Yes, there are some people who take the showman seriously - more fool them?Personally I think so - but is it just a matter that Beck plays on ignorance? That wouldn't seem to be the case with those who currently comment about him and are, at least at face value, quite...
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed his plan to require internet service providers (ISP) to keep their networks open and maintain net neutrality. During last Fall's...
created by swu | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago 65 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
For a number of centuries, roughly 800 AD to 1800 AD, feudal lords with land along the Rhine River in Germany, collected tolls from passing cargo ships. In an effective effort to back this control, large iron chains were laid across the river and raised high enough to block...
"Free and open access to the Internet helped the technology grow and thrive. The political fight to maintain robust access for all has picked up strength in Washington, D.C. That is good news for consumers. The...
Net Neutrality: The Most Important Freedom of Speech Issue of the Information Age? by Roz Allen Changemakers everywhere, take note. The first rule of thumb if you want your cause du jour to make waves? Assume...
created by roz123 | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 80 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"Rockefeller .......wants the US Government to shut down your access to the Internet!Senate bills No. 773 and 778, introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who declared last month that the Government would all be...
Steve Anderson of Save Our Internet, asks: "Will the next NowPublic, Rabble.ca, or Raincity Studios be scared away by the impending ISP gatekeepers?"" He's talking about Bell and other carriers are controlling...
created by mtippett | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 560 views | 74 recommendations | 19 comments
Sir Francis Bacon once wrote scientia potentia est: "knowledge is power." Undoubtedly a large part of our common knowledge today is broadcast and downloaded by users of the internet and the World Wide Web. When equipped with our computers and ever-expanding artillery of...
opinion by bex0r | 39 wks ago 170 views | 27 recommendations | 3 comments
"Google announced today that it will give end users the tools to figure out whether internet service providers are interfering with their broadband connections by blocking or “throttling” certain applications....
created by mtippett | 40 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 215 views | 21 recommendations | 3 comments
The UK's second largest provider of broadband internet has announced intentions to monitor and restrict internet traffic from bittorrent filesharing starting next year.
created by AlanEvans | 47 wks ago 174 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Google confirms its support for net neutrality against claims that it has changed its views. A Wall Street Journal article published on Monday suggests that Google Inc has been in close discussions with major phone...
created by Karenke4 | 47 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago 67 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
December 6, I attended the InternetForEveryone.org coalition's first town hall, in Los Angeles, CA. Organized by Free Press, they are seeking input and participation from everyone interested in the future of the...
No Clean Feed, a project of Electronic Frontiers Australia, is doing research and organizing public opposition to the "clean feed", the Australian federal government's plan to impose internet censorship. Info on...
Telcom industry-backed group proclaims that a consumer traffic "exaflood" will overwhelm the internet unless the telcos are given more power and tax dollars, with less oversight and accountability. Hint; it's a trick."As a rule, most warnings of Internet capacity armageddon...
The CRTC just dealt a devastating blow to anyone invovled in Canadian new media as well as anyone who uses the web in this country. Their latest ruling will have negative consquences for new media start ups...
created by mtippett | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago 222 views | 36 recommendations | 8 comments