Minorities should seek a bigger slice of new media pie
The digital divide argument, that there is a disparity between non-whites and whites when it comes to broadband access, is losing its mojo for me. While broadband access for minority households via...
View ArticlePai challenges the notion of government providing a free, open internet
Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai today laid out his vision for removing broadband access from under Title II regulations imposed in 2015 by a 3-2 Democratic majority on the...
View ArticleWheeler, Franken, and Wyden show a naivete about today’s internet
In an opinion piece published yesterday in The Washington Post, Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, and former Federal Communications Commission chairman...
View ArticleThree months later, and the internet has not shut down.
The Washington Post fact checking posse issued Democrats and other members of the net neutrality supporting cast three “Pinocchios” for claiming that the sky would come tumbling down on the internet...
View ArticleHappy anniversary, World Wide Web. Now, let’s go back to 1988.
Happy Anniversary, World Wide Web. Now, let’s go back to 1988 … On 12 March 1989, Tim Berners-Lee publishes a proposal to link hypertext with transmission control protocol, the basis for the world wide...
View ArticleSocial media is increasingly low brow because anyone can use it
Broadband companies are being constrained by the existence of social media. Social policy wants the content from social media sites to flow to broadband subscribers on the premise of neutrality of...
View ArticleIs broadband access less about connectivity and more about individuality?
My sister recently experimented with Whole Foods‘ delivery service. As an Amazon Prime member, she could take advantage of no cost delivery to her home in the West End. This is a smart move on the part...
View ArticleFacebook’s challenges demonstrate its time to level the regulatory playing field
Yesterday’s joint hearing on Facebook’s privacy and transparency policies raised the question, does the public expect Facebook to act like a information utility? Reactions on Facebook to Mark...
View ArticleIf Congress wants brownie points with voters, shouldn’t it pass an Internet...
The strategic consultants that do work for members of Congress must still be on Spring break. By now I would think that members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce; the Senate Committee...
View ArticleThe internet of things expands the edge and the need for transparency and...
Like any business, small businesses should be concerned with the changing landscape in the economy and what opportunities that landscape has to offer. The question, “how one should live” comes to mind...
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