I started this blog out of necessity, due to upcoming back surgery and something to do. I thought why not, occupy my time, keep me out of trouble ! It becomes truly interesting. Anyone who has been homebound can relate to where I am coming from.
The name Home Plate Home Base is interesting, it came to me to use this because it also the name of my Personal Chef Business. Although that I am not trying to generate or advertise my cheffing work, just to let you know I am a Chef...among many other things.
The name implies two things, Home Plate is everything on your plate, what you pick up from the internet, news, life in general, all ends up on YOUR home plate, your mind, your home and family. The name Home Base is simple, this is where I am based from, my home.
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A little about me: I am a Chef as stated earlier, and I am getting married (Yea!) and my wife to be is an Editor for a mid size newspaper here in Florida. I am an Air Force Veteran of 10 years, hold two degrees, speak three languages, I am also an artist, writer, musician...I love this life and it is grand!
I came across some interesting things this morning while researching what and where I would post these and occupy my time. This deals with censorship and any one with a My Space account. I am not trying to dissuade people from My Space or wage a personal war against the site, I like MySpace. Yet this warrants some thought. Fresh from http://censorspace.com/?p=12 this appears:
FOX AND MYSPACE NOW AGGRESSIVELY ENGAGED IN CENSORSHIP AGAINST ENTIRE USER BASE
Myspace, controlled by News Corp/Fox, has terminated the ability of its users to mention the website VidiLife.com on the Myspace system, and also surreptitiously deleted thousands of Myspace user references to vidilife, a competing video social networking website owned and operated by LiveUniverse. Myspace has aggressively censored user’s ability to discuss vidilife.com on the Myspace system, tell their friends or fully use the service. Myspace’s actions immediately destroy the user experience of the 815,000 Myspace users that visited and used Vidilife in September 2006 (according to Comscore data).
Fox/Myspace is engaging in this evil behavior that is clearly harmful to consumers in an effort to 1) Monopolize the social networking market by destroying competitors and 2) Prevent news and content that is adverse to Fox from spreading online.
If you are a Myspace user or a person that believes in freedom of expression, please help us. Your support is the only way we can overturn the evil behavior that News Corp is forcing on Myspace users.
How you can Help:
• Blog about this. Whether you post it in your MySpace blog, or any other blog you own or operate, simply blog about this article.
• Sign our online petition to stop Myspace censorship.
• Send a message to News Corp that Censorship is not cool and destroying your Myspace freedom of expression and choice is not acceptable!
Contact the guys directly responsible for carrying out this evil censorship and demand they stop harming your rights!
Ross Levinsohn is head of Fox Interactive that controls Myspace. Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson manage Myspace day to day and are increasing harmful censorship everyday! Reach out and tell them how you feel! Protect your rights!
And also this from the original creator of MySpace:| Nov 2, 2006 16:10 ET |
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| Lawsuit Brought By MySpace Founder to Halt MySpace's Increasingly Aggressive Censorship Activities - News Corp's Actions Impose 'Mass Gags' on the MySpace User Base, Destroying User's Right and Ability to Communicate Freely While Stifling Innovation in Social Networking - - Brad Greenspan Pledges That 100% of Any Financial Awards From the Lawsuit Will Be Donated to Organizations That Fight Censorship - |
You can read all about these things here http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/includes/contents/printable.jsp?resourceid=3331620
Well, I am off to research more things and bring them to you as I happen upon them, until then
Have a great day!
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