A New Site: Snappy Greetings . com

I saw a fun site today I thought I'd share: SnappyGreetings.com. It's a site where you can send funny messages to your friends' phones. Check it out.

It appears these folks are also the ones producing a video on YouTube that touches on the upcoming mayoral election in Memphis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN6U-sw_Xoc.

Presidential Candidates Set an Example Online

Over the past few months, I have been more and more impressed with all of the presidential candidates. They are doing some fabulous online campaigning!

They all seem to be using the newest Internet techniques including search engine marketing, blogging, and online social networking!

Here are just a few examples:

You can vote on Hillary Clinton's campaign song: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/action/spotlight/?sc=8

You can read Barack Obama's blog: http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/group/ObamaHQ/

You can befriend all the candidates on Myspace: http://impact.myspace.com/

And you can watch them on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=2008+president

Way to go!

Help Save Internet Radio - A Response from Senator Bob Corker

This is a follow up from my previous post. Senator Bob Corker and his team have responded to me regarding Internet radio. His response is below:

Thank you for contacting my office to share your concerns about the increase of music royalty rates. Your input is important to me, and I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts.

As you may know, all decisions regarding music royalty rates are determined by three judges appointed to the Copyright Royalty Board. On March 2, 2007, the board set new rates for webcasting between 2006-2010. In response, internet radio operators requested a rehearing and postponement of the May 15th deadline by which they would be expected to pay the new rates. The rehearing request was rejected by the Copyright Royalty Board who stated that new evidence had not been presented to support reconsideration of the ruling.

Like you, I agree that the implications of this ruling need to be considered, and I assure you that I will continue to monitor the situation. Should relative legislation come before the United States Senate, I will certainly take into consideration your concerns.

Thank you again for your letter. I hope you will continue to share your thoughts with me over the next six years.

Sincerely,

Bob Corker
United States Senator

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