget world. The 24-carat gold MacBook Pro, with diamond studded Apple logo