Whatzzhappenin?

Occasionally I like to welcome our foreign readers. The web is a lot like answering the phone at night at KAAY. You never no how far that signal is going to reach. At least the power bill for a web venture is a fraction of running 50,000 watts.

Today I'd like to welcome a reader from Belzoni, Mississippi

Thanks to the "Have You Forgotten" video, my average hits per day is over 40. That's not big numbers but it keeps me going.

I got a note from someone who could not view the "Have You Forgotten" video. If that has happened to you, try updating your computer so that you can view "You Tube" videos. Go to the www.youtube.com website and look for some help in downloading a simple program. This is very important. You Tube, is the next big media. Some of the You Tube posters are getting millions of hits. The computer has given the individual with a very limited investment, the ability to have his own radio or tv station, and attract millions of viewers/listeners. Scroll down this blog and look at the posts about the songs I found on You Tube. This could be a serious threat to Itunes and other pay download music services. What is the future? A device that will do it all.
Cell phones would like to be that device, but they are still hung up on the idea of charging you by the minute for everything you do. The cellphone business model has always amazed me that folks will buy into getting a free phone to sign their life away for two years. Apple certainly got away from the free phone model and charged through the nose for what they hope will be another Ipod success story. Microsoft on the other hand has a disastrous product called Zume and a terrible operating system called Vista. Try buying a new computer without Vista. It is getting harder and harder.

If the top 40 KAAY were competing in today's market, it would be all over new technology. And not just streaming off the air audio. I think top 40 KAAY would have a separate, stand alone, staff doing just internet, YouTube, cellphone stuff.

The news department would be supplying video newscasts on the internet.

Contests would be on every media. Of course there would be AM/FM but maybe even a low power TV so there would be access to cable. ALL under the same brand KAAY.

It's fun to dream, let me hear your ideas.

ajlinds@yahoo.com