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Local TV Stations Struggles Despite Boom in Online Television Viewership

The Washington Post recently reported on how major local TV stations are struggling to survive as online video increasingly attracts more eyeballs and attention from consumers. With major advertisers turning more dollars towards online video sites like NBC backed Hulu and CBS controlled InnerTube, local stations that were once established to unite communities are now finding themselves in a race to see who can provide the most engaging content. Some interesting stats from the article: Americans watch about 147 hours of cable, satellite and broadcast television a month That's nearly an entire week's worth of television watching - an alarming stat considering that this only includes the time being spent on a conventional television box, and does not include time spent online, which could easily dwarf this number.  Those who only watch free broadcast television comprise a niche audience. In the third quarter of 2011, they totalled 5.8 million homes, down from 6.25 million hom

A Better Life Through a Healthy Vegetarian Diet

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Did you know : Every 30 seconds a TV or radio commercial plays for one of the three biggest fast food restaurants! Based on that, it's no wonder that we live such sedentary lives when we're constantly blasted with messages to eat fried, fatty and sugary foods. The food always looks perfect, and worst of all - the food is shown as healthy and tasty, when it's far from it. Enter the rise and emergence of healthy eating and living with a vegetarian diet. With the Burger Barons (McDonalds / Burger Kings) spending vast fortunes to keep children, teens and adults consuming fatty foods against their better judgement, the movement to stay fit and improve your overall health has ramped up. Now the major fast food joints are trying to offer up healthier options, although the amount of salt is still at questionable levels. There's a number of veggie restaurants springing up, but with the recession the way it is - it seems cheaper to eat out at a fast food or greasy spoon than

ZShare Closes and Shuts Down

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It appears that one of the last major video and file sharing services, ZShare, has closed down in light of increased pressure over copyright and piracy allegations. The site best known for allowing video streaming of TV shows and other assorted clips, and also allowing users to download the files through a Rapidshare type service, has been inaccessible for approximately three weeks with no sign of coming back online. Many within the community have started turning to alternative hosting services, but no official word has been released from anti-piracy organizations on whether this was part of a targeted attack against the file hosting service. With the recent lawsuits and claims takedown of MegaUpload, numerous file hosts have taken action - with some (FileSonic and FileServe) even taking measures to close down their services in advance of any lawsuits. Of the services that have limited the ability for users to share files with others, few believe that the tactic of laying low will wor