I stumbled across a video of the British version of American Idol, called Britain’s Got Talent, where a cell phone salesman named Paul Potts sings opera in his audition for a crowd of 2,000 and receives a standing ovation. He’d taken opera lessons at his own expense and sung in several amateur shows but was basically unknown.

I’ve never been much for opera, but had to watch him several times. His semi-final performance and winning final performance are incredible as well.

This is a two-part 30 minute TV special created by the Ron Paul campaign that ran in Iowa on Dec 22nd and 23rd. They are a great summary of Paul’s positions.

About a year ago, I predicted that Apple’s iPhone would sell really well. A recently released market study by Canalys claims that the iPhone has a 27% market share in the North American smart phone market. 2nd place isn’t bad for a first-time product. Blackberry has a small lead, and Windows-based phones (all of them as a group) are in 3rd place.

It will be interesting to see if Apple can continue their success in the international market. I suspect that they can. I’m still hoping to find some justification for getting one at some point.