Word: virtualization
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...this is the information age, Washington D.C. was threatened Wednesday by an information avalanche. The capital was the target of a carefully coordinated "virtual march" in protest of the Bush administration's position on war with Iraq...
...does not intend to be swayed by those who do not agree with him, dismissing the protesters as a "focus group," in a speech given just after the worldwide protests on February 15th. Wednesday afternoon, a White House spokesperson (reached through the media office) was similarly unimpressed by the "virtual march." "Phone calls are a useful tool for people to express their opinions," she said, "but it's not an objective or scientific way to measure public sentiment...
...SMEG), run by former actor Ye Zhikang, is a state-owned conglomerate with 50 subsidiaries, among them two TV stations, film studios, newspapers, a pair of symphony orchestras and a puppet troupe. All existed separately until 2001, when Beijing ordered them grouped into a company that now holds a virtual monopoly on the Shanghai media market...
Anyone tuned into the nightly prime-time TV show Blob might easily conclude that despite Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's virtual stranglehold on television broadcasting, the media in Italy have a free run. Blob , the creation of eccentric film buff turned TV maven Enrico Ghezzi, offers one of Italy's best shows by pasting together clips from some of its worst. Five excruciating seconds of a half-naked, singing showgirl segues into 30 seconds of politicians shouting each other down, which cuts to the day's sappiest moment from a low-budget soap. Into this kaleidoscope of bad taste Ghezzi...
...Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) is a virtual Mecca for athletes and fitness gurus alike—Harvard’s Adonis-like men, health-conscious freshman girls and many in between are regular patrons of the MAC’s multiple weight rooms and coveted “Cardio Room.” But when demand for fitness equipment far exceeds the building’s supply, Harvard students can get a little too competitive...