Wednesday, October 27, 2010

questions

Question Who was a creator of the Hollywood Studio System?
Answer
Jack Nicholson
Adolph Zukor
Jeff Katzenberg
Thomas Edison

Question This programming genius reinvented radio with narrow formats in the 1950s.
Answer
Edward R. Murrow
Gordon McLendon
Garrison Keillor
Elvis Presley

Question Cable was first used to get television to remote areas because television signals travel
Answer
on paths matching the Earth's curvature.
somewhat faster than light.
best when there's good ground conductivity.
in a straight line.

Question Which was the earliest fourth U.S. television network?
Answer
Mutual
Fox
Dumont
Pax

Question Italian who was the first to send wireless messages. He was also Sarnoff's boss and mentor.
Answer
Edison
Griffith
Chaplin
Marconi

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Books online

Go to the following two websites and discuss on this blog how the book industry is using the strengths of the web to build interest and engagement with traditional bound books.

http://www.danbrown.com/#/davinciCode

http://harrypotter.scholastic.com/

(copy and paste into address bar if you cannot simply click on link)